Wise Men aren't Practical

This month in Pre-K Thomas is learning about different holidays. He wanted to talk more about Christmas at dinner last night. I was explaining the visit from the 3 Wise Men. He interrupted my explanation and asked, "Was one of those gifts a crib?".

He was most concerned about why none of the adults thought to address the issue that the Baby Jesus was laying "in sticks". Tom tried to explain it was hay and there was a blanket, but you could tell from Thomas' face that he considered the whole thing one big adult fail. What on Earth did a baby need with myrrh, etc.? The child needed a crib!

Tis the season - hahahahahahaha!!!!!

A conversation

On the way home from school last week we were having a conversation about squirrels (don't ask):

Thomas: Well, we should let those squirrels dig in our flower boxes now there's nothing there.

Me: Yes that's true. But what if they get into a habit of digging there then when there are flowers they will just dig those up again.

Thomas: I guess one of us will have to stand at the door and scare them away over and over again.

Me: That sounds like a boring job. I don't think I want to do it.

Thomas (totally excited): I know!!!! We can GET A DOG. A dog will sit at the door every day and chase them away. Mommy, can we get a dog? Can we get a pet? Please?



Um. No. Just no.

The Grinch!

Santa was cool......but then there was the Grinch!

Christmas Tree

Field Trip

I was in charge of Thomas and Isiah at the Dekalb Farmer's Market today. Thomas first sat next to Damien on the bus ride there. They were all very sweet (well, isn't that what you are supposed to say?) and I'm really really glad I don't teach Pre-K.

Little brains can do a lot!

At dinner tonight:
Mommy: "Did you talk about things you were thankful for today in class?"
Thomas: "Yes"
M: "What did you tell them that you were thankful for?"
T: "Pumpkin pie and you (pointing to Tara) and you (pointing to Tom) and Gammie and Pop and Grandmommy."
M: "And were you also thinking about Grandaddy when you were saying that?"
T: "Yeah, I've been thinking about him a lot." [This is the point at which I had to excuse myself.]
M: "Yeah? What have you been thinking about Grandaddy?"
T: "That he was a great man ... and he was funny"
M: "He was funny and had silly jokes all the time. He was silly like Daddy is silly. What else do you think about him?"
T: "He did great things."

Sock the Vote!

Obviously, I'm a little behind in my posting.  This is from Election Day. 
Thomas' class has daily jobs.  When your job is 'Caboose', not only do you get to be in the back of the line (which Thomas loves!) but you also get to take the class "pet" home to spend the night.  The class pet is Socky, the Sock Monkey.  He comes with his own backpack full of clothes and a journal to keep track of all his adventures.  We had the great fortune of taking Socky to vote with us!

Waiting for our turn (but not very long!)

Helping to fill out the ballot.

Sending a message!