We had the craving for Chinese food the other night, so I gave in and forgot that I did good on my diet thus far and went to get the Chinese food(by the way, I did only eat a small amount!!) Well the kids could care less about the food. They get excited about the fortune cookies and not the cookie itself but the fortune inside. They think the cookie tastes like cardboard. Well, Stephen D, my oldest at age nine, opens his and reads it. Here goes the conversation:
Stephen: Mom, this fortine cookie is not mine.
Mom: What do you mean? You picked that one. It's yours.
Stephen: No, mom, this one is Nicholas' fortune. It is about him. It says "Your happy heart will bring joy to others that meet you." See mom, that is what Nicholas does (Isn't he the sweetest?)
Stephen David, you are right. Nicholas does bring so much joy to those that are a part of his life. But Stephen....that fortune was meant for you. Your sweet and caring heart for your little brother brings so much joy to us! We are so proud of you, Stephen! You show all of us it's not what is on the outside that matters but what is on the inside.
Take me out to the ball game
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack
Let me root, root, root for the home team
For it's one, two three strikes I'm out
