Apparently

A couple things.

1. I'm not sure if I told anyone this yet, but last week one of my students called me "dad." I get "mom" all the time...even "grandma" once. I never once was prepared to be called "dad." #doilooklikeamantoyou? #donotanswerthatchild

2. Did you know that when you present children with an art project that involves folding and cutting paper, it will most likely make at least four children cry? Me neither. Never underestimate the power of literally going step by step for first graders. The conversation will go something as follows:

"Pick up your scissors."

"Stop laying sideways on your chair, please."

"Why are you cutting your crayons?"

"Put the edge of your scissors on the paper where the dotted line is."

"Stop tapping your pencil on your desk."

"Seriously, you need to stop cutting your crayons."

"Put pressure in the handles of the scissors so that it starts to cut."

"No, you were supposed to start at this dotted line, not that dotted line."

"It's okay, we'll fix it."

"Don't cry...please don't cry."

"Can I get you a new one?"

"Why are you under your desk?"

"Nope, we don't actually cut our hair at school."**

"Class, make sure that you cut this one first."

"Oh, well then, it's okay if you did it that way, I guess."

"It looks cool with those extra holes, don't you think?"

etc, etc

Basically what I'm saying is...I will be so impressed with myself when I can predict the future so well that people will start paying me to read their palms/that I can give directions to first graders such that there are no problems during an art project. 

3. Taylor and I started registering for gifts. Can you say "most fun thing ever?" Firstly, you get to carry around a gun. I let Taylor carry it, just in case. The main thing that I learned is that it is much harder to choose colors for a kitchen than a bathroom because all appliances come in black or red. **yawn** When you go to the bathroom section, there are multitudes of products in a spectrum of colors and all you have to say is "I like that one" and scan. In the kitchen section, you look up and down extra aisles thinking "there has got to be a non-crappy version of this that isn't red somewhere." Then there isn't, so you say "I'm sure Bed, Bath, and Beyond will have it" and pray it's true. Long story short, it was the most fun thing to pick out stuff for our house together. And it was super convenient that Taylor also does not want a red kitchen.

**No one cut their hair at school, but I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.**