What an amazing Thanksgiving break! This year was even a little more special because not only were we celebrating Thanksgiving but we were also celebrating one of the things I am most thankful for….Cooper! Coop's birthday fell on Thanksgiving this year and because of that not only did we get to spend Thanksgiving with Terry's side of the family but mine joined us as well. This was also the first year I have taken off the day before Thanksgiving to help prepare the meal. So the kids and I started our vacation on Wednesday. We headed out to Bonnie's after a radio interview I had for CCF. It was a great day and we got a lot of food prepared. We finished up in time for me to get home in time for the arrival of my Mom and Chandler. Then we started bright and early on Thursday celebrating Cooper and all the things we are Thankful for. I thought it would be difficult to make sure Coop still felt like the day was his but as I watched him play football with his cousins and run and play I realized it was the perfect birthday celebration for him. Cody and Steph joined us as well which always makes things fun! Having both our families there was so awesome. Terry and I have both been blessed with wonderful families so the more of them we have around the better!
Saturday it was off to Topeka to celebrate Karli's Birthday. We spent the day hanging out with her. We left Topeka with just enough time to make it back to Lawrence for the movie Frozen. The kids and I have been waiting to see this movie and it was worth the wait. It is so funny and we loved it.
Sunday I met up with 2 other heart mom's and we decorated the CCF Tree for the Festival of Trees. These 2 ladies are wonderful and it was fun to have lunch and spend some time with them. They are both very crafty so our tree was awesome again this year. Our theme was "Owl Love You Forever". The auction was Tuesday night and out tree sold for $650!!! It is a great thing to do to get our name out there, to give back to the community in another way and meet more fun and wonderful people!!!
So after all that fun it was time to start another work week but this week is already flying by. With basketball practice and Brownies on Monday, the Festival of Trees auction on Tuesday, homework and catch up on Wednesday, we are looking forward to another weekend although it doesn't look any slower. We love this time of you and ALL the festivities that go along with it.Oh and did I mention that this week my sweet Cooper got in trouble? Oh yes, my sweet boy who is so good got in trouble at school. He was talking during class, egging on another boy to write on a little girl with a marker and then buddied up with another boy who just might not be the best influence. Coop is ornery but generally pretty well behaved. So when I heard about all of this from his amazingly wonderful teacher, I was very disappointed. I have expressed before that I have a very hard time getting upset with Cooper but I knew he needed to know this was not acceptable. I picked him up from Boys and Girls Club and he said right away, "I know I am in trouble and I have a note for you." Sure enough, he had a note that he had written telling me what he did. We came home and had a very long heart to heart. Now let me just say that Coop is absolutely the most difficult child to discipline because he is so receptive, sincere and seems to take in and understand everything you say. I stayed strong and firm though. I let him know that he would take a bath, eat dinner and go straight to bed. I warned him that if this were to happen again he would no longer be allowed to play basketball and I let him know he disappointed me, his Dad and his teacher. He was so sad. I wanted to swoop him up and hug him and tell him it was ok but I didn't. Thank goodness I had to leave and Terry had to carry out the punishment. When I got home Terry said he ate and went straight to bed without even being told or reminded and he was asleep before Terry even went in to check on him. Fortunately I think he got the picture and so far the rest of the week has been good and he is back to his sweet self. That boy is going to tear my heart apart I have a feeling. It is hard to explain the difference between my relationship with Raelynn and my relationship with Cooper. They are both amazing and unique and I am so lucky to have them both. I had always thought I would learn from my experiences with Raelynn so I could better deal with Coop but my experiences with Coop are so different that with Raelynn and visa versa that neither do me any good in dealing with the other. This could be why no one seems to have a thorough manual to parenting!!!
Oh and how can I forget the Elf! The Elf on the Shelf joins us every year right after Thanksgiving. This year his name is Brownie! For those of you who are not familiar with the Elf, he is magical. He hangs around your house being mischievous and at night flies back to Santa to report on the children's behavior. The thing is the Elf is very creative as to what he is doing during the night while the kids are sleeping. Each year he gets a little more ornery! This year he arrived and found himself face planted in a miniature evergreen on our deck. Since then we have found him swinging from greenery above our cabinets and head first in a candy dish, but nothing topped his underwear adventure. He removed all of our stockings on the mantel and replaced them with a pair of each of our undies. Then he used Coop's like a hammock!!! The kids found this pretty funny. This morning he was stuck in Raelynn's lunch box so he had to go to school with her. I knew that was probably a bad idea but it didn't take long for me to realize how bad. One of Raelynn's friends saw the Elf and grabbed him out of her lunch box. This was horrible because you see if you touch the Elf he loses his magic and disappears. I quickly jumped in as tears ran down Raelynn's face and she looked as though her friend had just killed her Elf. I explained I was sure he was fine because it's only the owner of the Elf that can't touch him. I got Raelynn convinced that I would research today and make sure he was ok just in time to look over at her friend who was also crying because she was so sorry she had made the Elf lose his magic. Do remember these are 3rd Graders but they love the magic and traditions of the season apparently. Of course I had quite an elaborate story about my day with her Elf making sure he had not lost his magic and had a few tricks up my sleeve tonight to reinforce that he was just fine. When I picked Raelynn up she had a letter to her Elf from the little girl who had grabbed him this morning. The letter made me cry! I told Raelynn she was lucky to have a friend who cared so much about her happiness and she agreed! So I think the whole Elf adventure is back up and going strong. Tonight however is the Eve of St. Nicholas. For those of you who do not know this tradition, if you set your shoes out by the door, St. Nicholas will fill them with treats, coins and good fortune. The kids already have their shoes there waiting!!! I thank Apple for giving me a great phone to keep track of all of these crazy traditions I started and I thank God for 2 kids that LOVE the traditions and make it so fun to carry out. Just a few more days and we will start the 12 Days of Christmas too. It is no wander I am exhausted by the time Christmas gets here hahahaha!!!
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(On a side note….the kids just came running into the kitchen asking if Ice Cream is a dairy because their bedtime snacks have to "healthy". Unfortunately Dad answered before me and apparently in his book IC is a dairy product! Oh boy!!!
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