Cotton Balls = Love?

Showing that she still has what it takes to dominate a paper route.

 This is my sister Kolette.

AKA: Doko

AKA: Little Raisin

AKA:  The Mom

Look Mom!  No Hands!

She is older than me by six years and has taught me some very important life lessons over the years.  She taught me how to get a mini-van stuck on a cement parking spot divider in the Target parking lot.  Then she taught me how to look desperate enough so a group of Hispanic men (after they were done laughing at us) would take pity on us and lift the van off the cement block.  She taught me how to give (and receive) a dead arm/leg.  From her, I learned how to flirt (she was a pro!), how to pick the smallest (and the easiest) room to clean during chore time, and that popcorn dipped into nacho cheese sauce while at the movies is DA BOMB!

Kolette was with me at my infamous mission physical, where my eye condition was finally given a proper name.  She then got such a kick out of that name that she proceeded to tell everyone in our family the story of my large protruding eyes. She also introduced me to the pain that is waxing and I ain't talking eyebrows here people!

I talk to her at least once a day.  Usually it's 3-4 times a day.  When Dave asks me what we talk about I can't really relate everything back to him word for word, so I just say "stuff".  He doesn't get it.  I call her for advice on mothering, being a wife, cleaning, food (okay, well usually not food.  Doko doesn't cook much because when school starts she pretty much has to live in her car). 

Here she is giving me pointers on how to ride a bike since I was a bit rusty.

I truly value her opinion and advice, which is why I've taken the recent life lesson that she has taught me to heart and have started to implement it into my life.

Buying your child's teacher's love.

Most often your child's teacher will put out a wishlist for the parents, of things she/he needs or desires.  Kolette taught me to get her/him whatever they ask for (if you can afford to do so) and to DO IT IN BULK.  Her simple strategy is that the more you help out the teacher, the more they will love and adore your child.  The teacher will know that they can depend on you, and their trust and adoration is sure to transfer onto your child! 

So, recently when Cy's teacher requested some cotton balls, room snacks, toilet paper rolls, and composition notebooks, I thought, "Hey, I could do that!" Off I went to our local Wally World and Sam's!  I got her 7 notebooks (she only asked for 1), 3 bags of cotton balls (200 count), a big container of cheese balls, and I am in the process of collecting all the toilet paper rolls I can find!  She was shocked!  She was thrilled!  Dare I say, she was in LOVE!  YES!  MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Buying the love and affection of Cy's teacher one cotton ball at a time!

Thank you Kolette!  Consider another valuable life lesson, learned!

*Still waiting on the wishlist for Princess' teacher.  Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about purchasing her love and affection as well.