INSIDE THE MIND OF MY FAMILY

In the apartment we're currently living in (not for much longer HOPEFULLY) the two exit doors are metal. It's great for leaving notes with a magnet and it helps to have some emergency numbers on there and some budget notes, shopping list, etc. But what I'm most thankful for is the fairly large sized dry erase board that is magnetic. On this board, I started a little "tradition" I guess you could call it. I write a question on the board and then make room for all 4 of us to answer the current question. Some of my questions have been "What do you love most right now"? or "What are 3 things you are thankful for"? or "If we had millions of money, what 3 things would you like to do"?
At first, I figured the girls' answers would be pretty shallow like I'm thankful for food or I love Gramma but they surprised me. I'm actually learning things about my 9 and 11 year old that I didn't know. Some things just shocked me to find out the depth of their thoughts for their age. My youngest answered the "if we had millions" question she wrote in this order Save for College, Save for a Rainy Day and go to Disneyland. Kamille has answered the Thankful question that she was thankful for her family(she's ALWAYS big on family)but she was also thankful for school and thankful she didn't have any bullies in her class. My husband has even gotten involved and has answered some things that I never knew about him.
So, I change the question about once a week. Just because someday my children may read this, I want to remind them what their hopes and dreams were at this age. So, from now on, I'm going to post the question that I wrote on the board here and when I post the next question, I'll share the answers my family provided. That way, if anybody actually reads this boring blog of mine, you can share some answers as well or start this tradition with your kids. I guess even if your child can't write, you could always write their answers down for them. So, give it a try...you might be surprised at what you find inside the minds of the people you live with.

The question at our house this week is:
"WHAT 2 THINGS WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE/RECEIVE OR DO FOR CHRISTMAS"?
See ya next week with our answers and hopefully somebody will take pity on our blog and share their families answers as well.