Sunday, June 8, 2008

Where cooties come from

Friday was sleepover day at the daycare. The kids all brought their PJs, their teddy bears and their sleeping bags and we played games and read stories. As two of the kids were laying out their bags at the beginning of the day, I heard the following conversation between two 6 year olds:


little girl: you can share my sleeping bag with me.
little boy: I don't want to share your sleeping bag.
lg: why not?
lb: because you have cooties.
lg: I do not!
lb: yes you do.
lg: where do cooties come from?
lb: I don't know, but they have something to do with your breasts.
lg: oh.

I kid you not, that's exactly what he said.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Four hours with Kindergardeners has taught me:

1) If you want to be told "I love you" by a 6 year old boy, bring him tadpoles

2) If the box says "for ages 7 and up" and you're 6, then you are definitely NOT allowed to play. 

3) Skipping two bars on the monkey bars makes you playground royalty. 

4) If you tell a 6 year old that you're 22, they'll look at you for a minute then ask where your kids are.

5) All it takes is one 5-minute game of Pictionary Jr to get a love letter from a 7 year old.

6) Flashing Montreal Canadien sneakers are WAY cooler than a Toronto Maple Leafs sweat suit. 

7) If you cover dog poop with some rocks, it's only a matter of time before someone will pick up the rocks and end up covered in poop. 

8) Counting 1..... 2.... 3..... will solve pretty much any crisis. 

9) If you're 5'9" then your legs are REALLY long.

10) All you have to do to gain some respect is be able to draw a dog, a cat and a mouse in a house. 

11) Nachos dipped in peach drink is the funniest thing on the planet. 

12) If someone pukes, everyone MUST know about it RIGHT AWAY. 

13) Hannah Montana is a god.

14) If you pull out a long blade of grass and plant it in the sand, an entire farm will grow overnight.

15) Goggle-y eyes are WAY TOO COOL.

16) Girls are mean to each other at every age.

17) 'Heck' is a bad word.

18) If you spit on someone, telling the adult that it's your birthday in 8 days will get you off the hook (...not really... but it will make them laugh)

19) Dandelions make great gifts for mom, even if the stuff they eat is gross and gooey.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

I did it!

That $30 000 piece of paper is finally mine! (and I didn't even fall when I walked across the stage to get it, though I did drop my lipgloss - I had it lodged in my bra because I didn't have any pockets - and the dean spent the reception afterwards searching for me so he could return it to me).