Children Know Best

Amy and I recently learned that listening to your kids is not always a bad idea.

Example #1:
Last week Taylor kept telling us Wednesday night that she didn't have school the next day. We told her she was crazy but she continued to insist. Before sending her off to school we checked the lunch menu and there was the scheduled lunch listed for the day. We looked at her monthly calendar and saw nothing regarding a no-school day. So, we continued to proceed with a typical school morning and dropped her off at Kid's Club, which is where she always goes prior to school. Shortly thereafter I got a call from Amy to inform me that Taylor does NOT have school and will need a lunch if she intends to stay at Kid's Club. Thus, after dropping off the boys I had to go back home and get Tay her breakfast. The reason for the cancellation of school was a sad one and not previously planned as a high school student and her mom, who was Taylor's lunch lady, were killed by a drunk driver in a car accident.

Example #2:
Last week Carver insisted that he only had one boot at school. He told us that his other one fell out of the car, so again we told him he was crazy. Amy said she took all the boots and snow clothing to school with the boys on Monday. Later that next day while I was home with the kids for a snow day, sure enough I found his other boot behind the basket in the entry way. Granted, it did not fall out of the car but he was correct in saying he only had one boot.