Incrimination

It's interesting to see yourself from your child's perspective. Humbling. But funny too. So I'm going to go ahead and incriminate myself by sharing a story Sophie wrote at school. Please note that while there is a good deal of truth...there's also some exaggeration! Now having said that, I admit that I'm trying to loosen up!

My Favorite Holiday Tradition

by Sophie Jensen

"Mom?" Sophie asked. "Does this apple have enough caramel on it?" The Jensens were making gourmet carameled apples for Halloween caroling. When Mrs. Jensen {that would be me} saw Sophie with the apple she said, "Yes Sophie. That's enough caramel." "Can I do another one?" Sophie asked. "No Sophie, let Briggs do one," her mom said very strictly. Sophie sighed. Why did her mom have to be so strict? {Am I really?}

Briggs came down wearing his Superman cape with Porter. "Briggs, do you want to dip an apple?" Mrs. Jensen asked. "Sure! Why wouldn't I?" Briggs asked. Then he pretended to fly to the kitchen to get an apple to dip. Sophie had always thought that Briggs was annoying.

Next Porter asked, "Mommy, can I watch a movie?" "No," Mrs. Jensen said. Then as we were least expecting it, Porter starts screaming! "Oh my gosh! {She nailed me there!} Porter stop screaming right this instant! Sawyer is taking his nap!" Mrs. Jensen scolded (well, she was sort of screaming) {Did not! Although if Sawyer had woken up...}. Then she put him on the toilet lid and put some hot sauce on his tongue. After that she sent him to his room. {I admit to having been known to use all three punishments, but never all at the same time!}

Sophie decided to go write in her journal. But what would she write about? Then she remembered that her second grade teacher had always said, "When you need to think and nothing comes to mind, brainstorm." So Sophie did just that and so she started writing about her favorite holiday tradition. Here's what she wrote: My favorite tradition is when me and my mom and dad and Briggs and Porter make carameled apples to take to people and sing songs. We call it Halloween Caroling. It's really fun. You dip apples in caramel...