A few years ago, I figured out what a Thank You Tea was. Sarah had picked me when she was in the 5th grade of someone she was 'thankful' for. Lauren had asked me about 2 months ago if Chris was off on November 24th. I said no, he works Monday-Friday! Lauren said "I have this Thank you u tea" I immediately interrupted and said "And you picked Chris?" She said yes. The kids have to pick someone they are thankful for and write an essay as to why they picked that person. I didn't know what Lauren was going to say. I told Lauren she would have to ask Chris if he could come, but we couldn't tell him why. This ought to be fun. Lauren did ask Chris and he said he would come, but not without some hesitation.
A couple of weeks later Lauren brought her essay home and read it to me. It gave me chill bumps. I couldn't believe my 10 year old daughter had written such a wonderful essay. I told Lauren we couldn't tell Chris anything. I had also called Chris' mom, Patsy to ask her if she could come. I wanted her to hear what Lauren had written and thought about her son. I was so proud of her. I didn't tell Chris that I had asked Patsy to come, but I knew sooner or later he would find out.
Here is her original copy of her essay:
After all the kids read theirs, Lauren's was clearly one of the best written ones. And Im not saying that because Lauren is my daughter, hers was clearly stated, she didn't repeat herself numerous times and was a page long. Here is a picture of Chris and Lauren after all the essay's were read:
Here's a video clip of Lauren reading her essay:
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