I am thankful to work with such generous students. WCHS has an annual food drive, and I am a BIG fan…. or competitor! I encourage my students by having several high goals for them to reach with rewards in the end. This year I decided I wanted to bring in cans to show my students I want to do my part too. Jessica and I made flyers to put in our neighbor’s doors. On Thursday, she and I passed out 100 flyers, 50 to her neighbors and 50 to mine. I recruited two helpers from my house. She and I rolled up the flyers and the boys ran them to the doors. On Saturday morning, we went around looking for cans set out on front porches. I only had four neighbors participate, but with my mom and my cabinet, I donated 52. My students’ total was….. 2,865!!!!!!!!!!!! Today we had our Thanksgiving Assembly. Jessica and I received 1st and 2nd prize! She had around 2,500!
After collecting from two houses Austin asked, "Mommy, do the people know we're stealing this food?" Needless to say, I hadn't done a very good job explaining what we were doing!
I am thankful for my kid’s cousins. It is wonderful having cousins so close in age. Caleb takes such good care of Maggie and Anna has taught her all about how to be a princess. Caleb has taught the boys how to shoot Nerf guns and how to seek and destroy Uncle Jason or Grandad. They came over on Monday night and helped decorate the basement Christmas tree. We made fruit loop and straw garland. On Sunday, the boys made a paper chain garland all by themselves for the tree too.
We watched Elf as we made our garlands. Austin kept his Nerf goggles on as he worked... well, as he watched Elf and occasionally strung a fruit loop or straw piece.
I am most thankful for quality family time. Austin was struck with an idea he couldn’t let go of this past weekend. I think the spirit of Christmas got to him as we decorated. All of the sudden he yelled and jumped up and down as he said, “Can we drink hot cocoa, snuggle under covers, and watch a movie?” He didn’t stop thinking and talking about this all day. Jason checked the TV and saw that the original “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” was coming on at 8:00. So, on Saturday night, we drank hot cocoa with marshmallows, snuggled together with a blanket, and watched the Grinch. We have now seen it three times! It’s a good thing it’s only 30 minutes! Maggie at the dinner table tonight said, “Da, da, da Grinch.” Jason and I laughed so hard…. she continued to do it and we continued to laugh. My favorite thing to do is spend time at home with my family.
Happy Thanksgiving! May God bless your family and mine.
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