I'm back.

For reals this time. Thanks to a long weekend and Thanksgiving break I've finally had time to stick to that New Year's resolution of keeping in touch with everyone. (sorry... : ( ...I've not been so good at that) After many conversations about how my blog is missed by those in my family who are internet savvy individuals and the situational detachment from my friends, I've decided I need to get back on here.

Today wasn't too exciting. It's the first day back after Thanksgiving....how many days until Christmas break? : ) Speaking of Christmas, the presence of Christmas lights and music are sending me into a flurry of joy. No joke. I think my co-workers think something is wrong with me. I already got a comment on my funny smirk today, and we're still in November!

This isn't really my story, but it has to do with one of the kiddos at our school, so I'm stealing it from Colleen. It'll probably make "story of the week" for me. Second-grader A was reading the creation story from the Bible during religion class. (yeah, when it starts out that way you know it's gonna be good!) Second-grader B needs some explanation. He's a pretty imaginative little fellow who is sometimes out of place because he does quirky things. Well, this second-grader B decided that he was going to "act out" the creation story as it was being read. Imagine a classroom full of children listening attentively, while one child reads, and another (who is supposed to be attentively listening like everyone else) begins to wave his arms in the air as the sky is created, move his hands around his mouth as God speaks, and make wave motions with his arms as the water gushes upon the earth. *sigh* If only I had been there.... (but we decided it's better I wasn't because uncontrollable laughter would have occurred)

Here's another cheesy, yet sort of heart-warming kid story. (compliments of the Christ the King homily yesterday) A little boy is at the doctor and he is throwing an absolute fit about having his examination. He doesn't like all the instruments that the doctor has with him and he will not allow the doctor to even touch him. The doctor tells him "I see Elmo coming out of your ear!". At this point the boy lets the doctor to use his instrument to look into his ear. His next comment is "Oh my goodness, did you know that Oscar the Grouch is living in your nose?", so the little boy allows him to examine his nose. "Cookie Monster! Did you see Cookie Monster in your mouth?" and the doctor can then put that odd-looking popsicle stick in the young boy's mouth. The doctor then says to the boy, "You know what? I think that Barney has snuck into your heart!" To which the young child responds "No way! Jesus is in my heart. Barney is on my underwear!"