When anyone asks Skeeter what she wants this year for Christmas her reply is interesting, "a pooper sounder." Yes, folks FLARP is a big deal when you have two "bruders" and one of them got his pooper sounder for his birthday in November and would only let you play with it sometimes!
Then, I was looking for a word to help us remember some of our family values J and J thought that FLARP was the right word, and though it really is "inappropriate" as little J likes to say, none of them are forgetting it. So, we talk about FLARPing decently often these days and it does not mean what you think:
F--FUN--we are going to have fun together.
L--LOVING--our family is going to be loving.
A--A-team--we are going to work as a team helping each other.
R--RESPECTFUL-we are going to try our best to respect each other.
P--PEACEFUL--PROMOTING PEACE--we are aiming to be peace promoters in our home.
So, this 2nd week of trying to be more "flarpy" I decided to give out awards to the kids for meeting some of those expectations. I thought it was a good idea until Skeeter wanted her "sword" and Rooster wanted something tangible for his award. He still asked me this morning for his award. I just can't make him understand after 2 days that some awards are just pride in making good decisions and being noticed!
It has been a fun few weeks and my Christmas stress has been pretty low this year! Yeah! We even made our own homemade play doh and I am not crafty AT ALL! Still, that is what they are busy doing even as I type. I love our family and investing in our relationships.
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