Life As A Star

Beckett LOVES school. Every Tuesday and Thursday night are filled with stories of what happened and who did what. Roger is out of town, so I was filling him in on my conversation with Beck tonight at bedtime. He was cracking up and suggested I post them on the blog.

First I should say that whenever I ask Beckett how school was, he usually recites the rules to me.

M - "Beck, how was school?"
B - "Mommy, you don't stomp on the carpet."
M - "Oh, OK. How was school.
B - "Mommy, we don't hit. Or punch."

Good to know.

Lately he has been mentioning another little boy in his class:

M - "How was school?"
B - "Sebastian had to go to timeout."
M - "Oh, what did he do?"
B - "He hit. All day long I hear 'Sebastian, go to time out.'"
M - "Do you ever hear Beckett go to time out?"
B "Noooo.... (with a sheepish look on his face)"

So, with a bit of background, here was today:

M - How was school?
B - We made applesauce. Teachers made applesauce. Sebastian didn't like it.
M - He didn't? Did you?
B - Yes, I thought it was good. But Sebastian didn't like it.
M - How was the rest of your day?
B - Sebastian had to go to time out (I really need to meet this kid!)
M - He did? That's too bad.
B - In our classroom, X marks the spot.
M - What do you mean?
B - On the carpet, X marks the spot.
M - Oh, so you sat on the X today.
B - No, X is purple. I don't like purple. I sat on orange. Next time I am going to sit on green.

Silence for a minute....

B - I sat in a chair and another kid wanted the chair but I told him "I WAS HERE FIRST (very forceful when he said that). But the kid wanted to sit there, so I kept telling him I WAS HERE FIRST.
M - Maybe you could have shared the chair.
B - No Mommy, I was there first!
M - OK.....

Silence for a minute....

B - At lunchtime we can get out our lunch sacks but we just have to leave them on the table and then go out and play. We can't even get a snack out....

Silence for a minute.....

B - Sebastian's hair goes down to here. (I feel and Beckett's fingers are at the base of his neck.)
M - Oh really? So Sebastian has longer hair than you do?
B - Yes, it's too long. I really need to cut it.
M - Um, no you don't.

So there you have a quick run down of my conversation with Beckett tonight. :-) From this conversation I am very anxious and excited to meet Sebastian and I am going to send an email to Beck's teachers to be aware of Beckett - scissors - Sebastian. That combination could have disastrous results! :-)

Grant hasn't been nearly as chatty about school. He loves it and always says it's awesome...but nothing like Beckett. If there are any good comment from him I will post soon! :-)