Thursday, November 29, 2007

you have to promise not to tell anyone...

... was the condition placed upon me by P, as I tucked him into his cot for naptime. But I have a Transformer that fits in my room and in my house and it/he sleeps next to me. But he's invisible. He's pretend. If you tell anyone, I'll be very mad at you.

Unbidden, he began to tell me his story of transformers and power rangers... I think tucking the 4s and 5s (we sort the kids by age) into their cots for naptime is one of my favorite things about working at the preschool (Changing soiled undergarments or diapers is definitely NOT). I never thought I would, but I have recently employed the phrase "snug as a bug in a rug" and that makes them laugh. On Thursdays, life is particularly exciting as the 4s and 5s have the Prize Box and get various penny toys or candy to reward their good behavior. For a while, spider rings were very popular. Lollypops were today's hot item. They talk about their prizes with such excitement that it makes me want to go home and have my own gummy snake or red tootsie roll pop (the color is very important).

Instead, I sit here eating sub-standard edamame purchased from my grocery store here in Tennessee. It was the only edamame they had. Apparently, there's not much demand for them here. Sad day.