Simon and Jay are downstairs watching the Wisconsin/Ohio State basketball game.
I come downstairs to check on the situation.
Score: Wisc. 15, Ohio State 14
Me: Who are we rooting for?
Simon: Wisconsin!
Me: Who's the best team ever?
Simon: Wisconsin!
Me: Who do we always root for?
Simon: Wisconsin!
Ohio State scores 10 unanswered points while I'm downstairs.
Score: Wisc: 15, Ohio State, 24
Pulling a David, I decide my presence is unlucky and decide to retreat.
On my way upstairs I hear:
Simon: Daddy! Let's root for Ohio now! they're winning.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Everybody's a good guy
Day: Last Sunday
With Jay out of town, it is up to me to read the Sunday comics with Simon. We read Prince Valiant only to discover that the protagonists are in a battle for their lives with the evil snake Morcheda.
Simon is concerned.
We move on.
The matter is not discussed publicly.
24 hours later, appropos of nothing:
Simon: "I think Morcheda is a nice snake. He's on their same team. I don't think they were fighting after all."
With Jay out of town, it is up to me to read the Sunday comics with Simon. We read Prince Valiant only to discover that the protagonists are in a battle for their lives with the evil snake Morcheda.
Simon is concerned.
We move on.
The matter is not discussed publicly.
24 hours later, appropos of nothing:
Simon: "I think Morcheda is a nice snake. He's on their same team. I don't think they were fighting after all."
Friday, February 9, 2007
we weren't there for this one
So I get to Simon's school this afternoon and am immediately approached by the Director. "Did you hear about what your wonderful son did today?" she asked.
No, I hadn't. But I was about to!
Apparently, during circle time today, they made a board with everybody's name inside a construction-paper heart. Each kid took a turn standing up, saying something nice about one of their friends, and putting a heart sticker on the construction-paper heart with that kid's name. For example, Ethan put a heart sticker on Trey's heart, saying "he plays Superman with me." I guess the idea is, by Valentines' Day, they'll each have several stickers on their construction-paper hearts.
So the activity continues. Apparently everybody is putting stickers on their best friend's heart. Simon's the last kid to go. He stands up, looks at all the hearts, notices that one kid doesn't have any stickers yet. He says out loud but in a whisper "Alex doesn't have a sticker" and says "Alex played with me outside" and put the sticker on her construction-paper heart.
Now, apparently, none of the teachers saw Simon playing with Alex, so at least according to them, he was making it up so she wouldn't feel bad that she didn't have a sticker.
Ana Liza apparently started to cry. Necy told me later that "if I'm still living in this country in 30 years, I'm going to hope that Simon runs for president so I can vote for him because he's the kindest person I know." Shamaurie was so moved that he went and printed out a few poems about doing nice things for other people and put them in Simon's cubby for him to bring home. And, they apparently told Gwen, the Director of the center because by the time I got there she already knew.
It was really quite something.
No, I hadn't. But I was about to!
Apparently, during circle time today, they made a board with everybody's name inside a construction-paper heart. Each kid took a turn standing up, saying something nice about one of their friends, and putting a heart sticker on the construction-paper heart with that kid's name. For example, Ethan put a heart sticker on Trey's heart, saying "he plays Superman with me." I guess the idea is, by Valentines' Day, they'll each have several stickers on their construction-paper hearts.
So the activity continues. Apparently everybody is putting stickers on their best friend's heart. Simon's the last kid to go. He stands up, looks at all the hearts, notices that one kid doesn't have any stickers yet. He says out loud but in a whisper "Alex doesn't have a sticker" and says "Alex played with me outside" and put the sticker on her construction-paper heart.
Now, apparently, none of the teachers saw Simon playing with Alex, so at least according to them, he was making it up so she wouldn't feel bad that she didn't have a sticker.
Ana Liza apparently started to cry. Necy told me later that "if I'm still living in this country in 30 years, I'm going to hope that Simon runs for president so I can vote for him because he's the kindest person I know." Shamaurie was so moved that he went and printed out a few poems about doing nice things for other people and put them in Simon's cubby for him to bring home. And, they apparently told Gwen, the Director of the center because by the time I got there she already knew.
It was really quite something.
Monday, February 5, 2007
An Excellent Source of Calcium
time: 5:00pm
place: kitchen
Simon: can I have a Fudgy Bar?
me: how about a piece of cheese?
Simon [reading the box of "healthy" chocolate cookies we picked out at Whole Foods yesterday]: Fudgy Bars have 12 essential vitamins and minerals.
me: so they do.
Simon: Daddy says vitamins and minerals are good for you.
me: so they are.
Simon: this has vitamin K and vitamin B-12.
me: ok ok have a fudgy bar.
time: 6:30pm
place: kitchen
Simon: I ate all my food. What can I have for dessert?
me: you already had dessert before dinner.
Jay: Oh? what did you have?
me: one of those cookies. [points to Fudgy Bar bag]
Simon: those aren't cookies.
me:
Simon [reading off the bag of Fudgy Bars]: it says right there: "Healthier than a cookie!"
me:
Jay: you can have 4 chocolate chips.
place: kitchen
Simon: can I have a Fudgy Bar?
me: how about a piece of cheese?
Simon [reading the box of "healthy" chocolate cookies we picked out at Whole Foods yesterday]: Fudgy Bars have 12 essential vitamins and minerals.
me: so they do.
Simon: Daddy says vitamins and minerals are good for you.
me: so they are.
Simon: this has vitamin K and vitamin B-12.
me: ok ok have a fudgy bar.
time: 6:30pm
place: kitchen
Simon: I ate all my food. What can I have for dessert?
me: you already had dessert before dinner.
Jay: Oh? what did you have?
me: one of those cookies. [points to Fudgy Bar bag]
Simon: those aren't cookies.
me:
Simon [reading off the bag of Fudgy Bars]: it says right there: "Healthier than a cookie!"
me:
Jay: you can have 4 chocolate chips.
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