EWWW!!

I lead three kindergarten intervention groups every Thursday, and a bunch of things make me laugh (and almost cry--not in a good way), but this stood out from last week:

Girl: "It's because you love us!"
Me: "I do love you guys."
Boys: "EEWWWWW!"

Oh, sheesh, boys. Unfortunately, you will never grow up. Kidding. Guys are awesome.

Old and New Kids

Six-year-old: "Can you come to my house today and give me a birthday present?"

Oh, kids. I'm so happy I'm always around them! This year I'll be at elementary schools and a high school, so I'll have a bit more variety, although last year I was at elementary schools, a middle school, and a preschool. I guess I just love being in schools. I'm keeping a list of all of the schools at which I've done work, and it makes me happy.

I wish I could capture in words my exact experience of certain facial expressions and voices I've encountered with kids. Hilarious. Like these preschoolers' exclamations. Or every detail about this conversation. Or this one that made me burst out laughing uncontrollably when I probably should have immediately told him not to use that word. This "I love you" story is a classic in my brain too. I miss those kids SO much. If I'm ever sad, all I have to do is think about them.

Oops! I mean--

Hilarious when people say things they don't mean and end up being unintentionally offensive.

Example 1:
Brother: "I made that one mistake and I felt so bad...but I tried so hard!"
Me: "Nooobody cares."
[I was responding to the first part about him making one mistake]

Example 2:
Me: "If anyone wants some entertainment, be confused, or feel better about themselves, all they have to do is talk to me."
Blake: "Yep."

A Little Football?

I don't remember the exact words that the teacher was using, but here is the funniest thing I witnessed today at a school:

Teacher: "Jake said that they would watch a little football and then go home."
Kindergartner (thoroughly perplexed): "A little football?"

Someone was thinkin' a little bit too literally. LOL

Another Glee Quote

From "Blame it on the Alcohol"

Quinn: "There's a fair amount of the pot calling the kettle black right now."
Brittany: "That is so racist."

Funny Awkward Academics

It's fun poking fun at them. I like funny down-to-earth professors the best.

This one professor/researcher presented his research to members of my program and was awesome (personality-wise). At one point, he stepped back and bumped into a cabinet and said, "Excuse me" and then said, "What am I talking about?" when he realized he was talking to a cabinet. LOL

More Testing Fun

Today I was about to test a first grader. While I was trying to determine on which test booklet page he was on, this conversation occurred:

Boy: "When are we gonna start?"
Me: "Pretty soon. I'm trying to figure out where you are."
Boy (in a cute voice): "I'm right here!"