why i love children: *edit*

Because 6 year olds can be awed and amazed about the most random and inconsequential things.

I was babysitting tonite, and putting M’s kids to bed, and tickling RB’s back, and he started humming a song, and I started singing the lyrics and he sat up and he was like “You know that song?????” And I was like…yeah….and he was like “So, you have Kids Sing the Hits volume 22” or something like that…and I laughed and said no, I just knew the song. (cuz it’s a pop song that they put on one of those teeny-bopper cds) Anyways. So, he had to play the song (It was the “So you had a bad day” song). Just once. And then went to sleep.

And DB….explained to me the complexities of 4th grade recess time, and how she’s ‘scared’ to turn 10. “Probably most scared of anyone!” she said. We never really got around to why, cuz she started telling me about the differences between 4th and 5th grade and her school’s ranking system and such. (I mean, part of the reason is -because- of the change to 5th grade and such). But. I dunno. Life maybe doesn’t get much better than late nite conversations with little freckle-faced miniature people. I can’t think about it too much cuz….it literally takes my breath away. To see her now and remember her back when she was a tiny peanut curled in my lap. MY lap. With a whole crowd of students and other people around, and she chose ME. 🙂 She prolly wouldn’t today, but that’s ok. She did once.

Geezum. It can’t REALLY be past midnite!! ACK. I’m NEVER gonna make it to work on time in the morning. Sheisse.

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OOOOH!!!! If it’s after midnite it means it’s the 19th which means it’s officially TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!!!!!!! Arrrrrrrr, matey!