Don’t Tell Jackson

Okay, so the picture really has no relation to the post, I just pulled one of Christian from the holidays since I was gone all day with Mom and didn’t pick up my camera. Tonight is the BCS Championship Game. Why is it they play such an important game on a Monday night right about the time my kids, that can’t wait to watch, are going to sleep? In emergency situations, we have had to get check-ins because of this horrible planning. Usually we just let them stay up and suffer through a day of being tired, but last night Jackson couldn’t get to sleep. Even after Christian had gone to bed, Jackson was still wide awake worrying about school. He was dragging this morning, and by 5 today I didn’t think he was going to make it. If he would have been still long enough, he would have fallen asleep. Needless to say, staying up just wasn’t an option. I was so worried how he would take the news, but then he didn’t mention the game. He never asked the time or the channel, how late he could stay up, or mention how he just couldn’t bring himself to pull for Cam Newton. Oh wait, that last part was me. My little football freak forgot about the game! I know it’s wrong, but we didn’t say a word. We all kept quiet about it, even Christian. We put him to bed at regular time and flipped on the game. I’m not sure when we will break the news that he missed it, but I suspect that when he’s sitting in class and putting the date on his first assignment it will hit him. I just hope he’s in a forgiving mood. Oh, and for a little more on subject photo…