Kids Say

As I'm sure you know, I've been teaching before/after care at preschool this past week and will continue to do so until the school year is over next Friday. One of my favorite parts of teaching is listening to the things the kids say. Because as Bill Cosby used to say "kids say the darndest things". I decided to (every now and then) share a couple of the cutest, and most confusing, things that have been said to me so far because everyone needs a little laugh every now and then. (no names because I don't have permission from their parentals)

CJ - "Ms. Lisa ran away like a Gosselin."

Me - "You mean gosling? Like a baby goose."

CJ - "No! Gosselin, he wears a red hat and he ran away."

(She meant Jon Gosselin. How she knows who he is, I do not know.)

Gracie - "Emily, I'm allowed to kiss you because you're not just my teacher, you're my family."

A general note to everyone I know.

I WANT to live at home next year. Don't worry about finding me a place to live, I have one. Maybe next year we can talk about housing, apartments, and houses. Thanks.

Sorry, it just bugs me when everyone wants to know if I need help finding a house. Nope, I don't. I have one.

Plain Living

During nap this week I have been reading the book "Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World". Ever since my first visit to Amish County, PA I've been obsessed with the Amish way of life. It amazes me how happy and carefree they seem. The book I'm reading is not about how to become Plain. It's about how an English person can take simple steps to become more like a Plain person. It's actually am amazing book that every Christian, and non Christian, should read. Some of the steps, I can't take yet, because they have to do with marriage and children. But the ones about technology I can take. One thing I read that surprised me was that the Amish don't shun technology, they shun being overly attached to it.

They have a telephone in each community so they can make important calls. They let their sick use modern medicine. They use solar, wind, and water power to fuel their farm equipment. They just aren't attached to the technology they have. If something breaks, no big deal. They have another, simpler, way of doing whatever it is they need to do.

In order to become more Plain and less English, I bought a watch. It seems weird since the Plain aren't attached to time, but I know what I'm doing. By buying a watch, I can use it to tell time. (duh.) But it also means I don't need my phone with my 24/7. It never fails that when I look at my phone to see what time it is, I also check e-mail, facebook, etc. But if I look at my watch, I'll read the time and go on with life. Telling time, takes less time if that makes any sense.

Being Plain is just better. Better for health (Amish have a lower percentage of members with heart disease), better for family (there is no divorce), better for me.

Today I got my heart broken... By a 5 year old with blonde spikey hair. At snack time, he sat down at his assigned seat. I looked at his name card, saw his last name and immediately knew who he was. That's when the first rip in my heart started to happen. How could such a sweet boy have to be put through such a hard time? On the way to the playground I was holding his hand and I finally got the courage to ask him how his brother was. He smiled, held up one finger, and said "he has one left." That's when the next rip happened. I tried to smile and replied, "One more and the doctors will make him all better." Hoping I was right. The boy looked at his feet and whispered "He has cancer." It took all I had not to break down right then. All I could say was "I know and I'm praying."

A five year old shouldn't know what cancer is. They shouldn't have a brother who is fighting it. And they definitely shouldn't know how treatment works. I think I would be mad at God for this if I hadn't literally just finished the book Letters to God. It's about a boy with brain cancer who uses the short life he has to inspire others to follow God. Although I pray Nick's condition doesn't take the same route Tyler's did, I do pray he makes the same impact. Life is fragile. Bad things happen to good people. We just have to learn to have Faith. And pray.

Shopping

Mausam, Kelly, and I went to the FloRida Mall today to do some serious shopping. Why is it that I spend the most money when I'm not planning on buying anything. Granted, one shirt was not for me, but I can't explain what it was because a Little Ms. Nosy will read this and figure it out. :P

Anyways, I bought a really cute skirt which will come in handy for the zillion graduation parties I have to go to in the next two-three weeks. Can I say how weird it is to be attending parties for people younger than me?? It seems like just yesterday I was planning my own party.

But yeah, I finally got my hands on the new AltPress magazine. (it came with two lovely pictures of Nick Santino and Maika Maile, which have both found their way to my wall). I saw the new HotTopic ARTTM shirt in person. It was actually a lot cuter that I expected. But I refrained from buying it considering I already have two shirts of theirs I bought from tours.

Today closed out one of the best 7 day spans of my life. The only thing that could have made it better would be if the Like We Used To video would have been released on time. Oh well...

May I just quickly comment on how hot it was outside today?! Last night, I walked out to the pool and started shivering because it was around 50 (please remember that I'm a Floridian, born and raised, before you judge). But today, I walked around UCF with Nicole and nearly burned to a crisp. It must have been near 90 because I was in shorts, flip flops, and a tank top and I was STILL sweating. Weather, I'd really appreciate it if you stopped being so bipolar.

On a couple side notes, I bought a study guide for my FCTE General Knowledge Test. Good thing too, because it told me that I'm not allowed to bring a calculator for the math portion. Kill me now.

I also learned that I AM going to get lost on my first day of classes. Yes, I realize campus is just a circle, but still. I'm used to having all my classes in one building. This whole humongous campus thing will be interesting.

My Hanson concert kept messing up today so I only got to see Zac sing one song. Tomorrow is supposed to be all new songs, so I hope I can catch it.

I'll leave you with something funny Elise said to me today "Just because I'm on a diet doesn't mean I can't read the menu." (she was, of course, referring to boys)

It's the Best Week Ever

It's only Wednesday, but I think I can declare this week the best week I've had in a long time. Here's why.

Sunday - Concert with Chrissy. Met Eric. Had lots of fun.

Monday - Helped in before care, relaxed. Nick Santino replied to my message (I died when that happened)

Tuesday - Picked Carter up from school, took him to McD's, went to Mausam's and hung out/watched Snow White.

Wednesday - Helped in AfterCare, ate Sonny's, watched JoBros live chat, watched live Hanson concert online.

Yes, I still love Hanson. They're still amazing. And if you were wondering, Zac is my favorite.

I also absolutely love all my aftercare kiddies. They're so cute and always make my day. (even when they misbehave).