Ashlyn captured how I feel this week-before-break- report-cards-due-gingerbread-house-making week! It was sharing time last Thursday and Ashlyn was sharing one of her beloved 21 stuffed animal ducks. As she told the kids all the things she likes to do with her duckie, she posed him like this and said, "STRESSED!" It was really funny but what made her say such a thing? What do first graders know about stress? My guess is they know that their mom's aren't quite as patient these days of advent. They know that when they go to the store with Dad there are a lot more people moving a lot faster than they usually do. They probably know that their teacher is talking way too fast and taking more "teacher time-outs" than she usually does. So this week we are going to all just slow down a bit and enjoy the season. After all, they only get one week-before-Christmas-Break as a first grader. I plan to make the most of it for them! Bring. It.On.
If that's the word, then I'm the duck! What a stressful time Advent is, Debbie. It makes me sad because it isn't supposed to be this way. But it is so inevitable!
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