Monthly Archives: May 2010

P is for Pick

While unloading Moira’s backpack yesterday afternoon, I found a very neatly folded piece of paper wedged all the way into one of the pockets. She is known for folding her assignments that have been graded and are ready to take home…not sure why. So I unwrapped the thing and was delighted to find this funny little story.

The Assignment: Pp is for Pick

My teacher asked me to pick where I would like to sit today. If I could sit anywhere in the school, I would sit in the… (now starts Moira’s contribution)

techers laweng room, because I could drink sodea and take a nap and I would order a pizza and slepe here but I would bring my closs.

Starts off all pre-teen and ends like the normal, thoughtful 6 year old that she is. We asked her how she knew there was soda in the teacher’s lounge and she said there must be because the teachers disappear in there and come out with cans. I don’t even remember knowing there was a teacher’s lounge until I was much much older.

This kid cracks me up.

Cold Sandwich

Yesterday Kenna asked me for a sandwich. When I asked her what kind she’d like she told me “cold”. Since she usually prefers things cold (I’m not kidding – she even eats her chicken nuggets frozen – yuck!) I figured she wanted cheese or ham or something else straight from the fridge.

I asked her what kind of “cold” sandwich she wanted…she looked at me slyly and then said “ice cream”.

Of course! It’s a cold sandwich right?

Stoopid

Kenna has been experimenting with “naughty” words lately. Her all-time favorite so far is “stupid”. We have explained that it isn’t a nice word and she’s not allowed to say it until she’s older and understands when it’s appropriate. She’s been mostly good about refraining at home, although it does tend to slip out when she’s mad (much the same as two certain grown-ups in our house – ha!)

A few weeks back when I went to pick her up from preschool, I discovered that she’s maybe not so good at refraining at school. Apparently another child told on her to the teachers that she was saying stupid. When the teachers asked her what happened she claimed innocence at ever saying stupid….over and over again.

Miss Francine: Kenna, did you say stupid?
Kenna: I didn’t say stupid, I know I’m not allowed to say stupid, stupid’s a bad word, I never say stupid, stupid isn’t nice, I’m not allowed to say stupid at my house.
Miss Nadine: Kenna, you just said stupid several times, that’s enough please.
Kenna: But I didn’t say stupid, I never say stupid, stupid’s not a nice word, I’m not allowed to say stupid ever.

At which point, her teachers were laughing so hard, they had to walk away.

Kenna

Who Me?