For the last 2 years, picture day has been on our (me, Brandi, & Krissy) coffee day. The first year we were meeting for coffee, picture day was the worst!! Everyone was whining and complaining about what they had to wear. . . just total chaos!!
The next year, the week before the dreaded picture day, we all decided that it couldn't get any worse! We were just going to pray and ask God to fix it. It was a little better, but still the whining and arguing happened!!
We didn't have coffee yesterday, but it was picture day today!! I was a little nervous!! We hadn't discussed our "battle plans" of getting our kids dressed and hair looking decent!!
But, I had the kids lay out their clothes last night and here's what happened:
Evan was not excited about picture day to say the least. Well, he wasn't excited about the clothes I wanted him to wear. He came out of the closet dragging a shirt. You would have thought I was asking him to dress like a clown or something! None of the shorts were the "right ones", etc. Finally I convinced him that I would win this battle and he was wearing a collared shirt to school. He finally was ok with all of it. It only took about 5 minutes of whining and it was over.
Here's where I thought the battle would really heat up. I told Payton he had to wear a collared shirt and he said, "OK. You can pick it out." WHAT?! That has never happened! So, I laid his shirt out and put some nice shorts on top. He just said, "Mom, remember last year they let us bring clothes to change in to. Can I still do that?" I wasn't sure this was my child!!
This morning, they got up and got dressed. Payton made sure he could take clothes to change in to. I assured him it was fine with me. . . I'm hoping it is ok with his teacher this year.
Evan got up and got dressed. Then, I told him that he could wear whatever to school because I changed my mind about having his pictures made. They were so darn expensive!! It was $18 for 2-5X7s and 4 wallets!! For $19 at Payton's school, I would have gotten a massive package! So, I decided to just take him somewhere around his 5th birthday and have them made instead. I could take him to Wal-Mart for the $5 package and that would be just fine with me. . . and a lot cheaper! Anyway, he was very excited and ran and changed his clothes.
So, this morning, the kids got off to school with no arguing, no fighting, no fussing, no whining, no hair issues . . . NOTHING!! So, here's my conclusion -- it all has to do with our coffee group!!
DISCLAIMER: I'm really just kidding. I LOVE our coffee group and I've really missed it!! I just had to laugh this morning when I realized that's all that changed! Well, maybe my kids are older too.
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Uh no...It's NOT coffee!
I had crying at my house!
I already called Krissy to talk about it. We had already talked earlier this week because we thought our girls were going to have to wear their Cornerstone shirts for picture day. This was not going to work for girls! We need the cute clothes for the girls!
I had decided that they were NOT going to wear those black shirts for picture day. They were going to wear a pretty dress. (All that didn't even end up mattering.)
Let me back up because my Picture Day story actually started yesterday. I was still in Ft. Worth so Randy had to sign the folders. He saw something about picture day right before they left the house. Again, he saw something about it...he didn't read it. He called the kids in to see what they had on and made them all change because he thought it was yesterday...like I wouldn't have told him! He said the girls had on "goofy" t-shirts and Spencer hadn't changed shorts from the day before. Oh Brother!
So, he made them change clothes, but yesterday wasn't picture day. It was today.
I woke the kids up early for showers...crying problem #1.
Jocie's dress was missing one of the big rhinestones. She had to change.
Melody would not let me blow dry her hair because she said that I was "burning her face off."
BUT the #1 problem...just like it is EVERY year, is Spencer and the dreaded Sweater Vest. Oh, how I love a Sweater Vest! Oh, how he detests a Sweater Vest.
Last night we were laying in bed together and we were talking about how Randy thought yesterday was picture day. Spencer said, "Oh, I was so happy that I didn't have to wear an itchy sweater!"
I didn't want to ruin the morning surprise that he owuld indeed be wearing a sweater!
Not only an itchy Sweater Vest, but a brand new crisp white collar shirt that is buttoned too tight on the neck and a glorious tie!
There was never a cuter third grader than my Spencer in a Sweater Vest!
I also gave him the change of clothes. I asked him for one hour of the S.V.
With his blotchy red face from crying,
he told me he would see what he could do.
Coffee...No Coffee...Picture Day Drama still continues over here!
Both stories are hilarious!
You guys need serious help. Ok- maybe not.
I actually was having Nash sleep at this Mema's on what I thought was picture day. Just call me Randy Jr. I rushed to Bealls to buy a new shirt that might be cool and hip, yet clean and reflective of a good 3rd grade picture. Joel and I argued over the shorts. ( Just a little, I like them to match). I was slightly proud until I found out that today was picture day. Not Yesterday. I had nothin. Joel ironed his UT shirt. I thought it would have been cool if Payton would have worn his OU shirt. Can u imagine? Maybe a collared OU shirt.
Bella was sick during her pic day this year, I guess there will be spring make-ups. I hope.
Wow...I can't wait until my kids have picture-day drama. I always LOVED picture day! Until I thought I was old enough to do my own hair and my mom insisted that she still do it. Man-those were some funky hair styles, but I'm sure whatever I, as a 5-6-7 year old, would have come up with would have been much worse.
I like your idea about just taking them to Wal-Mart for pics. Its just way cheaper. And is all that stress and the spirit of strife worth having over pictures???
GREAT CALL MISS RACHEL.
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