The kiddos at school have said and done some things that have made me chuckle this year: 1. I was wearing my Born oxfords one day at school. They aren't the height of fashion or even close, but they are comfortable shoes for someone who's on their feet all day. Tristan, one of my third graders, walked up to me, looked down at my shoes and said, "My grandpa has shoes just like those." ("Kids," I thought.) "Oh," I said. "No, I mean JUST like them." Out the door he trotted, and to the store I went! When I told the young salesclerk why I was there buying new shoes, she was slightly offended. "Since I'm on my feet all day at work I wear them!" Just saying, from the mouths of babes - it's a bitch getting old honey! 2. Shortly after Christmas a parent came into a fellow teacher's classroom. Unaware that he was interrupting a math class he wished everyone in the class a Happy New Year and hoped that all w
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