Breakfast in bed was a kolache. This is normally a special treat for our family, but it wasn't appreciated when her request was for something different. She ended up going downstairs to make her own waffles, then crawling back into her bed to eat them. Strike one for mom.
The drive into school was the ultimate surprise. I had e-mailed the radio station 92.5FM a few days earlier and the DJ, Charlie Munson, did a fabulous job! Hear the clip using this link, but fast forward to 4:00 minutes to save you a bit of time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkpb_ZdnoGM
Then, if you want to watch the dash cam for her reaction to the radio announcement, use this link: https://youtu.be/wiT7Y7gCO5I. I apologize ahead of time that my phone kept falling over. In case you didn't watch the videos, this was strike two for mom.
Her day got a little better when Daddy showed up on time for her lunch at school with the correct Subway order. I then regained a bit of lost favor when I successfully brought TWO of her favorite homemade desserts to class for the Christmas party.
That evening was our traditional cake & presents (forgot to take pictures...), then the following day went to her restaurant of choice, Outback!
I know she was unhappy with some of our surprises, but at least it was memorable. The older ones thought it was cool, so maybe she will, too, in a few years. Keep dancin'!
