Where does corn go?

We received a lot of phone calls from daycare last week. B. had a fever, a rash, bumped his head, and more last week and a half. It was something different every single day. Friday was the most interesting phone call I received at work. The message I received on my voicemail stated that B. stuck a piece of corn up his nose during lunch. Even better yet was that his teachers were not able to get it out. My response out loud was, "You have got to be kidding me!" I had a class in my room at the time that was peer editing essays, so they all had to know what I was talking about. Once they knew, my students were full of suggestions on how to get corn out of my son's nose. Most of them have apparently stuck a variety of items in unusual places at some point in their childhoods. I got to hear way more details than I cared to know.

After a series of phone calls to my son's doctor, daycare, and my husband, it was decided B. needed to go to the ER for corn removal. Just as my husband was preparing to go get him from school, we got the call that the corn came out. Thank goodness! I really was not looking forward to entertaining my son in the ER for hours while we waited to see a doctor.

All weekend long we kept asking B. where corn should go. His two response we liked were, "On my plate," and, "In my mouth." He did say, "In my nose," a few times. We very quickly reminded him that nothing goes in his nose. He made sure to correct us to make sure we knew that boogers were in his nose.

Life with a 2-year old. Fun, fun!

-Denise

Exhausted

I am so exhausted from the holidays, and they haven't even started yet! I hope you were able to finish all of your shopping, planning, cooking, etc. I have everything wrapped and am just about done with shopping. I have a few more gift cards to purchase tomorrow, and then I am done. Thank goodness!

I wish you peace, happiness, and relaxation as the holidays approach. Hopefully you are not feeling as wiped out as I am!

Come back tomorrow night. I promise to post a story about why my son is now being called corn boy by my students. How is that for a teaser?

-Denise

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-Denise

Fun Christmas Activities

This is such a busy time of the year, but we all need to make sure that we have some holiday fun as well. Here are a few suggestions for some holiday, family fun.

1) Check out your local amusement park. Many parks that normally close in the winter months re-open with a holiday theme for a few weeks before the holidays. In PA, two of these are listed. below.

Hershey Park-http://www.hersheypark.com/index.php

We went here this past weekend. It was REALLY cold, but we had a lot of fun. It is $9.95 a person and kids under 3 are free. The park looked beautiful and was covered in tons of lights.
For some pictures, check out this link. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47960
I will tell you these are NOT my photos. I just think this poster did a nice job catching the park in its holiday finest.

Dutch Wonderland-http://www.dutchwonderland.com/events/winter_wonderland/index.php

For Christmas themed amusement parks in your area, check the web pages for your local amusement parks to see if they are open for the holidays.

2) Visit a local train display. Many model railroad clubs set up holiday displays. Search the internet and local newspapers for displays in your area.

3) Take a drive to look at the holiday lights. Simply driving around your town can provide hours of holiday lights to enjoy. Then there are the houses that are so amazing that you could simply spend hours staring at them. In our area, one of these houses is at 15 Glen Farms Dr., Collegeville, PA. It is amazing! You should really go check it out if you are in this area. But every town seems to have the house that decorates over the top. If you can't see the one I am writing about, I am sure you have one that is just as outstanding in your town.

There are also web pages that are dedicated to mapping neighborhood light displays. Try searching for your town name with Christmas lights after it. You might just find a site that helps you plan a night of light viewing for your family.



No matter what you do to celebrate the Christmas holiday, make sure you have fun! It is easy to get caught up in the craziness of the holiday season. Take a few minutes to enjoy this special time of the year before rushing off for another holiday errand or party.

-Denise

Say Thanks To A Soldier

One bright spot in a soldier's day is receiving mail from home while serving our country in a foreign land. You can easily brighten a soldier's day without spending a dime by visiting a web site. Got to http://www.letssaythanks.com to send a soldier a card or postcard thanking him or her for serving our country. You could even add a holiday wish in your message.

How does it work:

1) Visit the web site above.
2) Select a design.
3) Type your message.
4) Click send.

It is that easy! Xerox brand sponsors this project and will deliver your card and message to a soldier bravely serving our country far away from home.

-Denise

A Few Updates

The days are just speeding by me as far as getting ready for the holidays. I feel like I will never get everything purchased and wrapped. I did make a nice dent in my wrapping tonight. That makes me feel just a little more prepared. The tree is up, the house is decorated, and at some point all of the gifts will be ready for giving. I hope you are almost ready for the upcoming festivities.

I posted a few weeks ago about a website called www.anysoldier.com. My family collected items on Thanksgiving day for a soldier and his other unit members. We shipped our packages out the day after Thanksgiving. We were very pleased to receive an email this week saying that our package was delivered and a nice thank you as well. I have been very pleased with this site. The information is kept up-to-date, and it helps soldiers that are so far from home know that they are remembered. The school I work at is now doing a collection for this same organization. We had students write letters the other day and are collecting items over the next few months. We hope to send several packages over the upcoming months. If you want to share some holiday cheer, this might me a nice way to do it.

Tomorrow I will be back with an even easier way to send a soldier a note to say thank you for serving our country.

-Denise

Hello, Hello

Thanksgiving is over and Christmas will be here before we know it. I am trying to get caught up with school work, wrap up a fundraiser for B.'s school, and get ready for Christmas. I am a bit swamped right now, but I will be back later in the week to post more frequently.

Happy Holidays!

-Denise