The kids I work with took to drawing me the other day.


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I had outside duty the other day (well, every day really) and I couldn't help but notice that the older kids in the next playground over were yelling random phrases like war cries as they jumped off the climbing wall. Their teacher was there and wasn't concerned about the jumping and there were no immediate broken bones, so I didn't intervene. I ( Read more... )

One of the K4s can do the Colbert eyebrow. And he did it to express his skepticism on the appropriateness of the color purple for boys. He wasn't pleased to have his tirade against another four year old who was using a purple marker interrupted, especially since I wasn't taking his side. it was an impressive little expression, but it still didn't ( Read more... )

"Just because it's crazy, doesn't mean it's not normalWhich means it's Wednesday. I usually don't quote myself, but putting that to words kinda summed up the last few days. Yesterday, I ran out of sane before I got to the post office, but I intend to mail Christmas presents after work today. Hopefully they won't be too late. I was also short of ( Read more... )

It’s an ill wind that blows so much crazy ( Read more... )

It is so hot ( Read more... )

It's been a 'just kidding!' kind of day ( Read more... )

Saddest day at work ever ( Read more... )

Today was Program Day! Two separate performances, one for the K4s and one for the K3s. I think it went pretty well. There were no tears or shrieks and nobody suckerpunched anybody else. Nobody pulled their dress over their head, or grabbed their crotch and wailed about how bad they had to pee in the middle of the Barney song. (in English and ( Read more... )

Fic of the Day: WatchmenAll I really want is to eat a whole lot and then go to sleep. I've already eaten more than is technically required to keep me coherent and non-ravenous until morning. It was a nerve-wracking crazy day with the munchkins. As far as I can tell they've all been exposed to that X-Files gas/spore that ramps up all the agression ( Read more... )