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A Visit to St. Vincent Elementary

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Today I took Miss Leah to school to meet the teachers/staff and my students.  It was quite the adventure!  Leah did really well despite being roused from her nap after the car ride there.  My students were very funny; one especially precious girl said, "Mrs. Dainty!  You're skinny again!  Now you match your name: Mrs. Dainty.  Did you know that dainty means small?"  Another boy was standing beside me sniffing Leah's head for several minutes unbeknownst to me until one of the other kids yells, "David!  Stopping smelling Mrs. Dainty's baby!"  To that he responded, "But babies smell so good!"  Ahhh, sixth graders.  It was good to see them all.  We'll be going to meet Ryan's students sometime soon.  We already got to make a quick trip to see the famous mural of Shakespeare/Tennessee Williams/J.K. Rowling on his classroom wall!

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Anonymous said…
Ahh, how sweet! I bet that was all they talked about that whole day - you and baby Leah!
January 13, 2009 at 5:21 AM
Anonymous said…
what an adventure-----bet the students were as happy to see their special teacher as they were to see her little baby!
January 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Amber said…
Aw, I love it! And that girl with the Dainty definition sounds like she might end up as a judge on America's Next Top Model some day ;)
January 15, 2009 at 6:19 AM
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