i am so at peace and happy with the way my children behave...they are kind, curious and very polite. as soon as they begin to talk we stress their pleases and thank yous, and rarely has a child of mine had to be reminded to say thanks....

that being said,


the biggest bean started a town wide safety program campy type thing that goes over safety rules,
911, fire, pedestrian, traffic laws etc. at his school.

upon picking him up from school today, we had long conversations about the neighborhood, strangers, our phone number blah, blah, blah.

then we discussed the coloring book "sarge" gave him, in which there is the age old "just say no campaign."

at the end of the book to recap the stuff i thought may have been a bit over his head, i questioned him,


me - "so m, if somebody asks you if you would like some of their DRUGS, what do you say?"

and M looked up at me with his wide open eyes, smiled ear to ear and said

"YES PLEASE!!!"


amazing.