And All I Got Was...

In case you didn't know, it's teacher appreciation week.  I might have forgotten it myself, except for the fact that Bunny's biggest fan from my class remembered it and showed up at school with fresh flowers for me and my teaching partner, pinwheels and some candy.  She also showed up with a present for Bunny. 

After seeing that presents were being given and hearing that they were for Bunny, another little boy in my class was stricken by a feeling of wanting to give a present.  He dug through his backpack and presented me with a half drunken bottle of Seven Up, announcing that it was for Blueberry.  He also later gave me a piece of paper that he used a star punch on to cut out the edges to make it fancy, and told me that was also a gift for Blueberry.

I dutifully brought home the gifts and presented them to the girls.  As you might guess, their reactions were somewhat different when I presented them with their presents.  The conversation was entertaining, to say the least.

Me:  Girls, I have presents for you from school.

Bunny:  A present?  For me?  Oh boy!  Oh boy!  What is it?

Blueberry:  Presents?!  I love presents!

Me:  This bow is for Bunny from Miss M!

Bunny:  Oh, I love it!  Look!  There's even a sparkly heart on it!  I need to go write a thank you to her right now!

Me:  I'm sure she'd like that!  And Blueberry, here's half a bottle of Seven Up!

Blueberry:  Seriously, what is my present?

Me:  He sent you this bottle of soda to drink and this piece of paper.

Blueberry:  No sparkly bow? 

Me:  Um, no, I'm afraid not.

Bunny:  It's the thought that counts, Blue!

Blueberry:  Says the girl with the sparkly bow.  I'm off for a nap! 

For those who are curious, no I did not let Blueberry drink the soda.  She has quite a collection of her own bling, gathered over the years.  As a matter of fact, she may have more than Bunny does.  She's just not flashy about showing it off.  It strikes me as funny and sweet that the boy from class wanted her to have something, and honestly, knowing him, in his mind, giving her half his soda was a great honor.  He wanted to make sure she got something.  You have to love the sense of fair play involved, even if the outcome was funny!

Bunny here, sneaking in for a quick word!   Thank you Miss M for the fancy bow!  Your mom does good work.  The yogurt was yummy last night, too!  I'm still licking my lips!