Finders Keepers-- Not

Great news. Alex didn't complain about his new AFO braces today and I only saw one slight red mark! Thanks to all that said to give it time for him to get used to them. I can already tell how much steadier he is in them.
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I bought some flip-flops at the store the other day. Of course Dennis wanted to try them on. This child loves shoes!

I think he looks so cute in them curling up his toes when he walks so that they don't fall off.

Adam baked us a cake for dessert-- as always it turned out delicious.

For dinner I made country style pork ribs with a jar of pace picante and 1/2 teaspoon of liquid smoke poured over and baked for 3 1/2 hours served over a bed of rice pilaf. It was so easy and yet so delicious. Even better the next day!

Anna loves to lick the cake batter bowl clean! She would eat a bowl of it if she could!

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Today my son was told by a teacher to pick up some trash while waiting for the bus to go home. He picked it up, only to find out it was not trash at all but an envelope with money. Numerous envelopes actually totaling $80. I am disappointed to say that he pocketed the money but offered his sister $20 on the bus ride home. Knowing she would tell, he quickly changed his story telling her that he had only $60 because he accidentally threw away $20 with the envelopes. Yeah right. As soon as I heard the story, I pulled him aside and first thing asked him for the other $20. Without a word, he handed it over.

This is such a hard place to be in but what a teaching moment. Here my son felt that he had found the money that the teacher had told him was trash, so he should be able to keep it-- yet he is not being raised with those values. I asked him what he felt the right thing to do should have been and then explained why. In the morning, we will return the money to the principal. Other than that-- he had a great day!