Christmas Wish

I'm not afraid to say...but this year at Christmas my money was a little bit tighter than I would have hoped for. The kids were all really great. As the weeks passed they didn't see me Christmas shopping, they didn't see a tree get put up right away, and I had a talk with them about how slim Christmas really was going to be.

My lil Ariana was so sweet. One night as I was getting into my bed I saw a letter addressed to Santa on my desk. It read, "Dear Santa, Thank you for all the kind things you do for people. It's so nice of you. It's probably why you are such a great Saint. The only thing I would really like for Christmas is for homeless people to have a roof over their heads. And maybe...could you peek in and say 'hi' as you pass by my house? Sincerely, Ariana". I was so impressed with her letter. Earlier in the day I had been crying in my bed that I wasn't able to give my kids a lavish Christmas this year...and all my daughter asked for was homeless people to have warm shelter. What a humbling experience.

My little man...could only ask for one thing. One day as I was driving him to school he said, "there are 2 things I want for Christmas. One is lego handcuffs." "Lego Handcuffs?" I asked. He replied, "Yes. You can find them at the Lego store at Downtown Disney right by the cash register. Just ask the cashier where they keep them, and she will give you a brand new one in a box." Wow...this kid is informative! Then he proceeds, "Mom, if it comes down to me only getting one gift though..I want a wheelchair." "A wheelchair? What do you need a wheelchair for?" I asked. "I would like my brother Coy to teach me wheelies on it. I want to ride around doing tricks!" "Maximus.....", I tell him....."Normal kids don't ask for wheelchairs for Christmas." To which he replies, "Mom...normal kids don't have the names: Maximus, Dane, or Coy".

Ya...he got me there!

Dr. Roth

It's that time again. I have my niece and nephew for the WHOLE summer. Sometimes I wish I had somewhere to ship my kids to!!!

So I went to go grab my kids a $1 burger from McDonalds. I was only gone for 15 mins. I come back and Coy tells me that Moo-Moo was trying to "medicate" my nephew. WHATT?????? So I call Moo-Moo into the room. I ask, "Where you trying to give your lil cousin medicine?"

"YES...he's getting on my nerves. And he is TOO HYPER" Moo-Moo replies.

"Since when did you become a Dr?" I ask.

"I can tell he needs something. He just runs around here and needs to calm down."

After explaining not to touch medicine, the dangers of medicating others, and that he was going to get his bottom BEAT, it was all resolved.

But seriously....was kinda funny! :)

PS. My nephew does take meds for being hyper. I just don't give them to him. Not that this rationalizes Moo-Moo's behavior!

Smoke House

The other day I picked Moo-Moo up from school. He asked me on our way home, "Mommy, you know that place called Smoke House? Do people just sit in a house and smoke?" I had to laugh to myself. Smoke House is probably one of MY MOST favorite places to eat. It's not the type of place I would take my kids to because it is SO pricey! I explained to Moo-Moo that the Smoke House is a restaurant that has steak. He then said, "Well...tonight would be a perfect night to go, right mommy?" Yes...baby!

At 8pm, after I had finished feeding his siblings, I told Moo-Moo to change his clothes. We were going to Smoke House. He asked me why he had to change. I told him, "I don't think holy jeans and an AC/DC t-shirt is appropriate attire for a nice restaurant. Look at me. I'm dressed nice, you need to dress nice too!" He went upstairs and changed his clothes, even put a belt on. :)

We pulled up to the restaurant. They valet park there. Moo-Moo was VERY impressed. "WOW..did you see that? They opened our doors for us. That is SO COOL". I thought to myself..."Ya..how bout that! They open the door for us for ONLY $4.50!" As we walked in he loved the atmosphere. There was karaoke going on in the bar. It's dark inside, dim lighting, and dark rich colors. I have to admit, I love the atmosphere there too. My FAVORITE waitress was our waitress that night. :) She's been there for 42 years. I explained to her what Moo-Moo thought the Smoke House was...and why we were visiting. She made him feel EXTRA special. He got to taste the MOST AMAZING cheese bread. He ordered himself prime rib and was in heaven! While I was waiting for them to bring out my filet mignon...I looked over at my lil bobblehead and he was fast asleep. LOL. He couldn't wait to get here, and he was asleep? You've got to be kidding me!!!! LOL. My lil man had spent the night the day before at his dad's. His dad lives in Orange County. So he had to get my lil ones up at 5 in the morning to get back to my house to go to school. Now I had taken out my lil man to dinner late, and he fell asleep.

Oh well....it was very sweet to spend time...JUST with my lil one. I love his questions and teaching him different things. It's something I truly treasure. :)