Tuesday, December 20, 2005
What we have been up to.
Let's see, what is new with us? Well Tyler had his First Reconciliation class last Thursday. That is the last class he will have before he actually does it on January 7th! This will be a very big day for him - and for me!! They "recommend" that all the parents participate as well. Oh boy. I am really quite nervous about this. I have not been to confession EVER! Well, at least since the first time. I mean I pray and confess my sins in church but to actually speak them out loud? Goodness gracious this should be something!! Tyler got to take a tour through the confession booth and all that. he doesn't seem slightly phased by this. I guess that is a good thing. He has his prayer memorized and seems ready to go. The woman who teaches the class said we should be making a big deal out of this and treating it like a celebration. She gave us all this big envelope for our children and asked that we have our friends and family write Tyler a letter of get him a card to celebrate this day. I will give them to him on January 7th after his First Reconciliation. Here is an example of what they said the letter should say:
Dear Tyler,
This is a very special day for you. Today you received the sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time. Through this sacrament you will know that Jesus loves us and forgives us, even when we make wrong choices and sin. You will also receive a special gift, called "grace", from God which will help you follow the Law of Love that Jesus gave us.
You have worked hard to learn this sacrament so that you are prepared for this day. I am very proud of you. You are a great example of how Jesus wants us to live our lives.
Really - they gave me that as an example. Feel free to write to him whatever you see fit - but please send me a letter for him. I want him to have a whole bunch from all the people he loves so he knows this day is special for him. You can email them to me or mail them. They really did ask that you not give gifts, just letters. This is also supposed to be a surprise for him - so don't tell him!
What else - Friday morning was his classes little Christmas program and I have to say that it was awesome! It was actually better than the Christmas Program! The whole class told the story of Jesus's birth. Tyler was a Shepherd. He looked so cute. He had 3 lines and they way they did it was they had all the kids lined up for their parts in the begininning and as they said their part they would then move over to the Nativity scene. Tyler had 2 lines to say while he was in the line and then when he moved over to the Nativity scene he had one more. His line started with Joseph swept out the barn... The funny thing was that Tyler had the other duty of holding the microphone until someone over in the nativity scene had a line. Everyone who knows Tyler knows what a day dreamer he is, so every time he was supposed to pass the microphone he woluld be staring off into space and forget. His teacher was right below the stage and would call out his name to remind him. It was the funniest thing because she would call his name and he would come out of the fog and burst out his line! Psst Tyler... "Joseph Swept out the barn!" No, pass the mic! He did this like 4 times! It was a hoot!
What else - Friday night we went to see King Kong with the Limardi's and wouldn't you know that Tyler fell asleep about 4 minutes into it and woke up at the very end. He is so funny. I'm kind of glad he missed it - what a sad movie.
Saturday Max came to town and Tyler spent the day and night with him and Scott. Sunday he came home early and my dad and Lilly came over and we went out to lunch and they finished up his derby car - it looks really cool! We also picked a ton of oranges and tangerines off the tree and made juice!! How home maker-ish is that?! It was really good too! We had a great day. That night we helped Pete pick out a Christmas tree and that's always fun. Tyler tried to pick this one tree: Mom look at this tree I like that one - the leaves are different colors. Me: Tyler, that's because the tree is dead. Tyler: Well than I guess I like dead trees! : ) Really - how funny?
OK, so for the last of his antics... Yesterday morning he woke up and asked me who was picking him up from school and I said I was. He groaned and made this disappointed sound. I said Tyler you know your dad can't pick you up on Monday's anymore. He then said he knew but still seemed bummed so I said, and you know Deborah can't pick you up on Monday's because she works. He still seemed bent out of shape and said well can't somebody pick me up? So I said no, I will pick you up. So, my phone rings at 3:20 and it was Charla from school and she said she had these 2 conniving boys next to her. She said that Gregory and Tyler came up to her and said, "We have a plan!" Of course it involved Tyler going home with them instead of going to after care. Sneaky sneaky. So, when I went o pick up Tyler of course Charla invited us to stay for dinner so Tyler was in heaven! When I got there he asked me:
Tyler - Are you mad at me for going home with Mrs. Limardi?
Me - No, buddy.
Tyler - yeah OK - I just didn't really want to go to after care!
He is something that kid!
Well - I am out of here. I have 2 weeks of vacation to spend with my baby boy - so have a Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year!
I will fill you all in on Santa's arrival when I get back.
Dear Tyler,
This is a very special day for you. Today you received the sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time. Through this sacrament you will know that Jesus loves us and forgives us, even when we make wrong choices and sin. You will also receive a special gift, called "grace", from God which will help you follow the Law of Love that Jesus gave us.
You have worked hard to learn this sacrament so that you are prepared for this day. I am very proud of you. You are a great example of how Jesus wants us to live our lives.
Really - they gave me that as an example. Feel free to write to him whatever you see fit - but please send me a letter for him. I want him to have a whole bunch from all the people he loves so he knows this day is special for him. You can email them to me or mail them. They really did ask that you not give gifts, just letters. This is also supposed to be a surprise for him - so don't tell him!
What else - Friday morning was his classes little Christmas program and I have to say that it was awesome! It was actually better than the Christmas Program! The whole class told the story of Jesus's birth. Tyler was a Shepherd. He looked so cute. He had 3 lines and they way they did it was they had all the kids lined up for their parts in the begininning and as they said their part they would then move over to the Nativity scene. Tyler had 2 lines to say while he was in the line and then when he moved over to the Nativity scene he had one more. His line started with Joseph swept out the barn... The funny thing was that Tyler had the other duty of holding the microphone until someone over in the nativity scene had a line. Everyone who knows Tyler knows what a day dreamer he is, so every time he was supposed to pass the microphone he woluld be staring off into space and forget. His teacher was right below the stage and would call out his name to remind him. It was the funniest thing because she would call his name and he would come out of the fog and burst out his line! Psst Tyler... "Joseph Swept out the barn!" No, pass the mic! He did this like 4 times! It was a hoot!
What else - Friday night we went to see King Kong with the Limardi's and wouldn't you know that Tyler fell asleep about 4 minutes into it and woke up at the very end. He is so funny. I'm kind of glad he missed it - what a sad movie.
Saturday Max came to town and Tyler spent the day and night with him and Scott. Sunday he came home early and my dad and Lilly came over and we went out to lunch and they finished up his derby car - it looks really cool! We also picked a ton of oranges and tangerines off the tree and made juice!! How home maker-ish is that?! It was really good too! We had a great day. That night we helped Pete pick out a Christmas tree and that's always fun. Tyler tried to pick this one tree: Mom look at this tree I like that one - the leaves are different colors. Me: Tyler, that's because the tree is dead. Tyler: Well than I guess I like dead trees! : ) Really - how funny?
OK, so for the last of his antics... Yesterday morning he woke up and asked me who was picking him up from school and I said I was. He groaned and made this disappointed sound. I said Tyler you know your dad can't pick you up on Monday's anymore. He then said he knew but still seemed bummed so I said, and you know Deborah can't pick you up on Monday's because she works. He still seemed bent out of shape and said well can't somebody pick me up? So I said no, I will pick you up. So, my phone rings at 3:20 and it was Charla from school and she said she had these 2 conniving boys next to her. She said that Gregory and Tyler came up to her and said, "We have a plan!" Of course it involved Tyler going home with them instead of going to after care. Sneaky sneaky. So, when I went o pick up Tyler of course Charla invited us to stay for dinner so Tyler was in heaven! When I got there he asked me:
Tyler - Are you mad at me for going home with Mrs. Limardi?
Me - No, buddy.
Tyler - yeah OK - I just didn't really want to go to after care!
He is something that kid!
Well - I am out of here. I have 2 weeks of vacation to spend with my baby boy - so have a Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year!
I will fill you all in on Santa's arrival when I get back.
