As a parent, sometimes you wonder if you're instilling your kids with the right values and teaching them to do the right thing. Yesterday we had a couple of examples of how we (hopefully) have our kids on the right path.
First, there's Amy. This girl is a hard worker. She (mostly) doesn't quit when things get hard, and she will work all day if it's something she's interested in. She does extra school work. Give her any job, she's glad to do it. She loves (LOVES!) to serve people food or drinks, happy to take orders and deliver them. Yesterday was our annual Cookie Day where the family gets together to make treats for the holidays. We were at Jennifer's for four hours and I think Amy only stopped working long enough to eat some lunch. She measured, poured, stirred...any job, she was happy to do it. What a work ethic. Right afterward, she went to a Brownie gathering where they decorated cookies to take to a nursing home this week. She said she decorated so much, she didn't even get to have a cookie.
And Reed. Nana wasn't quite up to participating in cookie day this year, but I wanted to bring her some of the goodies so we headed over to her house. Reed was genuinely happy to do this, and eagerly carried the cookies in to her. I know this is a small thing, but I was touched to know that he understands it's a tough time for her, and that the small act of bringing her cookies would mean a lot to her.
Couple of good kids we've got.
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