School started 2 weeks ago. This year I am trying to go mostly electronic for my classes to turn in rough drafts, peer edit, and for my edit. In order to do this I have to use a sight called Turnitin.com. Anyway students need an email account to use Turnitin. Long story short, technology can be a real pain - 35 kids-33 computers - normal computer glitches - you get the picture. By noon I had a royal headache and just needed to get out of the building. I decided to call Andrea while going for lunch. It had been awhile since I had had a good conversation with Jonathan and this one is a lu-lu!
Grandma: Hi Jonathan! What are you doing?
Jonathan: Hi Grandma, I was watching TV but the electricity went off.
Grandma: Oh that's too bad.
Jonathan: Ya, see the Electricity Guy sneaked into my house and turned off the electricity...(now his wheels are turning) See the Electricity Guy went into my closet and he sneaked and turned off my electricity.
Grandma: Oh, I see. (At this point I'm smiling - all the hassles of the morning dissolved)
Jonathan: (After a little thought) Grandma, when you were a little boy, did the Electricity Guy come into your house and turn off your electricity?
Grandma: (Now I'm trying not to laugh.) I don't recall anything like that happening.
Jonathan: Oh, well see when I was teeny-tiny, just teeny-tiny the Electricity Guy snuck into my house downstairs...but I sneeked down and saw him. Bye I have to go now. Love you.
Grandma: (Laughing) Bye Jonathan, I love you, too.
The afternoon was awesome. As usual, I shared my experience with my classes who all laughed along with me. Whenever I share I hold up a picture of the grandchild so they can put a face to the name. They can't wait for the next installment - which happened to Paul on Friday.
Paul: Hi Jonathan
Jonathan: Hi Grandpa. Grandpa I have to go play with my band. See my band we go "A one and a two and a one, two, three. Then we go, "A one and a two, and a one, two, three." Bye I love you.
Paul: I love you too, Jonathan.
Andrea explained that Jonathan watches the Disney channel and the band was counting.
I can't wait to share this one with my classes.
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