notes, farts, and does.

notes:

yesterday one of my sweet little guys walked up to the back table where i was sitting and grabbed a little slip of paper.

he looked at me while he was doing it like, "you did not just see me take that.  don't ask what i am going to do with it.  just pretend you didn't see me."

so of course i asked him, "what do you need that for?"

"i need to write a note."

"to who?" [thinking it would be to one of his friends--we will have a time for letters and right before math isn't the time.]

"to you."

"okay, well hurray up it's time for math."  [how much could he write--the slip was like 1/2 a small post-it note.]

then i started singing 

"everybody find a seat, 

find a seat, find a seat. 

everybody find a seat right on the floor." 

[to the tune of "shortnin' bread"]

and he dropped that off to me.

and i read it and almost cried.

"dear miss kendrick

thank you for being a nice teacher to us and we like you"

[this is the same sweet boy that wrote the journal entry with boy's name is my friend! and girl's name too!...etc. see here.]

farts:

yes.  sometimes these little chunkers fart.

it is hilarious.  and i almost die but i have to look down and keep going.  it's not acceptable. but it is so funny.

so today the kids were working on their centers [which means it is quiet time] and my funny boy let one rip.  and i almost lost it but i just looked up and said {name} we don't do that in the classroom. and then i put my head down before he could see me burst out laughing.  he's so cute!

then i had my facilitator/mentor teacher [aka my "boss", not the principal boss] come in and model a lesson for me.  so the class is all sitting on the carpet quietly and attentively and then another boy let one rip.  i was sitting in a chair at the back of the carpet and i seriously was biting my tongue like there was no tomorrow.

oh kids.

does:

it's been awhile since i've seen a deer prancing around. maybe because i haven't been running often or far enough to the normal spot i see them.

and i'm not at byu walking up the hill where missy and i saw the pregnant one like everyday munching on leaves.

it was quite a pleasant surprise to see this doe just prancing through the street close to my apartment.  taking her sweet, precious time.  which is why i snapped a photo.

i'm just loving life.

em and dana and claire bear are allllllmost here. like they should have been 10 minutes ago.

yeah!