Out of the mouths of third graders.....

I'm finally getting around to blogging again. 

November has been a really busy month. The kids have a couple more weeks of swimming lessons and they both are taking tumbling classes now. Kenzie moved up to an intermediate class and Mason just started a boys class, which means we go from 9am-11:15 on Saturdays. They are both really enjoying it though. 

School has been busy with different projects that we've been doing--a canned food drive in which the Kindergarten class won an ice cream party; Operation Christmas Child, and making letters to send to the soldiers for Christmas. 

Speaking of, I was reading the cards my third graders made and they were so cute and sweet. "Thank you for protecting our country", "I'm praying for you." A funny one though was one that said, "Dodge the bullets-pretend that it's a big game of dodgeball and you'll win!" It's that cute? I debated whether it was ok because a Christmas card really isn't a good way of reminding someone that they are in danger, but I have a feeling some soldier is going to get a kick out of that! :) 

Also, the other day our library teacher was reading a story to my class about a girl who wrote a letter to President Lincoln to make Thanksgiving Day a national holiday. Afterwards, their assignment was to write a letter to President-elect Obama addressing their concerns. Well, she had trouble getting them started. I was at my desk working and heard these responses. Tre said, "I would like him to make healthy pizza." Then, Mason said, "Oh, I would like him to invent a way to make ice-cream without milk." So, the librarian tried getting them back on track explaining that those things weren't really a part of the presidents job and asking, "What concerns you?" Brandon raised his hand and said, "I'm concerned!" The librarian said, "What concerns you, Brandon?" He said very matter-of-factly, "Obama being the  president IS what concerns me!!" I tried so hard not to laugh! 

You hear the funniest things when you are around kids all day. I really should write it down because I don't remember half of what I have heard from them.