As I put Little Buddy to bed he said, "Mama, I just love it when people have birthdays and I get to help them and do stuff with them. It's almost as good as having a birthday of your own."
I think my heart grew ten-fold and melted at the same time. That little booger is just so stinking sweet sometimes.
I think he reads my blog. Or at least picks up on my posts. Maybe he has ESP or something. Remember how I was having a hissy fit about his manners and planning a full assault on etiquette lessons for this summer? Well, I think he got the drift of what was forthcoming because today, you could not have asked for a child to have had better manners. He held the door for me (yes, I had to do a double take), he waited at the dinner table until everyone was finished before he asked to be excused, and he said his "Please" and "Thank You" every time he should have!
To say I felt a bit guilty about having just said how pitiful his manners were was an understatement. At least for about 10 minutes. Then, I realized I still need to make sure he knows them and more importantly uses them consistently. So, I'm not backing down on my plan for etiquette lessons starting this summer. They will most likely make it into my homeschool lesson plans from here on out.
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