Oh boy.\u00a0 We’ve done it now.\u00a0 We’ve gone and spoiled the children.\u00a0 Again…..<\/p>\n
Last weekend it was cold.\u00a0 REALLY cold.\u00a0 We turned on our gas fireplace and stayed inside.\u00a0 As a special treat, I made hot chocolate from scratch.\u00a0 I used the recipe on the box of Hershey’s cocoa.\u00a0 Holy Toledo, it is GOOD.\u00a0 I’ve had this once before as an adult (I’m sure I had it as a child but I don’t remember).\u00a0 Last New Year’s, we were visiting our friends Mark and Lara.\u00a0 We had just come in from a walk in the cold wind and Mark whipped up a batch of this cocoa.\u00a0 Granted, I am a confessed chocoholic but this was above and beyond.\u00a0 Of course the girls LOVE it.<\/p>\n
This morning, Robert made fancy french toast for the girls for breakfast.\u00a0 We had some leftover french bread that we let sit out overnight.\u00a0 He made batter with eggs, cream, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and vanilla.\u00a0 Once again it was fabulous.\u00a0 The girls ate it like it was their last supper.<\/p>\n
We try our best not to spoil our children.\u00a0 We occasionally go overboard with birthdays and Christmas but in our day to day lives, we do not give them everything they want.\u00a0 We do not buy toys.\u00a0 What toys they have, they must share with each other.\u00a0 Robert does not bring back gifts every time he goes out of town.\u00a0 We help the girls with their manners.\u00a0 We do not order from TV commercials.\u00a0 We usually have at least one item on the dinner plate that someone doesn’t like (not on purpose, mind you).\u00a0 We do not go out to eat regularly.\u00a0 We lead a pretty simple life.<\/p>\n
There’s a point around here somewhere….<\/p>\n
My point is that if we take a few extra minutes to make something yummy from scratch or warm towels after bath time, are we really spoiling them?\u00a0 We make sure that they know how fortunate they are to have family that loves them, food on the table, clothes on their back and a roof over their heads.\u00a0 They know that many children in the world have none of those things.\u00a0 That’s good parenting, right?<\/p>\n
You know, that cocoa recipe makes way more than the girls can drink…we might just have to have some this afternoon!\u00a0 Yum!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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