Kids say and do the funniest things.  Last night my daughter was dancing around the family room (aka the Naomi Show was on) to some Christmas music (yes, we have the Christmas tunes on already!) and she stubbed her toe.  She's frantically calling out and laughing at the same time "Fill in for me, mom! Hurry up!"  Hilarious!  So I did just that.  I filled in for her on the dance floor - and that lasted for about 30 seconds.  Naomi quickly recognized that I was maybe not the best choice for a last minute change to the playbill and got up and said "Ok - you're off the dance floor mom - I'm back in!"  Sometimes you just have to jump in with both feet - that's what keeps us young.  And kids love to see adults having fun.

We had a PA Day yesterday from school and the kids came with me to volunteer at the seniors home.  It was manicure Friday at the home - and my daughter loves loves loves anything glam.  The glammier the better in her eyes.  Her big job was drying the ladies freshly painted nails with the power dryer (Dollarama is great isn't it?).  Well, Naomi was proud to be helping out - and the best thing was seeing her giving back.  It's so good for kids to be involved in life.  My son Ben joined us also - he was busy creating art and keeping fairly close to mom.  The ladies seemed to really love having the kids there - in fact, the Rec Director thanked Naomi and Ben personally for coming out and helping.  And yes, they are invited back over the Christmas break for more manicures and fun!

As I'm writing this, the kids just presented me with an early Christmas present...a homemade photo book call "All About Ben".  It's a collection of photos that the kids picked especially for me.  It's a beauty.  Life is good.

Keep smiling!