Time for an update.... haha

Many moons ago, my sister Ashton was a toddler. Her favorite show was Barney. These were the days before having multiple TVs in a house and so when she watched Barney, we all did. The writers of this show did a great job of writing or using catchy songs that were easy to memorize...for life. Sure it's a show about a huge imaginary purple dinosaur but some good can come out of it.

I have recently had some encounters with adults that have completely lost the use of manners. "Please" and "Thank you" should not be that difficult to say. I've worked at daycares and schools long enough to hear those words said naturally by young children, or at least hear teachers forcing those words down their throats. It's funny how a simple word can change a message. For example:

"Hand me that paper." - boo!
"Please hand me that paper." - so much better! woohoo! To top it off, you can even say, "Thank you."

So simple. It can make everything better. Whenever I do things, I don't do them to purposely gain attention, however, some recognition & appreciation is nice.

Here are some rules on when to say "please":
1) When you are asking someone to do something for you.

Ok that's good enough.

Here are some rules on when to say "thank you":
1) When someone takes the time to do something for you
2) When someone spends money on you
3) When someone cooks for you
etc., etc., etc. (You should have learned this as a 3 year old)


If you are still confused, check out this song from Barney. YouTube it if you need to. It's called

"Please and Thank You."
There are lots of things
We can do to be nice,
Sometimes they're hard to remember.
But there are two little things
You should never forget,
From January through December.

He's talking 'bout please and thank you,
They're called the magic words,
If you want nice things to happen,
They're the words that should be heard,
Remember please and thank you,
'Cause they're the magic words.

Use 'em in the morning, at noon, and night,
'Cause it's a great way to be polite!
Please and thank you,
They're the magic words.

We're talking 'bout please and thank you,
They're called the magic words.
If you want nice things to happen,
They're the words that should be heard!

Remember please and thank you,
'Cause they're the magic words.
Use 'em in the morning, at noon, and night,
'Cause it's a great way to be polite!

Please and thank you,
They're the magic words.


**I am not claiming to be perfect with the words. I am married to a wonderful man with great manners and his actions constantly remind me to increase my manners.