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You Reap What You SowMondays through Wednesdays we have a semi-normal life with the highlight of the day being when we sit down and have supper as a family. We usually discuss school, homework, soccer, and upcoming events. Once in a while, I'll pick a word, usually a word the kids don't know, and that will be our "Word of the Week." I write it in big letters on the bulletin board next to the table and we talk about what it means during supper. The kids have learned words like 'consideration', 'surly', and 'indignant' to name a few. This past week while we were eating supper, the six-month-old grunted and broke wind quite loudly. My hubby and I smiled and continued forking peas into our mouths, while the boys began cackling and our daughter rolled her eyes. Wanting to use this as an opportunity to learn I got up and wrote the word ‘flatulent’ on the bulletin board and we proceeded to have an animated discussion about it. During the week, the kids used their new vocabulary word often. "Mommy! He's being FLATULENT!" "Hey, I heard somebody be FLATULENT!" And, "Show some consideration when you are FLATULENT - you're making me surly!" The end of the week was really hectic. Thursday, there were three different soccer practices that started at 5pm, and Friday, there was shopping, a trip to the pediatrician, and another soccer practice. On Saturday, there were two rainy soccer games and less than two hours to get snacks baked and the house straightened for a Girl Scout meeting. I had just finished blow drying my hair and pulling on my jeans when the doorbell rang. I arranged for the local Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) police officer to talk to the girls about safety on the Internet. Before the meeting started, I spoke with the DARE officer in my kitchen for a while to discuss the points he was going to cover, then we began the meeting. Later as I cleaned up the kitchen after the meeting, I happened to look up at the bulletin board to see our Word of the Week greet me in great big letters. I can only imagine what the DARE officer thought. I'm just glad he didn't ask for a demonstration. --------------------------------------- Angela Gillaspie is a writer, programmer/analyst, and proud Southern WAHM Momma. When she's not in front of the computer, she's cooking, avoiding housework, or on a ball field as a volunteer coach. She lives in Alabama with her husband and four younguns. Visit Angela's web site at www.southernangel.com Copyright © 2002, Angela Gillaspie Revised - 03/11/02 URL: http://www.SouthernAngel.com E-mail: SouthernAngel@SouthernAngel.com |