I am joining Janna at Mommy's Piggy Tales to record my youth. This will be the second of 15 series, every Thurs, that I will be recording. The second is those first school days.
Since my mom worked, it was my grandma who watched me during the day when I was little. I never attended preschool and kindergarten was half days every day. My grandma had done my hair very nice for school one day for me. She put me in some nice clothes and said, "Now Nicolle, you are going to school today....DO NOT GET DIRTY!" And then proceeded to let me play outside. I've been told within 5 min. I was playing with the dogs and letting it jump all over me. I got filthy! My grandma came out and was mad! "Nicolle I told you not to get dirty!" My response..."It's okay grandma, lots of kids go to school dirty." This story I have been told, but even worse is the story I remember.
I remember the first day of Kindergarten. Both kindergarten classes were meeting in one room. They would then let you know who your teacher was, so you could go together with your class. While waiting for everyone to show, the teachers were of course entertaining everyone. As all the kids arrived and the names were called to who their teacher was, they thought since everyone had been so good we could all have a sticker...a scratch and sniff sticker. Now, I loved stickers when I was little. Had books of them. My dresser was filled with stickers. I loved stickers! When it came my turn the anticipation was rising as to what my sticker would be. I reached my little hopeful hand into the bucket, a flower perhaps, or maybe cinnamon roll. Ahhh the scents would be so sweet. When I pulled my hand out my heart dropped.
I...got... a... skunk.
What teacher in there right mind would put a skunk scratch and sniff sticker into a bucket for children! I remember the stench. It was awful! Even worse...I asked for a new sticker, and the reply was....."No!" That was one sticker that certainly did not go into my book. My little heart was broken:-(
PS
I have since then recovered from the awful smell and memory!:)
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5 comments:
Sorry - I laughed at both stories! I can just imagine telling a five year old NOT to get dirty. I LOVE your response too! And the skunk scratch & sniff? Seriously? That's just WRONG! LOL
A skunk sticker!? That's not even nice! Even worse that your teacher wouldn't let you trade it in!
he he he! I didn't know you were going to do this, too! Yea! I will try to catch your stories!
Oh I love all the personality that gets revealed in these posts. Romping with the dogs yet a lover of stickers. It's good to remember days like this when our own children have a meltdown over a lost sticker etc. In their world it seems so huge.
Nikki,
please send me the email address I can use for you for this project.
My email is jannajoy25@hotmail.com Thank You!
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