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Hot Dog -It's Open House!Tonight was open house at Connor's school. I looked over all the work he had prepared and arranged on his desk for my viewing pleasure. I met his friends in all their six year old glory. I talked to his teacher, expecting the usual platitudes about how he was "a joy to have in class" and knowing she would say something about his handwriting - (yes we're working on it. Really we are.) But I was unprepared to hear the first thing that came out of her mouth.
"Mrs. Gresak, are you aware that Connor brought eight hot dogs to school in his backpack this morning?"
My eyes grew wide and I shook my head in embarrassed disbelief. "No. No I wasn't," I choked out. I looked over at my second born, his blond hair sticking every which way and a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. I wanted to run over and hug him.
"Yes, he said you sent them with him for a snack. They weren't in any kind of package and some of them were a little...fuzzy from being in his backpack. But don't worry, I made sure he washed them off before he ate them." I smiled, glad Connor was in Ms. McKenzie's capable hands. She made the inevitable comments about his handwriting and remarked how bright Connor was and how fun he was to talk to. I only half listened, not able to take my eyes off my little boy as he marched proudly around the room, talking to his friends, stooping to show his toddling sister something he loved about his classroom. And as he pointed out things he had made and experiences he had had with pride, I reflected in my mother's heart how proud I was to show off one of my greatest accomplishments -that smelly, dirty faced, sweaty little boy.
As his teacher moved on to another set of anxious parents, Connor ran over and slipped his little hand into mine. "Guess what?" he whispered.
I leaned down close. "What?" I asked, enchanted by his impish smile and excited by the promise of what he would tell me.
A grin spread over his freckled face as he proudly proclaimed, "I ate all eight of those hot dogs!"
10:43 PM - Oct. 2, 2007 - post comment
         
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