May We Never Forget

One day a few months ago, I took the kids to Manderach Park in Limerick, Pa. I told the kids what the name of the park was. A few days later, Colson asked me what the name of that park was, because he had forgotten. Zachary chimed in "MANDERACH!" Colson was irritated that Zachary had remembered the name of the park when he couldn't.

Later that month, I took the kids to the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, Pa. Colson rode the Gyrosphere. He kept forgetting the name of it on the way home. I would remind him and all three kids would repeat the word "gyrosphere".

The kids love Chinese food, and Colson and Ava especially love General Tso's chicken. The first few times they had it, they couldn't remember it's name. They'd call it "that red chicken that Mom always gets".

Coincidentally, these three new vocabulary word memory issues happened fairly close to each other. At one point, the kids decided to make up a mantra of these words. I don't know whose idea it was, but they all bought into it. So now, at random times, one of the kids will yell out one of the three words..."Gyrosphere!". One of the remaining two kids will say one of the remaining two words..."Manderach!". And then the last kid will say the last word..."General Tso's chicken!"

So the next time you see one of my children, try saying one of those three words to them. If you're lucky, and they're comfortable with you, you'll hear the mantra. And if I'm lucky, this mantra will stick in your head and you won't be able to get it out for weeks!

Let's all say it together!!

Gyrosphere, Manderach, General Tso's Chicken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



(I have to say that when they do it, it can sometimes come off like they have touretts syndrome...)