Lydia is in first grade. I have the privilege to volunteer in her class twice a week, with 2 kids in tow. That's no small feat, ask any other volunteer at Pierce who doesn't bring kids along to "help." In their defense they are quite well behaved. It's kind of like church, after a while they've gotten used to the idea that we go to school on Monday and Friday and they have to sit (ha ha) at the table with mommy while I do my work. It actually works out quite well. And I must admit I have cheated in the past and brought the DVD player from the van, but never any movies, only Dora and Thomas. Somehow that makes sense in my mind.
Anyway, if I wasn't volunteering I wouldn't have the opportunity to read all the hilarious things First Graders write. Lydia loves school and her teacher loves her (Hi Mrs.Lake!). All the teachers do. She's not the next Einstein (well, who knows, maybe she is) but her journaling and sentences and stories are pretty complex and funny.
Exhibit A
1. Typically first grade type sentence.2. Awww!
3. Pretty basic and true
4. This is classic a perfect example of how what you say will come back to bite you in the butt. It may need a little translation - "Get dressed now or else I will ground you for the rest of the week!"
5. Open for interpretation
6. I am not aware of this actually happening, but in this house...
7. True
8. Not true
9. Must have been a Green Eggs and Ham kind of day
10. Open for interpretation
Exhibit B
These are funny because of the conversations she makes up to go along with the pictures. I love this girl and I'm really not an angry mom, at least not when it's sunny, which it is today, but apparently my kids have a different perspective. Not that I can do anything about being ugly, right, Deb?
5 comments:
Oh my... how do you find time to sleep with all the ridiculousnessousity of your children? You probably have to take drugs or something... which might actually explain your children... hmmmm things are coming full circle now!
Hysterical!
I do not take drugs. I might if anyone offered but no one has, yet. I also love my kids passionately and even though we subscribe to a certain kind of crazy around here, there's never a dull moment and usually a whole lot of love (at least when the angry eyes are tucked away and Gaby's not singing songs about how much you smell).
I love your brand of crazy. Wish I had my own crazy, ya know?
Okay, let me first say that I think I've re-opened my c-section scar. Chase had to run back in our room to see what was going on because I was making so much noise. The reason isn't just that what Lydia wrote is funny, it's how I IMAGINE Lydia as she's writing it. Completely unaware that what she's writing is HILARIOUS and yet slightly embarrassing. No, she's just thinking, "Hmmm...dog in a toilet, that should make for a good sentence. Let's start there..."
Second: Have I mentioned that Rockwell Collins has opened some new positions here in Richardson? Just wanted to throw that out there. We miss you guys!!!!!!!!
Post a Comment