Bits And Pieces

A peek into the little conversations that make up my day.....
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(In the playground as the kids line up after recess)

Me: Wow... Can you see how the male PE teachers line up ALL the boys' classes and have them on their best behavior with a mere whistle?
Fellow teacher: I KNOW- it's almost magic.
Me: I wish I could have one of those in my classroom...
Fellow teacher: A whistle?
Me: Naah, a PE teacher.
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(On our way to class)

Hamza: Miss Mariam, isn't chocolate made from plants?
Me: Well, chocolate is made from Cocoa beans which come from plants, so yes.
Hamza: And you said plants take energy from the sun and store it inside.
Me: Yep.
Hamza: So when people say that chocolate makes you hyper, is it cuz chocolate takes the energy from the sun and stores it and then we eat it and become hyper?
Me: Not exactly honey! It takes a living plant to take the energy from the sun. Once the Cocoa beans are off the plant, they are dead. Chocolate makes you hyper cuz it has a lot of sugar in it, along with butter and milk, all of which give you energy.
Hamza (visibly disappointed): Oh.

Can you see what's he trying to do? Getting me to say chocolate is a "plant" so he'd quote me as he tries to convince his mom to substitute chocolate for some of his lunch veggies- the kid's a genius!!!
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(As I enter the house back from school)

Mom: You look really happy today, had a good day?
Me: Yep, goody good.
Mom: So the kids stopped being crazy?
Me: nope.
Mom: You learnt how to control them?
Me: not really, no.
Mom: *raised eyebrows*
Me: Oh I'm just totally used to it now.

Adaptation. Pretty good stuff!!

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(My first Ju-Jitsu class after coming back from Boston, as I hand Sensei Nadine- my instructor- her gift)

Me: This is my little contribution to your collection (her apartment is FILLED with little cuuute stuffed cows, she must have at least 20!!)
Nadine: AWWWWW, a cow!!!! It's SOOOO CUTE.
Me: Glad you liked it!
Nadine: are you kidding, I love it. It's adorable, it looks so cute and fuzzy- in fact, I love it so much I think I'm gonna call it "Mariam".

That'll teach me never to give stuffed animals as gifts!!!

On a brighter note, I'm happy to announce I have a new addition to my colorful collection of "happy dozes"- a VEEEEERY cute giraffe I got while travelling! You won't believe how cute it is.

Oh, and I'm calling it "Nadine":P