Thank you, Toby. โค๏ธ It's getting more difficult, but it's still a must. The children seemed to enjoy it, though, and their parents even more so. After lego brought out a line of Mario Brothers sets, I assumed they were still popular with the young set. That may not have been entirely correct. lol
Now there's the sort of review a person likes to hear. Clearly properly raised children. ๐ Yeah, the recognition factor definitely skewed heavily in favour of the parental set
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Ha! It makes this homeschool mama's heart happy to know that you were teaching them something via candy bribery ๐ In the past 3 days we've dropped about 40ยฐF, so as I type this I am putting on as many layers as I can before we head out. We are going to a Trunk or Treat this year. I'll try to snap some pics to send to you later.
> "Trunk or Treat" pix excellent as I don't believe I've ever registered that phrase before. I assume it's like a car boot sale, only with more calories and less money exchanged. ๐
> teaching My mother was a foreign language instructor; I come by it naturally. ๐ I did have a lot of children balk, but as they come in groups, you only need to find the more confident child and get them to try saying it, and soon the rest follow, unwilling to miss out on that extra candy... And I can be very patient if need be. I had one group where the children hesitated (admittedly they were preschoolers ๐), and the mothers jumped in to inform me of this fact and say 'they couldn't possibly'. I pointed out that even the dog understands English commands, and soon I had all of the little buggers repeating after me. I only let one guy off the hook, baby Yoda (Grogu), in his PJs, barely old enough to walk and still sucking his thumb, so I figured he shouldn't be made to try. Naturally I still docked him a candy bar (in part because his older sister was
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Happy Halloween ๐โค๏ธ
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Awesome work, Ginger. You never fail to amaze me with your handiwork. โค๏ธ
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My kids thought it was great. Mario is still huge with the younger crowd. ๐ and nostalgic for me.
Hope you have a great day!
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In the past 3 days we've dropped about 40ยฐF, so as I type this I am putting on as many layers as I can before we head out. We are going to a Trunk or Treat this year. I'll try to snap some pics to send to you later.
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excellent as I don't believe I've ever registered that phrase before. I assume it's like a car boot sale, only with more calories and less money exchanged. ๐
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My mother was a foreign language instructor; I come by it naturally. ๐ I did have a lot of children balk, but as they come in groups, you only need to find the more confident child and get them to try saying it, and soon the rest follow, unwilling to miss out on that extra candy... And I can be very patient if need be. I had one group where the children hesitated (admittedly they were preschoolers ๐), and the mothers jumped in to inform me of this fact and say 'they couldn't possibly'. I pointed out that even the dog understands English commands, and soon I had all of the little buggers repeating after me. I only let one guy off the hook, baby Yoda (Grogu), in his PJs, barely old enough to walk and still sucking his thumb, so I figured he shouldn't be made to try. Naturally I still docked him a candy bar (in part because his older sister was ( ... )
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Good to hear from you.
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Welcome back. I'm really happy to read your update and check on you. The pumpkin is amazing.
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