I'm Still Learning

What I've learned in the past two weeks:

eating 2 dozen faschnauts in 4 days will impress/disgust everyone around you

eating 3 faschnauts before bed will give you a tummy ache

giving up naughty words for lent is really hard and expensive - think words such as dumb, stupid, etc...

thinking about hard things is sometimes harder than the actual thing itself

watching your parents cry is a very difficult thing for a child to observe

you really learn about your friends when something big happens

building a school yearbook on a less than stellar website totally stinks

when a parent says their child didn't receive a paper, when they clearly did, means that their life is crazy busy so be sympathetic

there is something freeing about making large decisions for future years when you know you won't be in charge anymore

a blue and gold banquets is just a party for cub scouts with a predetermined color scheme

i love flowers, bring on the wasteful spending

ward variety shows are a good time to be silly under the guise of sharing talents

having a near run in with the law is very scary

knowing that your child was gone for fifteen minutes and you didn't even realize it is scarier

having neighbors that recognize your wandering children is a big relief 

F(Ph)at Tuesday

Made 100 or so faschnauts with my friend.  Not only did I have a good time, but...took some into the kids' classes, took some to Travis's work and ate myself silly.  Wyatt's teacher had me explain the holiday since so few students knew its origins.  She then told me how nice it is for me to come in because not all of her students have as enriching lives as Wyatt's.  I love getting complements, just another form of positive reenforcement. 

And although they may be unhealthy and disparaged by others, I can't help but think this is just one more mommy memory my kids will have to tuck away in their childhood memory banks.  And guess what I'll fry dough any day to give my kids an enriching and happy memory filled childhood :)