Tuesday Quotes

Intervention group with my kindergartners:

"Miss B., you have pretty hair."

"You have pretty earrings."

"Everything is pretty on you..."

"Why thank you, my dears," I responded.

"What's a dear?  Like reindeer???" Lots of giggles.

"NO, it's when you like someone, you call them a dear!" another kindergartner explained.

"I like Miss B.!"

"Miss B., you're a dear!"

Small Group:
"What???  It's like you're teaching in Appalachia!" 
-Stacey, upon hearing that most of the teachers at my school don't know what progress monitoring is

We started a new session of small group tonight, which meant there were a few new girls.  We were asked to go around and share a history of where we'd lived.  Sarah launched into a detailed description that included 3 weeks in Rome.  "You didn't live there, that's a vacation!" everyone yelled.  "You have to live somewhere at least a month for it to count!" 

When my turn came- "Naperville, River Forest, Chicago, more Naperville, more Chicago, Phoenix, Chicago," I said.  

"Wait, how long were you on your trip?" someone asked.

"8 weeks."

"So, that counts."  

"Yeah, but I wasn't really in one place..."

"Didn't you sleep in your car?  There you go.  You can add your car to the list of places you have lived."  Cuz that doesn't make me sound like a hobo...

Email exchange with Kristin:
"I just have to say, one thing I really hate about running- the way I feel my enormous ass jiggling with every step"

"Is there anything you *like* about running?  LIke, maybe the fact that it gets you outside?"

"I like being done."  

Text from Jason:
"I promise, I will make you fast by this time next year!"  
Follow up texts after a half hour pep talk last night 

Text from Pete:
"Friday isn't gonna work for me..."
Big surprise.