Symbol of love or low tech fire arm....

On Wednesday I had this actual conversation in my classroom. Does this ever happen to anyone else? To preface this story you need to know that my 2nd grade class made beautiful crosses out of clothespins and we were lined up at the end of the day, ready to take them home.
(I now return you to our regularly scheduled story.)

Me: Jacob, Alex, what is that in your hand?

Boys: A cross (looking perplexed...as if they didn't understand why I didn't know what a cross was.)

Me: I see..and what does that cross remind us of?

Boys: Jesus, he died on the cross for us.

Me: And why did Jesus die on the cross for us?

Boys: Because he loves us.
( Now I know you are thinking...great...good job Erin, your class is theologically sound. Whats the point?...its coming I promise.)

Me: So the cross is a symbol of Jesus love for us? So maybe we shouldn't be using them to shoot our neighbors. Ok boys?

Boys: Yes mam. (Looking very upset that I had spoiled their fun.)

Thats right...when you are a 7 years old, and a boy...you can turn absolutely anything into a weapon!

I hope your lenten season has been filled with reminders of Gods love like mine has!

Are you talking to me??

So the vending machines at school have become a kind of a soda roulette wheel.
I put in my 50 cents and then I push the top Coca Cola button, waiting with baited breath. Will it be Coke? will it have caffeine? Will anything come out at all?
In the past couple of weeks the only thing it will spit out is Sprite. I've been assuming that is God's way of telling me that my ill body needs clear liquids.
Today I pushed the top Coca Cola button and I was given a Cherry Coke. I now think God thinks I need to add more fruit to my diet.

I'm hoping to someday soon push that button and have a man appear....

I wonder if God speaks to everybody through soda machines....or if I'm just special......

Hope your day is filled with God's voice!
Erin

YOU MAKE ME SICK!!!!

Ok , maybe not you personally. But if you are one of the 19 germ infested angels in my class.....then this blogs for you. My runny nose, sore throat, achy sore body, fever, headache and hacking cough are all compliments to your lack of hygiene and need to share fluids. OK maybe not exactly nice, but I'm suffering and I need someone to blame. 19 someones make it all the better. If I suffer, they suffer...especially since I came to school in this state- I'm not wasting a day off on illness when I can use it for something fun!!
So in conclusion..thank you 2nd grade....you really make me sick!

Dictionary Skills

I'm not exactly sure what the reason may be, but whatever it is, the students in my class have taken a shining to reading the dictionary. Now not all of them have picked up on this geeky past time...but a good majority. Anyway, this afternoon during DEAR(Drop Everything And Read) I hear a voice call out "Hey, Miss Malenke, what is jays?"
"What is what?" was my incredibly eloquent and thoughtful response.
"You know, what is jays?" the voice responds.
"I don't know.....spell it" I reply, sounding more and more like the mensa candidate you all know me to be.
This was the reply "oh, ok, j-a-z-z, jays"
"Tylore, thats jazz"
"Yeah, that makes more sense with the definition. Thanks Miss Malenke"

I don't know why the whole event tickled me. But I felt the need to share.
Have an awesome weekend!