This Little Guy...

This little guy is the number one reason I miss working with kids every day!  How stinking adorable is he?! Can you imagine the story he told his teacher that morning?  That was my favorite thing about working with 4 year olds: the stories they would tell.  They very often made no sense (to anyone but them) but the sincerity and the excitement they shared was infectious.  Anyone who says they don't like little kids has never even tried to teach them.  They will melt your heart in, well, a heartbeat and have you eating out of the palm of their hand.

As someone who works in business on a daily basis, let me just tell you: Adults suck!  They don't get the joke.  They don't want to have fun.  They don't want to make an edible alphabet.  And they definitely don't want to play on the playground.  But they do pay well which is unfortunate because teachers deserve it so much more!  (and I promise I'm not just saying that as one)  Eventually, I will either hit the lottery or meet my Prince Charming.  At that point, I will have enough money in the bank and I WILL (cross my heart!) start teaching and working with kids again (and having them too!).  It's something I've always seen in my future. So bring on the babies!

Now if I can just figure out how to work the whole travel-y, creative-y, teacher-y thing together in one fell swoop, I'd be a very happy girl indeed!

Editor's Note: I'm not a comic book geek (just every other kind of geek...) but Marvel has totally won me over with what they did for this little boy.  They deserve some kind of recognition. (aside from the billions of dollars they're making off of the Avengers, of course)  Way to go Marvel!  Yay Superheroes!