What a Day

I spent the entire afternoon yesterday and some of the evening out on my own.  No time constraints.  Nobody to answer to.  I went to my first movie alone.  It was fun, minus the teeny bopper girls discussing their "boy drama."  One girl turns to the other and says, "Ok, so he like texts me and like tells me he like doesn't want to like be my boyfriend anymore because he like doesn't want to get too serious.  Should I like text him back and what should I say?  I don't know.  He's just too immature to get serious with anyway.  I need a real man, not a boy.  What should I say!?!?!?  I feel like asking one of these old people around us what I should do."  I looked around to see what she considered to be "old" and my guess is 20-25 years old.  Thanks little girl.  Had I not been trying desperately to stifle my laughter, I would've shared my experience with her. 

Made me think back to what I was like when I was her age.  Unfortunately...somewhat the same.  Naive to the world around me.  Consumed with a young relationship.  Boy, how times have changed.

Shelby was still awake when I got home and as soon as I walked in the door she ran to me and squealed!  She said, "Ms. Stephani! Ms. Stephani! I thought you were never coming home!  I have a story to tell you!"  So, I went upstairs and put my newly purchased books down and proceeded to go downstairs to listen to her story.  Brenda and I sat down on the couch waiting for Shelby to tell us the story.  Shelby gathers her thoughts and says, "Well...the other day, once upon a time, I was having a fun time playing with Neil's super ball and it was LELLOW (yellow) and bouncy (bounces) really high!  I watched it go down the potty and waved bye-bye to it.  Now Neil only has one bouncy ball."  Brenda and I looked at each other and I said, "You flushed a bouncy ball down the toilet?"  Brenda looks at Shelby, "Shelby...you're being silly. When did you do this?"  Shelby says matter of factly, "Thursday."   Long story short, we don't know when she actually did this but by the time it was all said and done, I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.  She proceeded to get a lesson on what can and cannot be flushed down the toilet.  Funny stuff.