My Favurit Presnt

Hey there!

So. Mother's Day. How was yours? Mine kind of rocked.

We ended up going to the beach and staying overnight at a hotel. In the morning, Mr. C took the kids to Mickee D's while I stayed in the room and ordered room service. I got to spend the morning curled up in a big fluffy bed reading, drinking coffee, and eating croissants.

Yes, it was as wonderful as it sounds.

I also got a new camera (YaY!), a mini rose bush with my favorite kind of roses (yellow with red tips) and a couple of sweet cards. My most favorite gift, however, came from my girl Princess G. Her teacher bound a "cookbook" filled with recipes that were dictated to her by the students. She asked them, "What's your favorite dish that your Mom cooks for you?" What came out of the kids' mouths was so sweet and funny that it almost hurts my heart.

Here's PG's page:

How cute is that? My favorite part was the whole "5 degrees for 1 hour" bit. I know our gas bill would be a lot nicer if we could cook everything that way.

Reading through the recipes reminded me of how much I miss looking at kids' writing. When I was a Kindergarten teacher, it was one of my favorite things to do. There is something so sweet and innocent about the way beginning spellers write their thoughts.
Anyway, I thought you might get a kick out of looking at some of the cuter ways that kids' spelled the different dishes. Of course, it's not the same looking at it in typewritten font. You kind of have to close your eyes and imagine it written in lots of backwards letters by a tiny hand gripping a fat No.8 pencil, with the author's tongue stuck out in concentration.

See if you can guess what these say:

1. coclitp cez
2. spugite
3. bastpgty
4. rikskprs yith spekos
5. banam slpes
6. bak shugr cokes
7. kupkx
8. cesadeuz
9. bunanu mufis
10) fitos

Here's your answers:
1. chocolate chip cookies
2. spaghetti
3. not sure, but it's either "best spaghetti" or "basghetti". I'm hoping it's #2. Kids with lisps have a special place in my heart.
4. rice crispies with sprinkles
5. banana splits (but I love that the student wrote it out as "banana slips")
6. baked sugar cookies
7. cupcakes
8. quesadillas (this one was my fav. maybe it was the z they threw in there at the end.)
9. banana muffins
10. I know you thought it was Fritos, but it's actually "french toast".

See? Is your heart all melt-y and soft? Or did I just end up making you hungry?

Either way, you all have a good night!