Must be doing something right with the girls also...

Abby just told me tonight that she has decided she is going to stop blinking. Of course my response was a very intelligent, "Huh?" She then explained that she was going to stop blinking so that "they" would stop cutting down the rain forest. Again, a very intelligent, "Huh?" from me as I tried to figure out what the heck she was talking about.


It turns out that there was an assembly at school the other day focusing on the rainforest. At some point in the presentation, the speaker told the kids that the rainforest was disappearing at a certain rate in the time it took the kids to blink their eyes. Abby got it in her head that if she just quit blinking her eyes the rain forest would quit disappearing. She then told me that she hoped "they" would realize how important the rainforest is and stop tearing it down.

It took me a little bit to figure out a way to explain to her that it was safe to keep blinking and that she was not solely responsible for the fall of the rainforests.

Isn't it funny how literally their little minds really work?

Raising that boy up right!

I have a great amount of respect for teachers. Teachers are probably one of the most influential groups of people in the world. Think about your own life and the people who have affected how you think about the world. I bet at least one of the people you are thinking of is a teacher. Teachers can inspire us to do better, be better, grow, question, and appreciate the history of who we are and where we came from. Unfortunately, there are teachers who negatively impact our lives. My hope is that you all have more positive experiences with teachers than negative.

From my own experiences in the classroom and my observations of the world, it seems that many people have begun to lose that respect for teachers. I remember growing up if we got in trouble at school we were going to be in five times as much trouble at home. In the classroom I encounter all sorts of students. The most disturbing are the students who don't care and show very little respect for the teacher. It has always been important to me that my kids treat their teachers with respect. How do you teach them to do that though?

Well, we must be doing something right. Last night as we were filling out Valentine's cards for Weston's preschool party he carefully choose the one he wanted to give to his teacher. Here is the conversation:

W: It has to be special, Mom, 'cuz Mrs. Robert is soooo special.

Me: Well, I am glad you feel that way kiddo. What do you think makes her special?

W: Well, she used to be God. Then she got tired of not being at my school so she decided to be Mrs. Robert. I think if you used to be God then you must be special.

Me(trying not to laugh): What makes you think she used to be God.

W: She knows everything and she is so nice and she cares what I am doing. Isn't that how God is? Mom, did all teachers used to be God?

Me: Well, honey I don't think anyone but God used to be God. God made your teachers though so that makes them pretty special don't you think?

W: Oh, so Mrs. Robert is an angel instead!


That's right, Little Man, good teachers are angels. So to the "angels" who pose as teachers, thank you! The kids really do notice.