More Kids

I thought I had posted about this... but I can't find it, so maybe I just thought about posting it. Here is the post I wanted to do back in October:
I was outside with afternoon kindergarten at recess. The custodian had taken down our outside drinking fountain the day before, and the kids had just noticed it was missing. The fountain is located on the wall between the outside bathrooms, and has a huge grate thing underneath it (it is hard to explain if you've never seen it) that you stand on, and looking down, there is all sorts of trash and other fun things, with a door to the basement. So the kids noticed the fountain was gone. They asked me where it was, and being silly, I asked them what they did with it. One of the girls looked at me and said "I think the witch who lives in the basement took it, cuz there's blood on the door!" I laughed and asked if they really thought so. "Yes!" was the reply. While the kids were lining up to come inside, one of the boys very seriously said, "I think the vampires took it. My dad is a vampire and they try to get me at night, but I run really fast." pause. "actually, my DAD isn't a vampire, but his spirit is." I was trying to not laugh at how serious he was. So funny.
My next kid adventure story is from today, at morning kindergarten recess. The kids came out and two boys came right up to me and our conversation went something like this:
Boy #1: Miss O, I have a pet raven!
Me: A pet raven? Wow.
Boy #1: (smiling widely) Yep!
Me: What's his name?
Boy #1: (thinking) Raven
Me: Where does Raven sleep?
Boy #1: in my room
Me: In your room?
Boy #2: (interrupting) I have a kitten!
Me: you do?
Boy #2: yes
Boy #1: (pointing to Boy #2) WE live together!
Me: really? (knowing full well these two are not even related)
Boys: YES!
Me: (to Boy #2) where does your kitten live?
Boy #2: in my room
Me: ooohhh. So, (looking at each boy respectively) does your raven attack your kitten?
Boys: nnnoooo.
Boy #1: my raven eats other birds.
Me: and where do you get other birds from?
Boy #1: (pausing, and not coming up with anything)
Boy #1: and I have a lion, a tiger, and (*something else I can't remember right now) too
Me: (eyes wide) Holy Moly! And they all live in your house?
Boy #1: (nodding head wildly) Yes!!
Me: What are their names?
Boy #1: (thinking again) the tiger is Chubby and the lion is Squishy (*I think. Something very close, anyway)
Me: (laughing) Oh. Well that sounds like a lot of fun
Boys: (looking at each other and smiling)
Boy #1: we only have one dad
Me: really? no mom?
Boy #2: no. we both have our own dads
Me: but you live together?
Boy #1: yes
Me: ok...
Boy #1: and we can make our own dinner too!
Me: you can? so you don't need your dad then?
Boy #1: well... we still need our dad. But when they leave, then we can make our own dinner
Me: I see. So you can make dinner for yourselves and your pets?
Boys: nodding heads in agreement
Boy #2: and we have brothers and sisters too!
Boy #1: Ya, 10 of them!
Me: Whoa! 10 brothers and sisters??
Boys: nodding and smiling at each other

The conversation would have gone on longer, but the bell rang to line up.
The imaginations of these kids is amazing, and I enjoy being able to hear the stories they tell me. I love my job :)

Ah Kids!

Want to know the funniest moment of my day?

I'll tell you:

I was at the church this afternoon, practicing a song with a friend who will be singing it next week, and as we were walking out out, she and her daughter and I were talking. Her daughter is 4. The conversation went something like this: (keep in mind this happened well over 6 hours ago - so I don't recall the exact conversation anymore - but you get the gist)

"Mom, is Miss O (that's me) coming over for dinner?" looking at her mom.
My reply: "Are you making dinner? Cuz if I come over, you have to make dinner."
She grinned, "No. My mom will make it."
Mom said, "What if I don't want to be a grown up and make dinner?"
Without a moment's hesitation came the reply, "But Mom, you wear a bra!"

We were both nearly on the floor laughing. Such wonderful things the innocent children say ;)
This will be a forever joke in the lives of my friend and I. Thank you for the memory, dear one.

Starting Again

Well, today I started indexing again. I have not done indexing since June of last year :( That is 7 months of work I have to now try to catch up on. Wish me luck! I'll keep you posted!

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Micah Shea Watkins

I'm not sure if or how this will work... But I hope it will.
I know this is not "recent" news, but I still feel like I needed to post it.
I knew Micah when she was in elementary school, and we were in the same stake.
Her dad used to be an Institute teacher of mine, and I am friends with some of her siblings.
She will be missed!

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Looking Back

Well, we're at the beginning of a new year again - so here's my post to 2011:

In no particular order, here are some highlights of the past year.

I moved to a new apartment. Because of said move, I lived in a camper trailer for some weeks during the summer while I was in transit between places. I went to Washington (state) for a month and had a blast - but couldn't find a job or housing while I was there. My sister Kati got engaged. I started and finished a cross-stitch of a tiger (pictures of that are definitely coming). I went to Arizona for a week. I've colored my hair a couple of times. I did some indexing, but have not been able to keep up my astounding record from 2010. I played "mom" a couple of times for a family with three kids. I still have not had soda, but have put back on all the weight that I lost... so... I'm not sure how I feel about that. I have made many new friends and look forward to the exciting times I'll have this year!