Senior Citizen 28, February 2009

THE GIRLS ARE GOING BACK TO CAMP THIS SUMMER! Thanks to my wonderful friend Jenn, my girls from school will be going to overnight camp, for 2 weeks this time.
As you can imagine, 2 weeks at overnight camp for 2 girls is not cheap. I wrote to many famous, rich people asking for money to send them. I got a few replies, all negative. And I was also ignored many times.
But not this time. Thanks, Jenn!

You may be wondering what the title to my post has to do with camp.
I only wanted to write one post today, and I thought it would be a way to pull your interest (was it?!).
When I was taking my kids to the bus today, my little trouble maker said “Madame (French school), my bus driver this morning was a senior citizen”.
What??!
When I dropped him at his bus, the substitute driver did, in fact, have gray hair, and looked to be in his early 60s.

I can’t exactly explain it, but every time I repeat to myself what this little boy said to me, my insides are tickled and I start laughing aloud.

Outside of the box 22, February 2009

I had a Little Prince moment yesterday.
I was babysitting . For a 4 year-old.
He was practicing writing some letters. The first letters of his first, middle and last names. Then, I wrote I LIKE, and drew a box. He was supposed to draw something he liked to do, or eat, or wear, or play.
Instead, he looked up at me and said “you drew me a cage. So I’m going to draw an animal”.
A cage??? I drew a square. A box. A cage…?! Uh-oh. If squares look like animal cages to little kids, I have to start thinking twice about my lessons at school.
Even if it’s just a box to me, the 1st graders must be wondering why they have been drawing normal pictures inside of animal cages the entire school year.
We’re going outside of the box, starting Monday.