Just Maya and Me!

I never thought I'd be the type of mom that would let their kids stay home from school but I did it. Somehow a decision was made that the first graders would go to lunch at a Mexican restaurant that is about 1/2 hour away. They had been studying holidays around the world and thought this would be a fun activity. It was going to cost $7 for lunch and the bus ride over. They were leaving at about 10:30am and returning about 1pm. I wasn't too thrilled about the idea. I think sometimes people at school forget how many times we send money in for our kids. They may think $1 here or $2 there isn't much but when I have to do that x 3 kids it gets a little ridiculous. So, the thought of sending more money right at Christmas time for my daughter to go to a Mexican restaraunt to eat a quesadilla seemed like a waste. I did however let Maya choose what she wanted to do. I told her she could go to lunch with her class or she could stay home with me and bake goodies for her teachers to give to them the next day. I was so glad she chose to stay with me. We had a great time. We got so much done - we learned about measuring, serving others and giving gifts, we had mommy/daughter time, we talked about budgeting and how we saved $7, we counted all our goodies, and even shared a little with McKenna. I think it was a much more productive day than going to lunch. Maya and all our yummies!

(Notice the chocolate covered pretzel rods - they were a big hit with the teachers.)