My son Oliver is in the 2nd grade (this may sum him up for those of you with boys who are in the 2nd grade). He loves recess, PE and math. He also loves to talk. A lot. He's had his fare share of struggles in school due to his incredible ability to befriend anyone and everyone. This is a gift he has been blessed with, but with him, it also is a bit of a curse. That boy's lips don't ever stop moving.
Since moving into our new house he has switched schools which is never easy for a kid (we were driving upwards of 80 miles a day between his school and Eli's preschool - that had to change). He's taken to the change like a fish to water, surprisingly. Probably mostly due to the fact that he has friends that live behind us and one of them is in his class (thank goodness).
Oliver is a kid who can dwell on the negative if you aren't careful, so lately I've been placing "happy" quotes around our house for him to see. I figure a nagging mom can only help so much and if he sees and reads the quotes, it will be just another positive message for him to be reminded of.
Also, in the mornings, on occasion, I've been writing messages on his breakfast plates just to make him smile - and it works! Today's breakfast inspired me to make a free printable for anyone who would like it.
"be the good" in ketchup - not blood, I promise!
Oliver's 2nd breakfast of choice, a scrambled egg and cheese sandwich. His first choice is a scrambled egg and cheese burrito.
These sandwiches really are good!
Our wall of clipboard quotes. I love the "be the good"
quote. I printed it on a pale green scrapbook paper that had a linen
texture on it.
Will you choose to "be the good" today?
What quotes inspire you? Do you hang them up in your house?
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