My 5yr old did her best Dominik Hasek impression over the weekend and saved me from the dog house. Here is a live look at her acrobatics:
Let me preface the story of this great save by first saying I am not a greeting card person but my wife most definitely is. She would rather get a nice card with a heartfelt message than a gift in most cases.
It was my wife's birthday this past weekend.
I did remember to take the kids shopping earlier in the week to pick up a card and gift from them and at the same time purchased a gift from myself. However, I did not like the selection of birthday cards and wanted to check a different store but got busy afterwards and forgot all about the card.
Fast forward to the morning of my wife's birthday. My wife went to take the dog out for a walk so I had the kids write a message and sign their card and we put the presents in gift bags with some tissue paper. At which point I realized there was no card from me. I said "uh oh, Daddy didn't get Mommy a card" and my little one sprung into action. She replied "it's okay daddy, I am going to make a love sign for you to give mommy".
Hmmm this could work I thought and it did. My wife loved it.
Now that is one heck of a save. Thanks Izzy!