It's been a while...

We have been SO busy lately! Bryson has been frequenting the library until midnight studying for tests and working on group projects. I have been working nonstop as usual. Needless to say, a break for Thanksgiving and then for Christmas is well needed and will be well appreciated!! :-)

At school, things are busy...but fun. Today, we were making a class graph of their favorite pies for our pie feast on Tuesday (for Thanksgiving). I listed 3 types of pies on the board (I think chocolate cream, apple and pumpkin) and then they got to choose 2 more kinds to vote on (I think they chose banana cream and cherry). They each got 2 pieces of paper with pies drawn on them and they wrote the 2 flavors they liked the best and then added their pie paper to the graph to make a "pictograph." Anyway, one little girl raised her hand with the most concerned look on her face. I asked, "Yes, B?" She responds slowly, "Well....see....I'm not a pie fan." I looked at her "oh-so-serious" expression, but honestly couldn't hold in my laughter. I laughed and just said, "Oh B, you are so cute." Obviously someone had taught her the phrase "I'm not a pie fan" because that is SO not 2nd grade vocabulary.

Also, if you decide you need a reassuring job, become a 2nd grade teacher. Kids in 2nd grade LOVE, and I mean LOVE to tell you how awesome and great you are as their teacher. Today, I was teaching them "words that compare" which is just adding -er and -est to words (big, bigger, biggest). When it was their turn to come up with and illustrate their own word to add -ed and -est, most kids did words like small, smaller, smallest; tall, taller, tallest; or cool, cooler, coolest. One kid raised his hand and said, "I'm going to do Best, Bester, Bestest and draw a picture of Mrs. Webster for bestest because she's the bestest teacher I've ever had." Now honestly, how can you possibly correct such a sweet mistake? haha. I said, "What about, pretty, prettier, prettiest instead?" haha, and I'm kidding, OF COURSE!! :-)

And most importantly of all..........I am so in love with my husband! Maybe someday, we will see each other more than one hour a day, but for now I will love him from afar! :-) And if you are listening, come home from the library, honey bunch!