- Check out what socks I am wearing.
- Dance like goofballs to our calendar songs.
- Say things like "Ohhhhh, bananas!" and "Ooooooh, applesauce!" as they approach the salad bar at lunch.
- Call me "Mom," "Grandma," and even "Dad."
- Shout out their former kindergarten teachers' names with great excitement when we pass them in the hall.
- Chase each other in endless games of "boy/girl 'trapped'," "jail," "dragons," "monsters," and innumerable variations.
- Warn me not to burn my tongue on my hot tea/coffee.
- Ask for band-aids for totally invisible injuries.
- Hand me the woodchips from the playground that get stuck in their shoes and clothes like it's precious treasure (I immediately throw the splintery things into the trash).
- Say "Thank you for teaching us today!" on the way to the bus, every afternoon - except that's not funny, it's WONDERFUL, and I am grateful to the little girl who says it every. single. day. :)
~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)
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