Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Rick came in the room whimpering. His knee was scraped. A bit of blood was oozing out. I directed him toward the first aid kit and said, “It’s only a knee. Knees grow back.” The kids argued with me. Later, Jake came in with a skinned elbow. I directed him [...]
The Grownups Wanted Us Dead, but sometimes we could out smart them: >My friend Charlotte’s dog had puppies. They were the cutest little Beagle babies ever born. I wanted one. Gram said, “No!” It was her firm, under no uncertain terms, no. The one there is really no point in [...]
Sometimes the grownups who wanted us dead weren’t even alive themselves: One afternoon as we were heading home from the library, Cheerleader’s front bike tire picked up a nail. We dropped her bike off at a friend’s house, she climbed on my handlebars and we continued on our way. As [...]
The Izzy Inch — it’s a style of walking. Izzy’s style. Izzy is an eleven year-old boy who could give a snail lessons in slow. Somehow — through my own busy-ness and distraction, Izzy became line leader for the month. It happened that I had a ton of paperwork due [...]
All week long as the kids read a book in my classroom, they fill out a little card and we tape it on the wall. We are making a “bookworm.” This morning I looked up and said, “Wow! You guys have been reading. How many cards are up there?” Izzy [...]