Joshua came home from school Wednesday and said, “Mom? I have lots of friends who bring their lunch to school, and their moms write them notes because they really miss them!” He looked like he was about to tear up. Enter mommy guilt!
“Joshua, do you want me to make your lunch for tomorrow?” I asked.
“Yes!” He replied.
So I made his lunch that night and snuck in a little note letting him know how much I and the other girls miss him when he’s at school all day long.
He came home yesterday so touched. “Mom, I got your note.” He said. His eyes welled up with tears. “Thanks!”
Later on though, he told me, “Mom, when you write me my 256th note, my friend will have 257, because his mom already wrote him two notes.”
“Well, maybe I’ll write you a note on a day he doesn’t get one and then you’ll be even.” I suggested, and that seemed to satisfy him.
But this morning when I made his lunch, I wrote him three notes that went something like this:
Joshua, Here is your second note from me. I love you! Mom
Joshua, This is your third lunch note from me. Are you surprised? Love, Mom
Joshua, Is four notes enough for today? I do miss you. Aren’t you glad it’s the end of the week? I Love You! Mom
That should keep him happy for a while!
On another note, (no pun intended – okay, it was intended!) I have this problem with Dwight stealing anything we forbid him to have. It must have something to do with his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder! But anytime we buy something and tell him to keep out (like Halloween candy for example), he sneaks into it. It can be very annoying.
So when I got my order of NutriSystem food yesterday, I started organizing it and told Scott, “You know he’s going to get into this. He won’t be able to resist. He’s going to steal our diet food, especially the desserts!”
Knowing this, I decided to have a little fun. So I grabbed my post-it notes and wrote little messages on them, then strategically placed them in our organized food boxes. The notes include little messages just to really, really drive him mad if he tries to steal the food!
For example:
The fact that you are trying to steal my food makes me think you may be a closet democrat. (I love this one because he gets really worked up about politics!)
Or how about these:
Stop! This food will make you lose weight and you’re already too skinny as it is!
Holy Cowpies, Batman! I think Dwight likes NutriSystem food! (He hates it when I talk about poo in any form!)
You must use the force to resist the temptation!
Yes, I admit, I’m having too much fun with this. And the best part is, it’s going to drive him so mad when he finds these notes, and he won’t even be able to talk about it because then he’ll end up revealing that he was going through our food! I love it!
so precious!! I put notes in Dahson’s lunchbox everyday, but she doesn’t seem to care….maybe if I stopped, she would appreciate it a little bit?!? Who knows. I think it is totally sweet that he had tears in his eyes and was very grateful for the notes!! Good mama!!
NICE and more NICE!!! I would TOTALLY do the same thing!! You will have to let me know how those hidden notes turn out!!! I bet he will be so worked up, he will probably tattle on himself just to release his frustration!! GOOD ONE MOM!!! =)
~ Kellie ~
Sooo funny, I love it!!
You’re cracking me up, girl! Holy Cowpies!!!!