Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
For every single embarrassing story I could tell about a member of my family, they could tell two — at least — on me. Even so, David McMahon wants to know if I have any embarrassing relatives, and I’m going to answer him. I’ve thought and considered and I’d have [...]
We got a new student last Monday (Marco), and another today (Miki). Both of them are three years old. Both of them came in crying and frightened. K.K. has ignored Marco’s wails all week. Today he decided to pay him — and Miki – some mind. Of course, given K.K.’s [...]
K.K. kicks, hits, pinches, pushes, shoves, whines, and talks back — and those are his better traits. There is a “Good Behavior” campaign in full swing in our school and kids — especially at recess — are being given certificates of merit for acts of kindness and responsibility. Everyone in [...]
Today, every half-hour or so, Chez would look up from whatever he was doing, see me across the room, and his face would suddenly light with joy. He’d dash to me, declare jubilantly in his high squeaky voice, I love you!, then hug and/or kiss me, before bounding away as [...]
Not long after we left the Keiki Zoo, we came to the rhino enclosure. The female rhino came forward to take a good look at the strange creatures staring at her. I believe it was Chez’s piping call of “Looky! Looky! Looky!” that caught her attention. The kids oh-ed and [...]