Grandkids Are Cool . . . So Are Teachers

Grandkids Are Cool . . . So Are Teachers

From "Being a guest at grandkids' birthday party good thing," column by Sharon Randall Norfolk Daily News (8/29):  "  Here's a confession. I love to watch children. All children. Even when they're being little toads. But I especially love to watch my grand-children. I can't begin to tell you how it made me feel to see them light up & shout 'Nana' each time they saw me watching them . . . It's a fine thing--worth gray hair & bad knees--to see a child light up like that . . . I think that's why teachers teach:  To watch children light up at learning & life . . . "  
MY COMMENT:  Her comments about grandkids are obvious, but what about teachers? When I would visit Lois' 1st grade classroom, I'd tell her that although I was glad that I served in high schools, I was a little jealous. First graders--for the most part--love school, love their teachers . . . I had to be careful not to visit in the middle of her lesson, because the little toads(?) were apt to greet me loudly & rush to give me hugs. I heard her talk about the challenges of teaching 1st graders, but I also saw her joy at watching her kids light up at learning & life. I hope she realizes that it was because of her teaching, nurturing, &  mentoring.

There Is No Place Like . . . New York??

NDN (8/28):  "Couple married on bus . . . A NYC couple who met on a bus 13 yrs ago have now gotten married on one . . . He (Osvaldo Jimenez) said that when he suggested getting married on the same bus, she (Kara Mullins) replied, 'Heck, yeah, let's do it.' A friend performed the ceremony." 

MY COMMENT:  Other romantic yet quirky places to meet your future spouse, then come back & marry her some years later.

• A sweet corn & watermelon stand in the parking lot of a KFC.
• The swine barn at the Nebraska State Fair.
• A tailgate party outside Memorial Stadium before a Cornhusker football game.
• Browsing in Wal-mart for Big Red overalls.
• Sitting in the library, reading the Farmer's Almanac.