Virtual Real Estate Solutions : My son ate his homework !!!

Remember when we were in school and homework was due and maybe we just didn't want to do it, or it got lost and the old saying was " The Dog Ate My Homework" well my kindergardener gave whole new meaning to why I can't do my homework.

Over Thanksgiving break his Kindergarden Teacher gave the class a project. It was a cute little project that they would use later for creative writing. She sent home a picture of a turkey and they were to disguise the turkey so it wouldn't be eaten. In little baggies she filled with things like M & M's , cheerios, pretzels, tootsie rolls, etc. There was a note attached saying they were to paste all these things to their Turkey to disguise it. Other things could be added like glitter or elbow macaroni , for each child to use their imagination. So over the weekend we pull out the project. I notice the baggy is empty. I said Cole, where is the stuff to do your project, he said I ate it, "you did what"...I ate it, well, why would you do that it was your homework....I was hungry ! Oh my gawwwd I thought, how in the world do I without cracking up laughing tell his teacher there will be no cheerios, pretzels, tootsie rolls like she packed because Cole got hungry !

Of course we improvised and this poor Turkey was an array of colors from yarn, beads and anything else we could find. The turkey was disguised now as a peacock. As we did the project we read books on Thanksgiving and about the Pilgrims. At the end and after completing everything I asked my son :

"What did you learn from the project and books today, " He said, Don't eat your homework ~"

I'm telling you Kids do say the craziest things and I have made a scrap book for all my children with things they say and do because how easy it is to forget.

As for his teacher, from now on I think I will call her with news like this...so she doesn't read my note while sipping coffee.....