WORK, WORK, WORK!

I certainly am not thankful for "Holiday Toy Catalogs." Ella has found a few lately and REEEEEALLY enjoys looking at the pictures...she also seems to enjoy telling you exactly which toys she wants and the other stuff that may be good for her baby brothers and sister.
As we were getting ready for dinner she found one of those ads and began her usual routine...so I though that I'd "nip in in the bud" and tell her that we could NOT afford all those fancy gifts. She responded most sincerely, "Then you should just work more!" First I obviously thought that she sounded rather spoiled, then I thought that she sounded like my Boss!
Though I may not be thankful for the ads or the sassy little girl that Ella can be sometimes...I am thankful for the reason we celebrate this season.
I just hope that we can teach her how to place more emphasis on the MANGER and less on the gifts.