So Pretty I am Going to Marry It

So I started my official tutoring job today, and it was great! Spending time with third and fourth grades really opens my eyes to a totally new world. The kids are so great and they are independent. It is so great to be able to tell the to start working on something - and they actually do it! The schedule has me all over the building, but it actually works out because I move around so much that it makes the time pass really quickly.

I do get to spend a little over an hour in first grade, mostly in Elaine's classroom. Today Elaine really needed to finish her DIBELS testing with her class (or get started on it since it was due in December). So while she pulled out one kid at a time, I taught the science lesson to the rest of the class. The kids are learning about attributes of rocks and ways to sort and classify them. Today, I placed groups of rocks around the room and allowed the kids 10 minutes to walk around and think of ways they could describe them. When the 10 minutes was over, I had all of the kids gather back on the rug. One of the little boys in the class (whom I absolutely LOVE) sat down perfectly quiet and shot his hand straight up in the air. He obviously had an idea that he wanted me to add to the class list. I called on him (how could I not... he is SO cute). He simply stated (with much affection), "That one rock I looked at was so pretty I am going to marry it!" All of the boys in the class "eewwwww"ed like the rock had cooties! I just did not know how to respond. Who am I to break it to this sweet little boy that he cannot marry a rock? I just simply smiled (and laughed to myself), and wrote 'pretty' on our list of attributes of rocks. (To clear up some confusion - We previously had a loooooooong discussion about what an attribute was. The kids all knew that attributes were describing words. They answer questions, such as "What does it look like?" and "What does it feel like?")

When I told my dad, his simple (and obvious) response was, "Well, he sure is as dumb as a rock..." (I simply cannot get over how clever my dad is!) And when I told the previously mentioned guy in my life about this statement made by my amazing father, he literally laughed out loud and told me that my dad is very clever. (Side note: I think my dad and this guy would totally get along. They watch the same shows (Scrubs, The Office, etc) and have the same sense of humor. Can't wait if they ever meet - I can't imagine my life with a guy that my parents not only approve of, but REALLY like! We will see...)

The men (and boys) in my life really made today great!