In the morning the children come barreling down the hallway with huge smiles on their faces and great expectations in their hearts.
I stand at the ready, waiting for a thousand hugs before we start the day.
Today Emily ran down the hall with her backpack swinging on one arm, a big bag of snacks in the other and her sweater dragging on the floor behind her.
She came to a screeching halt in front of me. “WHEW! Mrs. Smythe, I need a DRINK!”
She threw her stuff onto the floor near her coat hook. “If anyone needs me, I’ll be hanging out at the water fountain!”
And off she ran.
Oh, Emily. I know RIGHT how you feel. I said ALMOST the same thing when I walked in my front door this afternoon. 'Cept I'm not talking water fountain.
32 comments:
tee hee hee...
I have a feeling that Emily's mom might be a hoot to hang out with.
Emily is no follower...you need to use her powers for good :)
Oh I can SOOO relate.
I'm with Gigi. You might have fun come parent conference time. . .
are you sharing? smiles.
I want to hear a conversation between Emily and little "Estelle" ... (" now that's disturbing") ... I needed a drink today too and no one gave me one :(
She may know more than you think. You better check that backpack! LOL
Haha!!! That is hilarious! I love it!
I love Emily!!
However in the world do you manage to keep from laughing at every single thing these kids say?? "I'll be hangin' out at the water fountain, in case anyone needs me"??? And she's 5??? This one is a hoot on wheels! LOL!
i love you. i love that i can come home and instead of boring my family with all of the tales of my day with 2 yr. olds, i can come here and read about YOUR day with kids. it's like that sick thing where pregnant people are obsessed with pregnant shows. i'm obsessed with your teacher blog. and mom blog because i'm a mom too. so today, while i was changing a boy in my class he looked me in the eye and said "i have a BIG pee pee" and then went "doink doink" as he flipped it. i felt so violated.
Jessica- I just laughed my ass off. Thanks to YOU!!
and I screwed up on my own word verification.
jesus.
Oh, honey, if Emily thinks kindergarten is the hardest thing she will do, you may as well put some vodka in her sippy cup now. That may make first grade a little more bareable.
I can just picture her in my mind! they should really invest in a booze fountain for after hours at school!
Sure it was water and not vodka? Dumb question -- you'd KNOW that.
Emily's a hoot!
Those kids are an endless array of hysterical sunshine.
That Emily is an absolute hoot!
Amen.
LIfe of a teacher......hard to explain, ain't it?
We had some nurses and doctors come in yesterday to do mini workshops and afterward they said that they just don't understand how we do it....
What size glass did you fill?
Wish I could start my day with hugs.
Awesome. Just awesome.
Emily's practicing for her college years ;-)
xo jj
TOO funny!
I love it when they catch me off guard with something off the wall like that!
Cheers *tink*
Can you imagine if you told little Emily that you need a drink too? She may have gone home and told her 'drink' story to her parents, and said that you said YOU need a drink.
What do they put in the water? My son refused to take ice cream money today because the kids who get ice cream get water last.
Cute story kiddo. I taught pre-school as a sub one day all by myself. I never went back. They won.
Here's why I'm no longer a class room teacher: When there's a bad little boy, I befriend him and win him over and make him my special helper and turn him into a star. When there's a spirited little girl, I want to kick her in the teeth.
so yeah. Good thing I quit 20+ years ago! I'm glad the Emily's of the world have you.
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