32 Valentines cards!!?? That's a bit excessive. Is the teacher's name Ms. Hallmark by any chance?
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[BusyDad] If not, they should at least get commission!

*lol*

That does sound like quite a bit of cards to a kid. :)
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[BusyDad] Just signing his name 32 times will be a daunting task!

That's awesome!
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[BusyDad] It's mature and childish at the same time. I love it.

Your boy just cracks. me. up.
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[BusyDad] Everyday is an adventure, as long as he opens his mouth.

or it's time to teach him the wonders of the dollar store! (then he can probably buy his own)
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[BusyDad] He can probably get himself some real nice things with all the money from his tip jar (my buddies get a kick out of him grabbing them beers).

LOL. You have raised him well!
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[BusyDad] Embarrassingly well...

Tell him he has to make all of them himself... to save money that is... =)
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[BusyDad] Quickest way to make a kid hate Valentine's Day! haha

LOL! I can see my kids doing something like that... Unless, of course, it was one of *them* who wanted money for something! In that case, it grows on the proverbial tree!
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[BusyDad] I was helping my buddy with sales for his construction company last year. Whenever I told Fury we couldn't get him a toy, he'd matter-of-factly say "well, just build more houses!"

If only he knew... Someday. And then, like us, he'll wish he was 5 again.
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[BusyDad] Bills suck. I wish all I had to worry about was 32 cards!

LOL! I wonder how the teacher handled that one!
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[BusyDad] She didn't! I asked Fury what she said, and he told me she said "that's something we'll let your parents deal with." ha - I would have no idea how to answer that either.

My kids, at just about 8 and 10, TOTALLY believe in Santa. Why? Because, and I quote, "Mom, there is NO WAY you would spend that much money on me. You could NEVER afford it!"

Cheapness has it's perks is all I'm saying. :)
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[BusyDad] Haha - Brilliant, mom, brilliant.

tee hee....oh the things we really do need to NOT say in front of the kids....sigh...they remember EVERYTHING...and not always correctly.

cute story.

have a great week.
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[BusyDad] Just goes to show, it's not the knowledge that they can't acquire - it's the proper application of it.

Hahahahahaha!!!! Sorry, but I can SO relate. Next time, tell him you don't have the TIME or hand muscles to write out 32 Valentines... geez I remember those days....hand cramps and all.

Maureen
Still blog hoppin' while the game is on...
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[BusyDad] This is something I never would have predicted. I've griped about bills before, and I guess he just intelligently (and comically) applied it to Valentines cards of all things! haha

Don't they do e-Valentines yet? You should call his teacher and tell her that Fury will be sending e-Valentines this year due to your financial situation...and see what she says. :D
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[BusyDad] Ha - yeah teachers. Get with the times man! I'm sure Fury could find a good "BION EC0L" e-card somewhere.

Okay this was totally awesome. I could see my son saying something like this. Little people take everything so literally. Then again, if I’m too cheap to buy one card for my own mother 32 does kind of seem out of the question. Thankfully they come in one box for only about 3 bucks.
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[BusyDad] You know what sucks though? Every year, the parents at this school up the ante. I mean it's nice to make everyone a treat bag, but now if you just give the little bulk pack card with nothing, you feel like a lame-o parent. It's not even the money - it's the TIME and effort it takes to assemble 32 friggin treat bags!

This could be why my daughter came home from a playdate with a bag full of gifts. I think she told them we can't afford to buy her stuff.
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[BusyDad] HAHA! They know how to work it, don't they? Smart little buggers, these kids.

I love it. Kids have a way of keeping us HUMBLE, don't they?!
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[BusyDad] Kids have a way of shooting you down in the cutest, most unintentional way, indeed.

Classic. The term proud parent definitely refers to a different kind of pride, doesn't it?
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[BusyDad] It's an ever changing word, that's for sure!

man great blog! kids are dang funny! oh and thanks for the link!
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[BusyDad] Thanks Jeremy! Without kids and the things they do, my blog would be pretty damn boring. Just lots of posts about how great Jack Daniels is. My pleasure re: the link. Us dads need to be heard (read and commented on as well).

Kindergarten is so much fun...I would love to be a fly on the wall listening to the kids spill the beans.

Princess was dying to tell her teacher everything about Aruba. I just know that she's going to tell them that she wants to be a Hooter's girl when she grows up. We went there once. They taught her to hoola hoop. She's been talking about it ever since. To add insult to injury...she attends a Catholic school!
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[BusyDad] OH MY! hahahaha!! Well, Fury's favorite place to eat (second to Dave and Busters) is Hooters. He gets so much attention there. And they sit and color with him. What's not to love? And, because he loves it so much, I do my fatherly duty to accompany him. Oh the sacrifices I make for this boy...

Hehe, thanks for the warning because my son is well-aware that we are pretty tight right now. I'm sure all of the four year olds in his class know that the poor child rarely goes to Peter Piper because his mom has no money.
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[BusyDad] When and how did these "babies" of ours grow up and get so aware? It still perplexes me.

What are you putting in those cards? Toblerone bars?
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[BusyDad] I wouldn't put it past some of the parents. Private school.

Oh that is priceless!

My son was watching TV one day and asked out of the blue...

"Mom, does Dad like his job?" My first thought was "Uh oh, we've been b*tching about his job too much in front of the kids..."

I freaked but kept it in and decided for the failsafe answer of, "Why do you ask?" To be sure I answered his question appropriately, you know...

And he said, "Because I just saw something on TV that says if you don't like your job you can make THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS at home!!!"

I breathed a sigh of relief. Then laughed so hard I spat my tea!
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[BusyDad] Hey, I dig my job, but THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS at home? Sign me up!