Lunch with the teacher...

The forecast yesterday was: 30% chance of rain - places in northern Arizona were seeing snow (not unusual in the Flagstaff area). We were out and about, entertaining ourselves. No rain, but overcast. On the way back to the coach, the sky looked nasty to the west, the direction we were heading. It wasn't rain, rather blowing dirt. And just before the dirt hit, there was 12 seconds of spitting rain.

Guess what the coach, the truck, and the silver grandma car all look like now? Hope brown is in. ;-)

We're off today for "lunch with the teacher." In the 6th grade where Steph and Dan teach, the kids get tickets for doing well, helping out, and being good citizens. They can trade those tickets for rewards. The biggest reward is: lunch with the teacher. The teachers put out a table cloth over desks in the room, the kids bring their own lunch or school lunch, the teachers bring dessert and soda, and they make it a "luncheon banquet." It has become very popular, and the kids have to work hard to earn enough tickets for this... today, there are supposed to be 31 kids for lunch. I know the number, because Joan did the prep work yesterday for the desserts... and Steph decorated them last night.

It says a lot that the kids want to be with the teachers. As you can tell, I'm proud of the work Steph and Dan do... the dedication they have always impresses me. We see the work and expense (out of their pockets) that gets done beyond "work hours."

I suppose it would be out of line for me to suggest "washing the car for the teacher's parents" as a good civic duty? ;-)