Maybe My Family Is Right!

As you know, I love working with young children and have devoted much of my adulthood to them.  In addition to actually spending time in the center, I attend conferences and webinars, go to trainings, and read many books about child development and early childhood education.  Since child care centers are always on a tight budget, my church family and friends are used to seeing me collecting bags of wet coffee grounds (to dry and use in the sensory table), empty coffee cans (to use for storage and to make drums and other wonderful things), and feathers from the resident gulls.  My family thinks that I am a little over the top, but I prefer to think of myself as dedicated.

I begen to rethink this a few day ago when I was in Wegmans.  After I had checked out, I went to the Lotto counter.  When Sally came to wait on me, I smiled, said hello, and told her, "I would like two Megas and two Legos, please"