We got a call from the principal of Wedgwood Elementary today because Jordan apparently went on a kissing spree. A friend said, "That's the best kind of spree," and I agree that it's better than a killing spree, and possibly better than a shopping spree, though the latter probably doesn't motivate the principal to call home. Dale took the call, and he thinks the principal may have actually said it was a "kissing rampage." He struggled not to giggle while lecturing Jordan on appropriate behavior. Jordan claimed that the other kids were encouraging him.
Jordan is very Hanukkah-identified this year. In a store the other day, Aaron was exclaiming about a rack of chocolate Santas, and Jordan shooed him away saying, "No, Aaron, we don't celebrate Christmas." This is fine with me, but last night it went a little far: we pulled into a parking lot that was decorated for the holidays, and Jordan said, "Boo Christmas!" I explained to Jordan that it was very bad manners to say "boo" to someone else's holiday, and how sad would it be if someone said "Boo Hanukkah"? (Though "Boo Halloween" might be fine.) (And I have relatives that might gladly say "Boo Christmas" along with him.)
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I've said things to the effect of "Boo Christmas" many times, but that probably goes nowhere in proving that it's not bad manners to say so. Sometimes I think to myself, why don't we get a "Christmas" tree? Because we're Christian... So there's proof that one can have bad manners even when speaking to oneself.
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