One of Deak's therapists' gave us an invitation a month or so ago to a "Pumpkin Walk" for kids and families involved in Early Intervention. I thought it sounded like fun, (well - not exactly "fun," but something to do:) so we headed to Murray at 9:30 am last Saturday.
There were fun activities like...
Wind Chime - making.
Large furry creature - greeting.
Park - Playing, or in Deak's case Grass-Eating
..And, Radio Disney teenage dancers whom Abby told me, "came from the High School Musical 3 Movie." Considering she is kind-of an expert on the topic, I believed her.
But, no pumpkins.
You might think that the other fun activities would've prevented my daughter from throwing a fit and refusing to move from the grassy area.
Nope.
She wanted a freaking pumpkin.
I tried to say things like, "Well, they must have changed their minds" and "There are a lot of kids here, I don't think they had the money to buy all of them a pumpkin." I finally told her that this was a good lesson of the evils in false advertising. She didn't care.
I began to realize that this was a problem that logical reasoning was not going to fix; Not really a surprise considering logical reasoning and Abby are not typically friends.
The solution came in the form of a minature dog and the promise of popcorn.
AKA - The raffle.
Composure was gained, and crappy attitude was lost when we won movie tickets to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua this Wednesday. There is nothing a Disney B-rate movie cannot fix for my daughter. (I also won a new Scentsy candle and my mood improved tremendously. What does that say about me?)
Over all, a good morning with good people. There is nothing that reminds me more of how lucky I am to have Deak, then when I am in the midst of people whose children struggle so much just to survive. My perspective changes in an instant and I feel such joy to be where I am at with my family at this moment. I could use reminders like that each Saturday...as long as I can get a guarantee on the pumpkin giving.
AKA - The raffle.
3 comments:
can't wait to hear the review of that movie... he he he. :)
how cute is deak. that is so great about his therapy working.
Wow. You must've missed the "no pumpkins inncluded" clause in the fine print! What the heck is this world coming to?!? How do they live with themselves? Maybe it was one of those new "bring-your-own pumpkin" events? like you said- at least you got a movie & a Scentsy out of it. Free stuff always appeases me. (you also got some cute pics- so there's another plus!)
Hey Jenny,
I saw your link from Jane's page-I hope you don't mind. I can't believe how long it has been. Probably not since the good old Utah State Days! It looks like you and your family are doing good. I love blogs, they are such a great way to keep in touch. You can check out ours at www.reeseinvegas.blogspot.com.
Jenn (Nielson) Reese
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