Incident Report

My son brought home a Incident report from his school yesterday, I want to share it with you.
Today at recess, a girl classmate of Reed's reported that he told her he wanted to kiss her. The girl reported that she did not like it.

When I talked to Reed, I explained that, at school, it is inappropriate to tell someone that you want to kiss them. Reed understands that kissing a parent or family member is appropriate, but telling classmates that he wants to kiss them may make them feel uncomfortable.

Reed apologized to the student and agreed that, in the future, he will tell students that he wants to be their friend.

Signed , the school counselor
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I called the school counselor back and said "He's 6 years old for God's Sake! Back in my day they didn't tell you, they just did it. Look how polite he is!"

What are they going to think when he tells a girl he wants to carry her books?

Signed, the Mom

What's in your neighborhood?

Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor,
would you be mine, could you be mine?
Things I saw while working today in various neighborhoods..

1. A dead deer
2. Mud
3. Little baby kittens
4, A dog who wanted to play fetch with a beer can.
5. A lady shaking her rugs
6. Horses
7. Old old pea green VW Van
8. A truck dumping corn
9. A guy welding
10. 3 deer heads sitting by the back door. Still had hair on them.
11. The lady at the Starbucks drivethru window.
12. Mailman smoking
13. A house that should be condemned.
14. Swing set and trampoline.
15. A hawk eating a squirrel.
16. Guy driving a forklift.
17. A huge rock, actually I didn't see it, I drove over it first and tore my front bumper off.
18. The drunk guy walking from the liquor store with a 6-pack at 8:10am.
19. Paper snowflakes made by a child hanging in the window.
20. Little kids running to their parents after school.

Another great day!

A message for my heart

Today at work one of the guys I work with said something to me that really surprised me. We were coming into the office after a cold snowy morning reading meters. We were commenting on the weather and about our loss of jobs. The humor was light as we joked around.

Charter looked over at me and said, "Out of my 32 years here, and working with all these people, I'm going to miss you the most." He turned and flashed a smile. You have been fun to work with and are so interesting. You have achieved so much in your life, none of these people come close to what you have accomplished." As he spoke his arms were stretched out wide as to gester to all those around us.

I looked over at him and thanked him, told him he was going to make me cry. He smiled and went out of the office.

When I started this job, this man would not even speak to me. He was in his late 50's and really kept to himself, not sharing information, or speaking much at all. He had worked 30 years with some of these people, they did not know a thing about him. He didn't offer, and others didn't ask. Until me.

I think I brought him out of his shell, and let me tell you, I still did not know much about this fellow I worked with daily.

He brought something to me today, a reason to be proud of who I am. Proud of what I have done. Most were not even work related, just bits and pieces of my life, risks I have taken, places I have been.

I could never see it in myself. Charter did, he said it in a way that made me believe it.

I thank him, I can move forward now, without looking behind with sorrow.

Hurry

Only a day away
and the loneliness is unbearable
How will it be if you are a year gone?

What will happen
if I am not to know again
your warm arms
your shoulder next to my face at night
our quiet talks
your tender touch
and oh God

so many things.

Hurry

On second thought?

Card 2 outside

My father had a good
Line for tightwads.
He'd tell them "You're
So tight you squeak
When you walk."
Now It's up to me to
Carry on that tradition.

Card 2 inside

You're so tight you
Squeak when you walk.

Anonymously yours

A New Career?

2 weeks ago, they told 5 of us at work they were going to lay us off.
Every minute of everyday I think...I'm going to start something new. Here is my idea.
A line of Greeting Cards called Sounding off. Cards that say it like it is!
Heres an example..tell me what you think.

Card 1 outside
Something's Missing

Card 1 inside
Ah Yes, A couple of
Old wrecked cars
Sitting on concrete
Blocks would be the
Final touch to your
Tacky yard.

Anonymously yours

Not bad huh? View Card 2 tomorrow..

With Love

I have loved you

in so many ways

in crowds or all alone.

When you were sleeping beside me.

When you were away

I've imagined others watching you in the street

or worse--you in other peoples' arms.

I have seen the march of the beach birds and loved you.

I have lent myself to summer sun and loved you.

And seeing naked trees

and raising my collar to the wind

and counting the minutes till chartered hours were there

I have loved you.

And the questions never asked,

The answers learned at love's expense.

I've promised myself

I will not ask where you have been tonight

I'll only say hello

and hope.