Cookies from the President

Know how you can tell just from looking at your child that something isn't right? Such was the case when I swung by the lunchroom today after my morning PTO duties. I actually had an ulterior motive. I wanted to see the smiling faces of some happy 2nd graders. Let's rewind...

Somehow, Dash, has been "elected"...maybe appointed is a better word...President. President of what? I have no clue. I just know that he came home one day and told me he was the president. I asked how he knew this and he said the guys in his class told him. Apparently being named president comes with line-cutting privileges and other such cool perks. When I have stopped by the cafeteria before, the guys at his table have announced that Dash is president. I asked them who decided this. They all chimed in, "we did." ...wonder what the President's mother gets out of this deal...hmmmm...

So this morning, as I packed lunch for the president, I included a note with some cookies. "Mr. President, I packed some extra cookies. Please share them with your buddies at lunch. Love, Mom" I knew he would enjoy the surprise, and I knew he would like being able to share some cookies.

Instead of being greeted with smiles as I entered the cafeteria, I met a downcast Dash and a group of boys yelling "he got in trouble." Apparently, there is no sharing of food in our cafeteria. None, zip, zero! And evidently, you aren't informed of this policy in a kind and loving way. Seriously people??? They were cute little Christmas cookies!!! My kids are at school 7 hours out of the day, more than that if you count the time spent on the bus. You get them most of their awake hours. If I can't teach them about kindness and sharing in a small way like cookies while they are there, exactly when do I get to do this??? And if they do break a rule, isn't there a way to inform them with grace and love, rather than breaking their heart???

Now my dilemna is...do I teach him not to share treats, or do I teach him to just be more sneaky about it?

Stinkerbell videos for grandparents

Here are the videos from Mother's Tea today at preschool. Notice that our little Princess is very concerned about her hair during certain parts of the "performance." A girl's gotta look good you know!

Stinkerbell turns 5!

I can't believe she is 5 already!!! She has seemed so grown up over the last few weeks.

Pulitzer Prize nominee

While we were reading the "Read with Dick and Jane" books for the 1000th time, Stinkerbell stops mid page and says...

"Mom, whoever wrote these books is goooood."

The view from our front door

Christmas

Raking

Stinkerbell has been wanting to rake leaves for awhile now. I have no idea why, except that she seems to remember playing in the leaves with her brother 2 years ago.