The Good Things Jar

We started the 'Good Things Jar' today, inspired by a friend Elsie. The idea is, is that throughout the year you write down any memories, big or small that made you smile. On New Years eve, you open them up and reminisce about all the stuff that made your year wonderful. I think it is a great way to teach children/remind ourselves that it is the little things that count. It's also nice to discover the things that we mightn't have thought were such a big deal.

Today Oscar is still going on about his golf trip with daddy. Without thinking for more than a second he said that, "Going to golf with daddy and Simon was a good thing". I put in the jar that Bailee giving Maple a cuddle on the couch when she wasn't very happy made me feel very proud. She was so sincere and gentle about it.