(Posed picture of Andrew pretending to whine)
After another full, grueling day in town, I came home with a warning for the kids:
Me: There will be NO whining whatsoever on Christmas morning!
Alicia and Megan: What?
Me: I'm just saying....If one of you has half a present more, or if the stockings contain something different than you've gotten before. There will be no whining. At all. No matter what.
Alicia: You're making it sound like there's going to be a reason to whine. I know I'm going to whine if there's something to whine about!
Me: Great.
Andrew: Mom, what are you getting me for Christmas?
Me: A lump of coal.
Megan: What did you get me?
Me: A pink lump of coal.
Andrew: Well, I'm excited about my coal. I'll start a fire with it and it can keep me warm.
Me: Now that's the right attitude! We can all learn from Andrew.
Andrew: But, Mom, are you serious? Am I really getting coal?
Me: What if you did?
Andrew: But mom, sniff, I'm not allowed to use matches. And I really wanted a toy for Christmas.
(p.s. Andrew is not getting coal. He is getting toys.)
how did i miss this post? awesome. i totally threatened the giving of coal for whining this year. i guess i'm a grinch.
ReplyDeletebut i'm not allowed to use matches and i really wanted toys...!! that is so great. i love that he came up with an idea of how he could still make coal fun though.
ReplyDeleteI love Andrew.
ReplyDeletei love that picture!!!!! Where was i?????
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