Pit Stop at Poly

On our way up to the Bay, we stopped at Poly to see one of our old profs. He was the one who went to our wedding and I used to visit once a quarter even when I didn't have him. We hadn't seen him since the wedding. It was really nice to see him because he knows us both so well. Here are some of my favorite moments from the visit.

Moment 1:
Prof M: How's the teacher program going, Bea?
Me: Hmmm....Okay. I have some interesting professors.
Prof M: Oh..The normal person kind of interesting or Bea's idea of interesting? (chuckles)
Me: The second one.

Moment 2:
Hubster: (plops my salad down in front of me)
Me: Wow, I wasn't expecting it to be that big.
Prof M: Bea, you know you should never eat anything bigger than your head.

Moment 3:
Hubster: I'm going to get Bea to help me change my brakes. Do you think she can do it? Do you think she can pump it?
Prof M: Hmm....yea.
Hubster: Without complaining?
Prof M: (immediately) No!
Hubster and Prof M: (chuckles)

p.s.
We also got to teach him how to get his ring tone set up on his family cell phone. Yes, he's that kind of prof who refuses to carry his own cellphone. We wouldn't expect anything else from him and we like him that way.

Turkey (Tofurkey) Festivities

I had the honor of participating in the Turkey tango with my first graders and the other 80 first graders. It was ridiculously silly and fun. It's an annual tradition at this school. Every grade competes in order to place. This year we got 2nd place. Yay! The other two places were held by upper grades, so we didn't do too shabby.

P.S.
The video that's linked isn't a video of kiddos at my school instead it's just a video I found with the same song. ^_^

Chilly Willy

It's finally starting to feel like winter around here. I wore this super long fuzzy knitted scarf that was a hand-me-down from my mom. My kiddos spent the day petting my scarf and telling me how soft it was and how pretty it was. Super adorable!

Oh Piles!

My time with my wee-ones is winding down and I will soon be promoted to the big kids. I have mixed feelings about the transition. Who am I kidding? I totally don't want to go. My wee-ones are making amazing progress and I'm going to miss out when all their hard work comes to full flurition. Boo! Here's a warm moment for today:

Me: (cleaning up paper leaves, glue, scissors, and thankful wreaths)
Kiddo S: (rushes in from recess) Mrs. T----! Guess what we're doing.
Me: What Kiddo S?
Kiddo S: All the kids are making a big piles of leaves for everyone to jump in. Do you want to see?
Me: Of course.
Kiddo S: (walks with me outside) See!
Me: That's one huge pile. It looks like a lot of fun.

Cute as a Button

Hubster: Oh no! Our flowers on our lemon tree fell off. Poor Limone!
Me: That's okay. See where the flowers fell off. That's where the lemon comes from. See the little green thing.
Hubster: Oh! (much relieved)
Me: You're so cute!

Just a Kiss of Citrus

We've added two citrus trees, a lemon and lime tree, to our garden collection. Thanks to our Amex points! Our lemon tree is called Limone and our lime tree is called Lime-o. Here are our new kiddos: