Why does life seem to get so busy around the holidays? I am so behind on blogging! I promise I will catch up this weekend. I think the pace might slow a little. But I just had to write a quick thing so that I can remember.
I feel like we are not doing a great job teaching our children the true meaning of Christmas. Well at least not all of our children. Kerry and Zach went and bought some presents for something one of the dentists in town is doing for less fortunate kids. Zach was awesome! He had a good time choosing the presents, trying to get exactly what the little boy we were buying for would like. He seems to understand that it is good to give.
Our sweet daughter on the other hand- not so much! It's really my fault, I didn't prepare her much. SO today when I was wrapping the presents, I was trying to explain why we were giving, and why it's good, and all that jazz. Well, I started wrapping Sorry Sliders- a board game that our sweet princess really wants. I did my darnedest to explain that we were not giving HER Sorry Sliders away, that this was another one that i had bought just for this little boy that wasn't going to get very many presents. Mind you hers is safely hidden with the rest of the presents, but I didn't want to say, "You're going to get one too." Silly me wanted to use it as a way to teach selflessness. Yes, I know stop laughing! I now realize that 5 may be a bit young for such a lesson.
SO she did finally relent that this present would make this little boy very happy, and then proceeded to remind me that such a present would make my little girl VERY happy as well. I told her we would have to see what is under the tree on Christmas. So a few minutes later she asks to call Daddy. I dial the number, hand her the phone and continue what I am doing. Within seconds I hear- in a super sweet voice- "Daddy, can you bring me home Sorry Sliders?" You tell me this girl doesn't know how to work the system!
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