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| This haunted house is put on by the local theater and MWR...it was SCARY...I screamed a lot...Connor loved every minute. He went with Scott last weekend and begged to go back again so I decided to go too...it was scary fun! |
Saturday, October 26, 2013
At the Baumholder "Underworld" haunted house...Connor's 2nd time...my first and I really am not sure about it : /
Friday, October 25, 2013
Kids say the darndest things...
So I have been volunteering in Connor's classroom about once a week. When I showed up this week, it was just in time for the presentation about Red Ribbon Week from the school counselor. The theme of course is "Just Say No" to drugs. It was a very interesting, and at times inappropriate discussion. These are 2nd and 3rd graders...is there a need to talk about the DEA, drug cartels, and people being killed in Mexico? But I digress. The children are eager to ask questions and/or comment on the counselor's information about how Red Ribbon Week and how "Just Say No" came to be.
The counselor let each student have a turn to speak. And it's pretty funny what kids will say at school. One boy named Christian, talked about his grandfather smoking and having health issues. A few minutes later it was Connor's turn. And he said, "Like Christian, my grandfather does drugs."
WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!! It was really hard for me to keep a straight face. He continued, "My grandfather smokes all the time and I tell him to quit but he doesn't listen." Then another student asked why do we even have cigarettes. So the counselor did try to explain that while cigarettes and alcohol were legal, it's better to not start and to just say no.
It was quite a discussion! After school, I tried to explain to Connor that when cigarettes came to be a long time ago, no one knew how unhealthy they were back then. And we talked a little bit more about it but I guess he still thinks of Grandpa Clyde as doing "drugs"...sorry Dad!!! It's pretty funny though!
Later that night, Connor was apparently reading the label on his Zyrtec medicine. He asked me, "what's liver disease?" I had to explain that all medicine have side effects and the good outweighs the bad normally...I am not sure he's convinced. He might think we are trying to send him to the dark side of drugs with Zyrtec!
The counselor let each student have a turn to speak. And it's pretty funny what kids will say at school. One boy named Christian, talked about his grandfather smoking and having health issues. A few minutes later it was Connor's turn. And he said, "Like Christian, my grandfather does drugs."
WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!! It was really hard for me to keep a straight face. He continued, "My grandfather smokes all the time and I tell him to quit but he doesn't listen." Then another student asked why do we even have cigarettes. So the counselor did try to explain that while cigarettes and alcohol were legal, it's better to not start and to just say no.
It was quite a discussion! After school, I tried to explain to Connor that when cigarettes came to be a long time ago, no one knew how unhealthy they were back then. And we talked a little bit more about it but I guess he still thinks of Grandpa Clyde as doing "drugs"...sorry Dad!!! It's pretty funny though!
Later that night, Connor was apparently reading the label on his Zyrtec medicine. He asked me, "what's liver disease?" I had to explain that all medicine have side effects and the good outweighs the bad normally...I am not sure he's convinced. He might think we are trying to send him to the dark side of drugs with Zyrtec!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Random phone pics from Disneyland Paris...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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