Marital Status

So, I teach 3rd grade and let me tell you, it's the best job ever! There's not as day that goes by that I don't laugh at something hilarious that one of my student's say. That being said, I thought I'd share the wealth. As a little bit of background, my students are very concerned about my love life and you'll probably learn this for yourself over the course of my posts! Here's a couple of things that will make your day:

12/15/11
I was excited because I had finally gotten a hold of a Dollar Tree that had 4 more gumball machines to give as gifts for my kids for Christmas. They had shorted me by 4 gumball machines when I bought the original box of 28. After 4 calls, I came back to class feeling defeated. My kids were very concerned by my sadness. The 5th call I made was to a place in SLC which, to my utter relief, told me they had an entire 2 boxes left! I came back into my classroom saying, “I’m so excited!” Paulette, who is always concerned about my marital status, started the following conversation with, “What Miss Walch? Are you engaged?!” I sarcastically thought, “Yes, I have a pretend boyfriend who proposed over the phone." The conversation continued:
Paulette: "Did he propose over the phone?"
Me: "No! It has nothing to do with a boy or dating!"
Paulette: "Are you going on a date tonight with your boyfriend?"
Camdon (and I’m not lying. I couldn't make this up if I wanted to.) "Are you going on a date tonight with your ex-boyfriend that you haven’t seen in a long time?"
Me thinking: "What the? This kid watches too many soap operas."
Then I had to explain that it was a secret but they would find out by Friday. Nosy kids!

1/11/12
Dallin accidentally did the wrong cursive page and had to start over. This is our conversation:
Me: "It’s okay Dallin, it’s not the end of the world."
Dallin: "Soon!"
Camdon: "Oh no! I’m never going to get married!"

The Top 12 Things You're Never Too Old For...

First of all, let me start this post by saying my good friend Crystal told me I absolutely had to post this weekend. So, here I am, fulfilling my promise to her. She is, after all, the "creative director" behind the design on my blog. It is a shame not to write anything on such a cute blog though, isn't it? Anyway, I've been thinking a lot about some of my favorite things to do lately and many of them I've been doing since I can remember. There are just some things in life you're never too old for!

1. Sleepovers with your sisters
2. A Christmas Story and Home Alone 1 or 2
3. Dancing in front of a mirror with the bottom of your shirt tucked into the top (it's an instant belly shirt from the 80's!)
4. Being Santa's Helper.
5. Putting olives on your fingers before you eat them.
6. Making wax candles at the beach.
7. Your mom's cooking.
8. French braids.
9. Sleeping in.
10. Choosing something from your grandparent's treasure box.
11. Disney movies.
12. Otter Pops.