It's the little things

On Friday we had our Halloween party for the children in the after school program. From the adult's perspective, it was a chaotic afternoon, but to the kids, it was something special. As I watched over the Halloween crafts room, one of the verbal first graders stated loudly enough for all in the room to hear, "This is the best day of my entire life". One of the mothers in the room asks why, and she explains "It is free dress day, we get to roam the halls by ourselves during the party, and I get to paint". There you have it. Thats all she needs!

Healthy Eating

During the kids' lunch today I was standing by the door, beginning to peel the shell off a hard boiled egg that I had brought for a snack today. One of the girls seated nearby calls from her seat "Miss Conner, what are you doing?". I tell her that I am eating the hardboiled egg, but since I do not like the yellow part, I am throwing that away and just eating the white outside. Another girl turns around, and in a very repremanding way, says "but Miss Conner, the yellow part is such an excellent source of protien!".
Not only was I baffled that a 4-year-old understands protien, eggs, and health, but then I felt like I had to explain myself, that I usually eat the yellow parts when my eggs are scrambled, just not when they are not hard boiled.

When did Jesus live?

Walking down to get milk for lunch, I was with a little boy and a little girl. The girl saw a painting on the wall and mentioned Jesus, and asked if he was still alive. I told her that he was not alive on Earth anymore. And the boy said, with great confidence, that no, Jesus is not alive now, he was alive in the 50s.

Mosquitos

On the way inside from the park, one of our little girls had just been bitten by a mosquito -- and as she walked to the bathroom, commenting on how she was worried what it was doing to her body, she said "I wish God did not invent mosquitoes" -- to which I agreed!