Lunch Tickets

A couple Thursdays back was my lunch date with Courtney Lee, this coming up Thursday is my lunch date with Yans, and last Thursday was my lunch date with Coley, who chose to go to The Bohemian Club...

Unfortunately, I got a call from him at 11:30 saying, "Where are you, I thought you were picking me up for lunch?" to which I replied, "I thought your lunch started at 12:30?", to which he then replied, "No mom, Courtney's lunch is at 12:30, mine is at 11:30."

Sadly, I am that kind of mom.

Lucky for me though, Coley knows that I'm that kind of a mom and he loves me anyhow.

He also knows that I'm the kind of mom who sets my camera on its Interval Timer (Thanks Marilou for forcing me to learn how to use that feature.) and takes 30 pictures in a row.

And he still loves me.

And then we talked about what our favorite thing was about each other. (His reply???...That he can talk to me about anything.)

And then we talked about what our least favorite thing was about each other. (His reply?..."Well mom, you know that saying, when mom ain't happy, nobody's happy???")

And then we went to Barnes & Nobles because he had a few gift cards.

He got a New Testament Lego Bible and promtly got it taken away by his Math teacher the next day for reading it in class. (Over the years, if this kid has gotten in trouble at school, the trouble has almost always been related to a book.)

And I got a few books too.

And then we grabbed a couple of mango/banana smoothies from Starbucks before heading to pick the girls up.

And I made a few lunch date cards for anyone who wants them as well...

To use the Lunch Cards below:

- Double-click on the image you want to save.

- Right-click on the enlarged image and then select 'save as' to save the file to your computer.

- Using a photo editing program like Photoshop Elements, resize the image (I think the apple ticket is going to look best at 5x5 and the rectangular ticket will look best at 2.5x3 and 300 dpi.) and then add a name to it using the font of your choice or resize and print them 'as is' and add the name in your own handwriting.

- Surprise your kiddos (or your husband or your sister or your best friend) with them.

*Note that the instructions above should work similarly for both Mac's and PC's.

Oh, and here's a link to the Get Out of Trouble Free cards I shared before.

Comments

[Michellescraps]

Love these! Thank you!

[Addie]

Hello!! I love the pics of each of you on the couch! And I could spend all day in a book store! I think I need to drive to Medford! Maybe Gabe will redeem his lunch date for a restaurant down there!:)

[mandy friend]

laughing because i took my kids to the medford costco today and conner saw the lego bible and was BEGIING for it. i'm thinking an Easter gift...

[Gina]

Oh I miss the days you designed for Creative Imaginations. I still have a few papers, stickers and rub ons hoarded away that I really should use. Thanks for the cute Lunch Date tickets!!

[jen r]

I love your shirt in this post! Would it be weird to ask where you got it? And, I've gotta say about the previous post -- it is SO weird to see Annie in jeans!! She looks super cute though!
Love these lunch date ideas.

[Mindy]

i love going to book store. sadly those are closing up one by one :( i am curious as to why you use a self timer as opposed to a remote shutter. i just recently bought one & i love love love it! trying to be creative to hide the remote in my hand, but nevertheless so much easier :)

[Top Eleven Football Manager Cheats]

i like your blog , every post is cool

[Lisa C]

Thank you for sharing.

The cards, and your life.

I know you don't feel it, but you are truly an inspiration.

I want to be like you when I grow up! :) <3

[Imene]

Thank you so much these are great. Technical question do you pick up them up from school just for the lunch hour or for the afternoon

[Maria Glazener]

Such a great idea! I really need to use it more often!! Thanks for the the freebies!

[nancy boothe]

5th picture down: Never saw that exact smile on Coley before, and just wow! It somehow seems like a peek at the future man he will become. I'm so in love with that boy.

[Kathy]

Did I miss something about Annie being called Yans? Regards Kathy A, Brisbane

[Corri C]

I love that picture of you on the red couch. Beautiful.

[GRandy]

I never comment, but had to this time. I recommend reading the reviews for the Lego brick Bible on Amazon, or better yet--on the official web site of the author. Unfortunately, this bible was written by an athiest and is his interpretation of events, rather than of actual events. Lots more to be said.....I would just look into it yourself on the web site.

[Kelli]

Such a good looking kid! I love that you are getting so many photos of you too! I wish my Canon had that feature!

[Payton]

Curious like Imene. Do the kids get to skip the rest of the school day or just their lunch period? Gorgeous pictures as always!

[Vanessa]

Well, someone beat me to this comment, but i also felt the need to go ahead. Please find out a bit more about the Lego bible. It is not what it seems. I have not seen the actual book, but have been on the website. There is some very disturbing content. Sad that something that seems so innocent really is not.

[Sarah]

The lunch ticket idea is a great one! Thank you so much for sharing. And isn't the relationship between mom's and son's a great one! :-) I hadn't heard of the LEGO Bible concept before and checked it out right away. My son is definitely getting this as one of his First Communion gifts next month!