Sunday, February 12, 2012

Things I have learned in daycare

1.  Boogers happen, runny noses, coughs, sneezes, heck even lice, foot and mouth and whatever cringe-worthy bugs come through...these things fall under the "that which does not kill us" category (much like school meals).
2.  When in doubt, call someone a friend.
3.  Greet people with "Hello Friends!" "Bye Friends" "Thank you Friend" I now have the affliction of calling any unknown group of people our friends... our bus friends, our store friends, our library friends.
4.  Hold hands (this has backfired, since they aren't supposed to hold hands in Kindergarten, but I don't care... hold hands)
5.  Clean-up Clean-up Everybody do your share.
6.  Wash your hands often.
7.  Daycare teachers are miracle workers as evidenced by simultaneous and consistent nap-times for 10 kids, daily.  Respect y'all.
8.  Cutie pie little chairs, little tables and little potties are just tooo much.
9.  In spite of how my kids act at home, they really do know how to share, how to play independently, how to eat, how to clean up, how to sleep.
10.  There are a lot of personalities, learning styles, backgrounds, diets, but we can all hold hands, walk together, play together, those things make the class and make our lives more entertaining and fun!

Tee hee, can I add something that I learned in the coffee shop, from eavesdropping on the cute young hipster neighbors:  "I have never had coffee cake AND coffee together before... Oh My GOD!  People were so right, this is so good together!  The flavors all totally complement each other, they are so good!" (general affirmation of this observation confirmed among all four friends).

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