It's part of my job

I had a moment today that will either make you grin or make you think that I am a horrible person.

I was in my classroom and it was time for the kids to clean up, so I announced "Clean Up Time!" and my little monkeys got to work putting their toys away. All except these two little girls. I was helping a child close a puzzle box when I heard one of the girls say to the other, "Let's hide from Ms Heidi" and they crawled under a table. Oh heck no.

I quietly walked over to their ingenious hiding spot, squatted down and startled them with a sharp, "You two better get out NOW." I saw both sets of legs jump in surprise and they quickly scrambled out. "Pick up a toy." They both grabbed the nearest toy and started putting things away and as I walked away I heard one of them say with a nervous giggle, "Well, I guess hiding was not a good idea". I had to stifle a laugh :)

Now, I'm not just mean. The reason I snatched them up was because this was not the first time the ring leader girl had hidden under the same table to get out of doing something. None of that now. Someone's got to lay down the law.

Gotta run for now, but just for the record - got a pumpkin spice latte today (DECAF) and decided it is much like drinking a scented candle. That needs to be toned down please.

Lata.