I just had a meeting with Abel’s teacher. Does anyone else out there get nervous meeting their kids’ teachers? I thought that once I was a grown-up and on the other side, as it were, from childhood, I would lose my fear of this sort of thing. Does this mean I’m not grown-up yet? Shouldn’t it have happened by now?
A couple of weeks ago, I got a “thinking bloggers award” from Frog and Toad for my post on eating goat turd. (which, let my clarify yet again, I didn’t actually eat—it was just in my food.) I feel very honoured. I am technically supposed to pass on the award to others. This is hard because of two reasons—one, it’s impossible to choose just five (why would I read people who didn’t make me think?), and two, the people I thought of first had already had this award. Happily for me, Beck said I didn’t have to pass on the award, which was very nice of her. Since I’m lazy busy these days, I am going to selfishly announce the award and not pass it on. Maybe later. In the meantime, if you want to you can read these posts which were very good. (Ok it won’t let me link; that’s life in the big city. Frog and Toad is on my blogroll and here are the links that were going to be attached to the words “these posts”: http://cynkitchen.blogs.com/cynkitchen/2007/01/leaving.html http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=333)
We haven’t heard from Ilsa (https://planetnomad.wordpress.com/2006/10/20/cta-2)in a while. Here’s something I found on her floor while cleaning up her room, prepatory to our house guests’ arrival. Again, I reproduce it exactly as I found it, spelling and grammar included. I can’t do all the cool colours though. Just picture using a different colour marker for each line.
O.S.S.
O.S.S. members
Conciler and a spy: Ilsa
Members/spys: Abel
Inteligent Service:
Inteligent service is…a person who has a desk with lots of paper and pens and who writes (and illustrates) down information.
What You Need:
Gadgets
Belt
Act casual
I know O.S.S. is the spy organization from the Spy Kids movies, which Ilsa loves. And I think her definition of intelligence service is right on the money, from all I’ve ever heard about it. But where did she learn to act casual? I think she’s going to be a natural.
9 comments
March 19, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Babystepper
I did this kind of stuff as a kid, too. My little brother and I went to great lengths to make my little sister “accidentally” find out that we were spies. We spent hours plotting and pretending. The irony was that my sister didn’t care at all. Not one little bit. It was fun, though. Only as I got older did I realize what a terrible intelligence agent I’d make. I can’t keep secrets, I don’t notice things around me, and I’m truly terrible at acting casual.
March 19, 2007 at 8:31 pm
bek
That is so fun!! Your kids have great imaginations… we are going through a particularly enthusiastic “Harriet The Spy” phase in our house. What can you do?
I love finding new sites to read and you are always one of the first ones I check…..
March 20, 2007 at 7:53 am
Author Mom DogNut
This brings back memories. Nothing like a good spy game… 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing my post.
March 20, 2007 at 10:57 am
Rebecca
My oldest is OBSESSED with spies, so she and Ilsa could have lots of dangerous fun together.
March 20, 2007 at 6:13 pm
LIB
Regarding your nerves meeting Abel’s teacher: It’s hard not to feel as if one’s parenting is being judged when talkings to ones children’s teacher. So, I think nerves are explainale by that and not that you’re “not grown-up”.
I was nervous meetting some of A & V’s teachers. Looking back I think it was the more ‘critical’ ones. I didn’t feel nervous around those who were ‘nicer’ and/or I had a relationship with.
March 21, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Mary-LUE
Well, your link to Karen was well worth the clicking. What an amazing story and opportunity to share with her daughter. And I love Cyn Kitchen. In fact, I’ve nominated her for two Perfect Post awards. If you haven’t read “It Could Have Been Worse,” I highly recommend it.
March 21, 2007 at 11:08 pm
mopsy
“Act casual”
LOL
March 25, 2007 at 4:56 am
Pieces
I love the lots of paper and pens!
December 1, 2007 at 2:16 pm
mcewen
More evidence of a mis-spent youth and lots of fun.
Cheers