Last Friday, L.’s preschool hosted a delightful Mother’s Day Tea. The kids were adorable. They sang several songs for us (we won’t mention which child was a bit, um, rambunctious during the singing), they presented us with precious gifts and projects, and they sat with us to enjoy some yummy muffins and lemonade.
Overall, it was a wonderful morning.
One of the projects the kids had worked on was a kind of “All about my mom” paper. The teachers asked the kids questions such as, “What’s your mom’s favorite color?” and “What do you like your mom to cook for you?” and the answers were put together in paragraph form. Let me share L.’s paper with you. It went like this:
My mom is 45 years old. Her favorite color is green. Her favorite place to shop is a grocery store. Her favorite TV show is Good Morning America. Mom and I have fun when we play train tracks. She looks so pretty when she goes to our home. I know my mom really loves me when she plays with me. I like Mom to cook pasta for me.
I Love You Mom!
Love,
L.
Um, cute, yes, but we may have a little educating to do. 45 years old? He’s off by almost a decade on that one. He got my favorite color right, though.
But clearly, my life shouts “boring” to L. My favorite place to shop is a grocery store? Granted, that’s the only place I manage to shop most weeks, but I wouldn’t call it my favorite. And I was amused that he thinks I look pretty when I go to our home. I’m guessing he just couldn’t think of any other place I go. I mean, we already mentioned the grocery store, right? That about covers my excursions.
And Good Morning America? Definitely not my favorite TV show, though I do consult it every morning to get my weather information.
But I’m glad he enjoys the times we play together…and my pasta-making skills.
The kids also drew pictures to show what their moms do while the kids are at preschool. The pictures were hung along a wall, with the names hidden, so we moms had the fun of guessing which picture might belong to our kid.
I was pretty sure that L. did not say that I “feed the horse” while he’s at school. He might think I “buy potatoes and gravy” while he’s at school — that would fit right in with my exciting trips to the grocery store. But no, that one wasn’t me, either. He also did not say that I “work with papers” or “buy rubber bands.” Here’s what he did say:
Just in case you can’t make out my blurry picture, let me help you. L. thinks that while he’s making crafts and singing songs and enjoying snacks, I’m at home cleaning up the crumbs. Exciting, isn’t it? Actually, I should be flattered that he thinks I spend my time cleaning up crumbs, because in my opinion, I tend to ignore crumbs. And carpets. And bathrooms. And laundry.
The truth is, I loved these Mother’s Day gifts. I loved getting a glimpse of L.’s perspective, and I enjoyed his innocence and honesty. It won’t be long until he knows all the “right answers” to the questions. But these genuine responses are much more fun.
I love you too, L.! Thank you for a marvelous Mother’s Day Tea!
Absolutely precious! I think I need to go have another child now so I can relive that stage.
This is so sweet. I love these kinds of projects. I still remember when they asked Amanda to fill one out when she was in Sunday School when she was 5.
I also was very very old I think, and one of my favorite things to do was “take naps.” I felt a little bit guilty — but I was pregnant, and yes, I did ask her to let me rest quite a bit.
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This is funny stuff. I suppose this is what I have to look forward to doing in my “spare time” while Quin is attending preschool in the fall! Cleaning crumbs, cooking, and watching Good Morning America! Thanks for sharing Mr. L’s perspective from preschool. Great, great stuff.
that is SO SWEET! I can’t wait for things like that. My little one turns 2 next week and while I don’t want him to get any older, I DO find myself looking forward to things like Mother’s Day tea at preschool.
When his dad turned 3 I asked him, “What’s it like to be 3 years old?” He answered, “Its great!”
Its no small thing to see L’s mom maintaining this generation’s psyche and pretty much covering all the bases important to a 3 year old.
What fun activities his preschool did! I love the picture and the honest answers.
Perhaps some of the responses were due to what other kids were saying too? I know my daughter’s aspirations were not to “drive tractors” and when pressed she admitted it was what one of her friends said.
As for the 45 age, while my daughter says that I am 50 and her best friend that I am 29, my 26 year old body realizes it’s time for some exercise and better clothes.
How downright hilarious! I cleaned up the crumbs often while child #4 was at preschool, only to have him come home and put some more down on the floor for me!
I love Mother’s Day tea at preschool. A memory to cherish.
haha ~ Zachary’s favorite quote about Mommy was “I like it when she cleans my room.”
gee, thanks!!
I love it! LOVE it! Just the other day my son asked me what was wrong and I told him I was unable to just relax. He said, “Don’t worry, Mama. We’ll do all your work for you–you know, check your email and Facebook and stuff.” Ouch!
Oh, and I have to say, when I saw the title of your post in my reader I thought, “Katrina’s blogging about ME?” Ha!
So precious and sweet. That’s the kind of stuff I can never throw away. Preschoolers are amazing!
Oh man, that is way too precious. We homeschool, so I don’t get those kinds of gifts–I’m certainly not going to do them for myself.
(Though I think my daughter’s response would be similar to Lisa’s son’s comments about email and Facebook!) But I’m definitely taking that template and making it about Daddy so we can do something similar for Father’s Day.