With the holidays quickly approaching, we are all working to get everything ready in preparation for a wonderful time with our families. I know I'm running around like a crazy person trying to work, finish my semester in school, prepare for Christmas and 412 other things that are on my to-do list. I also know I am not alone in this.
As I was going through my son's 'take home folder' from school, there was a flyer in there reminding us that his school was sponsoring families through the Servant's Heart pantry in Beech Grove, where my son goes to school. They are a wonderful organization, they do great things in our area. HERE is the link to Servant's Heart if you'd like to learn more about them. They always welcome volunteers as well, my son's first time volunteering there was when he was 5. We worked in the store room and he sorted canned goods by item. So, even the young people are welcomed to help!
Back on topic.....we are blessed to have enough for the holidays. Not everyone is as fortunate. I would encourage you to donate to your local food pantry, shelter or other organization that helps families in need. They need food, clothing, presents for children, money and manpower!
Regardless of where you live, please find an organization that assists those in need. Consider helping an organization that works with families. Even if you can't give anything but your time, please consider giving something. Every little bit helps.
We're all in this together!
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Did-ya-know
Good morning all! I hope everyone is enjoying this very unseasonably warm weather we're having. How often, in Indiana, do you get to have your windows open two weeks before Christmas? I won't lie, it's making me a bit nervous about February's weather...LOL
I was talking with some Mom-friends about getting the kids to discuss school. We all know how asking "How was your day?" works. The only answers I ever got from my kids to that question was "Fine" or "OK". Getting information from them was like pulling teeth.
That's when we came up with "Did-ya-know". After school, my kids have to give me two "Did-ya-knows". This simply means they have to start the sentence with "Did you know..." and tell me something about their day that they think I might not know.
Sometimes, my Short Dude will get cute and try something like "Did you know for lunch we had pizza and it's my favorite?" Yea, he knows that won't work yet he will try it. He's cute...LOL
But most of the time, I get to really know about what he's doing in class. He'll share what is happening in the novel they're reading. Or that in Math, he got an 80% on a quiz and it would have been a 100% but he forgot to simplify. Just last week, I got a Science did-ya-know that was a very detailed breakdown of how a popcorn kernel has a small drop of water in it and the process that happens when that kernel is popped. He also described the differences in reactions in cooking. That cooking involves a physical change and baking involves a chemical change in the foods.
I learn far more about what my child is doing in school from him with the "Did-ya-know" system. There are even days where he can't wait for me to say "Lay some did-ya-knows on me"!
It took us a week or so to get in the habit of doing this daily and a little while longer for the kids to really get into the spirit of doing it. But several years later, and it has become a great way to initiate a conversation with my son and really allows us to spend some time just talking about his day.
I love how excited he gets when he is discussing something like a Science experiment they're doing.
And some days, I get things like "Did you know that (insert friend's name here) farted during Math?"
Oh, the joys of boys!
Anyway, try it, ask your kids to give you a couple of "did-ya-knows" about their day...you never know what you may learn!
I was talking with some Mom-friends about getting the kids to discuss school. We all know how asking "How was your day?" works. The only answers I ever got from my kids to that question was "Fine" or "OK". Getting information from them was like pulling teeth.
That's when we came up with "Did-ya-know". After school, my kids have to give me two "Did-ya-knows". This simply means they have to start the sentence with "Did you know..." and tell me something about their day that they think I might not know.
Sometimes, my Short Dude will get cute and try something like "Did you know for lunch we had pizza and it's my favorite?" Yea, he knows that won't work yet he will try it. He's cute...LOL
But most of the time, I get to really know about what he's doing in class. He'll share what is happening in the novel they're reading. Or that in Math, he got an 80% on a quiz and it would have been a 100% but he forgot to simplify. Just last week, I got a Science did-ya-know that was a very detailed breakdown of how a popcorn kernel has a small drop of water in it and the process that happens when that kernel is popped. He also described the differences in reactions in cooking. That cooking involves a physical change and baking involves a chemical change in the foods.
I learn far more about what my child is doing in school from him with the "Did-ya-know" system. There are even days where he can't wait for me to say "Lay some did-ya-knows on me"!
It took us a week or so to get in the habit of doing this daily and a little while longer for the kids to really get into the spirit of doing it. But several years later, and it has become a great way to initiate a conversation with my son and really allows us to spend some time just talking about his day.
I love how excited he gets when he is discussing something like a Science experiment they're doing.
And some days, I get things like "Did you know that (insert friend's name here) farted during Math?"
Oh, the joys of boys!
Anyway, try it, ask your kids to give you a couple of "did-ya-knows" about their day...you never know what you may learn!
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