Wednesday, April 20, 2011

JUST KIDDING: Good Advice

JUST KIDDING: Good Advice: "While Mom was playing Play-doh with four-year-old Julia, she gave Mom some very important advice: 'You shouldn't eat play-doh, because then..."

Good Advice


While Mom was playing Play-doh with four-year-old Julia, she gave Mom some very important advice: "You shouldn't eat play-doh, because then you will get very sick and you won't be able to talk because you will be dead."
 
Thanks for the good advice, Julia! 

Cock-A-Doodle-Do

On a typical high energy day in Pre-K 4-year-old Keith was shocked to see the substitute classroom aide nodding off after lunch.  He turned to another aide and said, "Hey!  She can't be sleepin'!  Wake up!  Wake up!"  When she continued to doze, he raised his voice and added, "Cock-A-Doodle-Do!" 

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Easter Party

Over the weekend my daughter and her two friends attended an Easter party at our bank.  There was a small turn out...just those three.  They entered a drawing for a candy machine.  On the way home from the party Madelyn announced, "My instincts tell me I'll probably win!"  I say the odds are good!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

A Pre-K Day

On a typical day in Pre-K, Ms. Jarrah was asked out on a date by one of her students.  When she asked him where he would take her, he responded, "Maybe out to dinner." When questioned where they would go after the movie he thought for a moment and said, "Let's just see where the evening takes us."   He'll be a good boyfriend one day. 

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Ride On

Another Aiden story.....

Aiden and Mom recently spent a sunny weekend afternoon on an empty parking lot in their subdivision.  Mom was bound and determined to teach her second-grade boy to ride his bike independently.  Aiden was not as enthused as Mom hoped he would be. 

Mom:  Don't you want to be able to ride your bike all by yourself?
Aiden:  Riding a bike is overrated.
Mom:  But, you have such a nice bike.
Aiden:  Give my bike to someone that will appreciate it more.

Having practiced for a good chunk of time, Aiden was becoming quite good at riding his bike---in a straight line.  Mom wanted him to practice turning corners.  In an effort to reward him for all his hard work and encourage him to persevere, Mom told Aiden she would buy him the DSI he had been desperately yearning for WHEN he could ride his bike around the perimeter of the parking lot all by himself.  Hearing the news, Aiden took off like a shot to complete a lap around the lot. 

Once again, he looked good on the straightaways.  When approaching all the corners, his bike would come to a stop and he would Fred Flinstone it around the corner.  Pedaling resumed after each corner.  Beaming, he pulled up next to Mom having completed his lap.

Aiden:  Okay, let's go get in the van and drive to buy my DSI.
Mom:  Oh, Aiden.  I meant you have to do the entire lap without your feet touching the ground.
Aiden:  (Sighing)  Well, I see the conditions have changed.