Kid Quotes

The third grade team at my school has "poetry tea parties" a couple times a year (usually 3 times) at which the students read poems they have selected or written and their parents are invited to come hear the poems, enjoy some "tea" and treats, etc. It's a fun time, and I love being able to recognize my students as authors and give them an opportunity to have the full attention of the rest of the class and several adults. It's a neat experience.

We all usually try to dress up for the poetry teas. As such, and because I had a little extra time that morning, I wore a *little* bit of make up. Normally, I do not wear any. I know, I know, I look like I'm 16 and it might help. But, I just don't... unless I remember it's picture day or there's some type of open house.

Anyway, so I had on the lightest, most subtle smidge of a brownish-gray eyeshadow on Friday for the tea party, and the thinnest line of eyeliner. No mascara, some foundation, that's it. I even did a sweep of eyeshadow the same tone as my skin over my eyelids at the end to make sure it was really subtle.

Well, the kids noticed. It was the talk of the day on Friday. "Did you see Mrs. K's eyes?" "She has on the eye goop." You would have thought I had on clown make up, seriously. Come on, now.

The best "line" came as I was filling tea cups at one table (with warmed apple juice):

"What's with the scary eyes?"

"Pardon me?"

"What's with the scary eyes?"

"What scary eyes?"

"Yours."

"What do you mean?"

"You have all that dark stuff on your eyes."

At that point I was starting to wonder if the lighting in our bathroom at home was way off and my make up wasn't as subtle as I thought. I checked in my room's bathroom after the tea party. Nope--hardly noticeable... unless you're 8 and your teacher NEVER wears make up.

Matt says if I look frustrated or upset, from now on he's going to say, "What's with the scary eyes?"