Overheard in School by my other 9-year-old kiddos & more 
The 9-year-old Matchmaker9-year-old: Sir, right, you love to read books?
me: Yup. Why do you ask?
9-year-old: 9-year-old: (gets excited, with glow in the eyes) I have a Tita who loves to read books. You know, you can be soul mates!
Sir, are you an American?7-year-old:(Boy raises hand in the middle of my Grade One Reading class.) Sir, excuse me…
me: Yes (insert name)?
7-year-old: Are you an American?
me: (grins, presses own chin) No. Why do you want to know?
7-year-old: …because you sound like one.
--during the first day of school --cycle: motorcycle, unicycle, popsicle! me: Anybody else who can give me a word with the suffix –cycle?
9-year-old: (raises hands) …bicycle!
me: That’s right! Do I see another hand? Yes (insert name)? What do you have?
9-year-old: (thinks for a split-second, then blurts out an answer with conviction) POPSICLE!
(class laughs out loud)
me: (poker-faced) Nice try (insert name). What about another word…
Goosebumps in my Stomachteacher A: This is my first time to be in Card Day.
teacher B: I see.
teacher A: I’m nervous…
teacher B: Please don’t be. You know, even though if I’ve been doing this for so many years, I still have goose bumps in my stomach.
--overheard by me, seated one table away One of the reasons why I won’t trade the Lower Elementary Grades for any other level.
Inspired by a website. From memory, I will start entries like this, in between classes.
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