Sweet Little Kids Day

WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS EXTREME FLUFF AND GUSHING. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

You know how people make up holidays for the strangest things these days? today must be Sweet Little Kids Day. At least it seems that way to me. It started when i went over to the little kids school to tutor Chrissy, this sweet little first grade girl, because i'm her reading tutor. I hadn't been able to make it the week before (braces appt, fun) and i hadn't told her beforehand because i didn't know/forgot (i'm not sure which one, really) so i had sent her a card explaining why i wasn't there and wishing her a happy thanksgiving (it was actually my mom's idea, technically). so today i walked into the classroom and i said i was there for chrissy and she jumped up, came over to me, and gave me a hug, and asked me if i was the one that sent her the card. then at some point during our half hour, she told me "i like you". now, little kids are the only ones who can get away with saying that and being sweet and cute. anyone older than elementary age does that, you look at them funny and back away because by then everyone hides their feelings and such blunt statements of affection are not allowed. but back to the sweet little kids. okay, so Chrissy was sweet. then when several sweet little kids came through my register at krogers (where i worked for eight hours today, joy). i'm not sure i can remember all of them, but lets see. there were one or two babies, they're always sweet. then there was a brother and sister, i think the sister was a little bit older, maybe 4 and 6, 5 and 7, something like that, but they were both so polite. the little girl asked if she could please have a sticker, and her brother got one too, and then the brother said thank you (so did the sister) and then he said thank you again (i think he was showing off to his mom about his good manners). they weren't complete angels, though, they were both a bit hyper (they had been bagging, but when i gave them stickers, their mom told them their job was to hold their stickers and stay out of the way). near the end, i had a girl about 8, maybe who wanted to get a baby bottle pop, and she went to give it to me, but the lady ahead of her still had to pay. so she set it down and literally started jumping up and down. not huge jumps, just little hops, but it was just over and over and over again, like she was on a trampoline (mind you, this is about 9:00 at night). you just had to laugh, watching her. and i gave her a sticker. oh yeah, and then there was a little boy, maybe 4, who was sleeping in the cart, and the way he was sprawled out on the cart and lying so still, i thought he was a scarecrow or something when i glanced him at first. but he looked just adorable, because all little kids look angelic when they sleep, with his long dark eyelashes and his little hand curled up in a semi fist....awwww....

okay, i'm done gushing about sweet little kids, I'll be quiet now.

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright before you hear them speak.