Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I've been thinking a lot today about the " joy " thread, and was flopped down on my bed after a long day, wishing I could crawl in instead of doing a load of laundry, finishing the dishes, checking homework, etc. One kid is practicing her trumpet, another playing the piano and practicing a new song (i.e. playing the same part over and over and over and over!)... Calgon take me away! In comes (PJs on, teeth brushed, independently), and she jumps up on my bed and snuggles in and says " You are the BEST Mom ever! " (sigh, maybe I will get through this day yet!) Then I realize she's looking for a quiet place to sleep, away from the music, and was trying to sleep with me, so maybe she's buttering me up? Either way, very cool. We start chatting about her upcoming birthday and she sits up and proceeds to tell me she wants a new dress (pink, with a flower), new shoes (purple, flats), a DS game (about princesses) and some new chapter books (not baby books, teen books, LOL.) We discuss her cake (chocolate, and it will have chocolate frosting with " Happy 14th Birthday " in purple writing), and she laments that her dad does not get her birthday off as a holiday, and why not... after all, it's her birthday? (I remind her that we are also celebrating Luther King's birthday, not just hers, and that's actually why we don't go to school on Monday!) All of a sudden, she breaks into this huge grin and starts laughing (which is contagious, of course.) I asked her what was so funny. A little history: is VERY certain that she is ALWAYS on Santa's nice list, and would NEVER get close to the naughty list... that's where her little sister might be, not NOT her. Very self-righteous about this, every year since I can recall. So, this year, as a joke, Santa put a bag of coal into her stocking, and also into Dad's (because Santa didn't want her to be the only one.) Of course, it was under all the goodies, she commented something like " huh? I'm not on the naughty list " , shoved it back in the stocking, and continued on with Christmas. Fast forward to today, I dumped the remaining contents of everyone's stockings on the counter to put them away, and lo and behold, there was the coal (untouched.) I left everything there, meaning to tell the kids " get your stuff before someone else eats it! " but forgot. Apparently, while I was at my meeting tonight, finally checked the coal out and of course, it was chocolate. So, she could barely tell me she was laughing so hard. I asked her why this was so funny, and she said that Santa THOUGHT he gave her coal, but it was REALLY chocolate, and " you know, I LOVE chocolate! " For some reason, this whole situation tickled her funny bone, and there were were laughing at the chocolate coal, and then she says seriously, " you know, real coal is like a chunk of rock.... not chocolate " (and then starts laughing about the chocolate again.) Not just joy, but an attitude adjustment for me as well. The laundry is started, but nothing else done. The musicians are still practicing (loudly) and the kitchen is a mess. But, I am still smiling at my sweet teenager who thinks she's pulled one over on Santa, and that I'm the best mom ever! We need to savor the awesome moments, they get us through the rest of the stuff! , mom to (16), (almost 14, DS), Sammy (12) and aunt to (18) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 , Beautiful moment! Thanks for sharing it with us. I like your writing! Have a joyful day! Bonnie >________________________________ > De: Kerrigan <leslie-kerrigan@...> >Para: < > >Enviado: Jueves, 12 de enero, 2012 7:11:45 >Asunto: Thinking about JOY > > > >I've been thinking a lot today about the " joy " thread, and was flopped >down on my bed after a long day, wishing I could crawl in instead of >doing a load of laundry, finishing the dishes, checking homework, etc. >One kid is practicing her trumpet, another playing the piano and >practicing a new song (i.e. playing the same part over and over and over >and over!)... Calgon take me away! In comes (PJs on, teeth >brushed, independently), and she jumps up on my bed and snuggles in and >says " You are the BEST Mom ever! " (sigh, maybe I will get through this >day yet!) Then I realize she's looking for a quiet place to sleep, away >from the music, and was trying to sleep with me, so maybe she's >buttering me up? Either way, very cool. > >We start chatting about her upcoming birthday and she sits up and >proceeds to tell me she wants a new dress (pink, with a flower), new >shoes (purple, flats), a DS game (about princesses) and some new chapter >books (not baby books, teen books, LOL.) We discuss her cake >(chocolate, and it will have chocolate frosting with " Happy 14th >Birthday " in purple writing), and she laments that her dad does not get >her birthday off as a holiday, and why not... after all, it's her >birthday? (I remind her that we are also celebrating Luther >King's birthday, not just hers, and that's actually why we don't go to >school on Monday!) All of a sudden, she breaks into this huge grin and >starts laughing (which is contagious, of course.) I asked her what was >so funny. > >A little history: is VERY certain that she is ALWAYS on >Santa's nice list, and would NEVER get close to the naughty list... >that's where her little sister might be, not NOT her. Very >self-righteous about this, every year since I can recall. So, this >year, as a joke, Santa put a bag of coal into her stocking, and also >into Dad's (because Santa didn't want her to be the only one.) Of >course, it was under all the goodies, she commented something like " huh? >I'm not on the naughty list " , shoved it back in the stocking, and >continued on with Christmas. Fast forward to today, I dumped the >remaining contents of everyone's stockings on the counter to put them >away, and lo and behold, there was the coal (untouched.) I left >everything there, meaning to tell the kids " get your stuff before >someone else eats it! " but forgot. > >Apparently, while I was at my meeting tonight, finally checked >the coal out and of course, it was chocolate. So, she could barely tell >me she was laughing so hard. I asked her why this was so funny, and she >said that Santa THOUGHT he gave her coal, but it was REALLY chocolate, >and " you know, I LOVE chocolate! " For some reason, this whole situation >tickled her funny bone, and there were were laughing at the chocolate >coal, and then she says seriously, " you know, real coal is like a chunk >of rock.... not chocolate " (and then starts laughing about the chocolate >again.) > >Not just joy, but an attitude adjustment for me as well. The laundry is >started, but nothing else done. The musicians are still practicing >(loudly) and the kitchen is a mess. But, I am still smiling at my sweet >teenager who thinks she's pulled one over on Santa, and that I'm the >best mom ever! We need to savor the awesome moments, they get us >through the rest of the stuff! > >, mom to (16), (almost 14, DS), Sammy (12) and >aunt to (18) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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