5.08.2006
Heavenly
Just had a Heaven come in. She said her name and I go, "Ok, Heather" and she says, "No Heaven, like up there" (and points to the sky).
All you need is just a little...
A kid was just waiting for a computer to re-boot and starting clicking on the internet button before it was fully rebooted. I told him he had to have patience and his friend sitting next to him goes, "Yeah, you have to have patience. I don't even know how to spell that, but you have to have it."
I love some parents
Parent: Chuck, are you saggin'?
Chance: *pulls pants up*
Parent: Don't be saggin' your pants. Miss Jennifer, if you see Chuck saggin' his pants again you take him off the computer. He knows better than to wear his pants like that. I can't stand it!
Jenn: *grinning* Yes, sir. I can handle that.
Chuck: *glaring at the floor walking away*
omg!
I can't believe this - a lady just walks by my office and she's with her kid. The kid is probably 4. She looks at me and goes, "Can he be here?" and I said, "In the library? Sure, but he needs to be with you. It's library policy that kids under 8 need to be with an adult." (Left of the older sibling part since it was just the two of them). She looks all ticked off and says, "I'm just going to right over here [at a table] and he wants to be in the children's area." I didn't really know what to say, so again I said that he needed to be with her.
I could tell she was getting really ticked and then she says, "Can I go ask a librarian up front?" I'm not sure what she was expecting, but I told her they'd say the same thing. She kind of rolled her eyes and she walked off. All of a sudden the little kid comes back, sticks his head in my door and goes, "Your rude!" and walks off!!! I was shocked!
The Thief Lord
Me: Don't forget we're watching a movie today at 2 pm Kid: What movie is it?
Me: The Thief Lord Kid: I think I've seen it beforeMe: It wasn't in the theater, it went straight to DVD and it's pretty new, so it might be something else you're thinking of.
Kid: No, my aunt and uncle are Christian, so I think they rented it and we watched it.
Me: Well, even though it has "Lord" in the title, it's not really a Christian movie.
Kid: Oh, well I still think we watched it.
That made me crack up; I hope other kids don't think it's a church movie!
April is Poetry Month
For poetry month if the kids write a poem, i give them a book. Here's one of the poems i've gotten.
There was an old man he had a
dog and the old man ate
the poooooop.
Then the old man's
mom came in and
spanked him.
we've got some budding poets here, i'll tell ya.
Runescape
Shawn (says to other guy): "You gotta read, man. Runescape is about reading, not just playing".
Aintie Sayz
last night i had a group of older kids come in (they are my once a week late crew) at 7 p.m. and ask to get on a computer. Of course! So I switch 5 kids out and the "late group" in. The 5 kids that were switched off decided to leave. They had been here for a while anyway. Right when they left this young lady comes flyin' in to the center and says, "Aintie says yall better get back to church or she's gonna come down here and embarrass yall." One of the kids yells back no she didn't and the little girl says, "yes she did. i'm not playin'. said she would come up in here and embarrass yall if you didn't get back to church... NOW." All the teens (mostly boys) look around at each other and bolt from the center. It was the funniest thing.
Be Mine
An 8yr old girl just gave me a Valentine! It's awesome. On the front is a pot growing stems with hearts as the flowers.
Inside it says "Una persona sin amigos es como un libro que nadie lea. -Elma"
"A person with no friends is like a book that nobody reads."
The envelope has two chocolate hearts taped to it. I was having a good day already, but now I really am.
Permission Slips
Dakoda: Hey Miss Jenn... Can you sign something for me?
Miss Jenn: Depends on what it is.
Dakoda: I need to find people to work nacho night.
Miss Jenn refrains from commenting and subject disappears. Miss Jenn is thankful she is NOT in the habit of randomly signing things or she would have signed up to work nacho night!
Just had a Heaven come in. She said her name and I go, "Ok, Heather" and she says, "No Heaven, like up there" (and points to the sky).
All you need is just a little...
A kid was just waiting for a computer to re-boot and starting clicking on the internet button before it was fully rebooted. I told him he had to have patience and his friend sitting next to him goes, "Yeah, you have to have patience. I don't even know how to spell that, but you have to have it."
I love some parents
Parent: Chuck, are you saggin'?
Chance: *pulls pants up*
Parent: Don't be saggin' your pants. Miss Jennifer, if you see Chuck saggin' his pants again you take him off the computer. He knows better than to wear his pants like that. I can't stand it!
Jenn: *grinning* Yes, sir. I can handle that.
Chuck: *glaring at the floor walking away*
omg!
I can't believe this - a lady just walks by my office and she's with her kid. The kid is probably 4. She looks at me and goes, "Can he be here?" and I said, "In the library? Sure, but he needs to be with you. It's library policy that kids under 8 need to be with an adult." (Left of the older sibling part since it was just the two of them). She looks all ticked off and says, "I'm just going to right over here [at a table] and he wants to be in the children's area." I didn't really know what to say, so again I said that he needed to be with her.
I could tell she was getting really ticked and then she says, "Can I go ask a librarian up front?" I'm not sure what she was expecting, but I told her they'd say the same thing. She kind of rolled her eyes and she walked off. All of a sudden the little kid comes back, sticks his head in my door and goes, "Your rude!" and walks off!!! I was shocked!
The Thief Lord
Me: Don't forget we're watching a movie today at 2 pm Kid: What movie is it?
Me: The Thief Lord Kid: I think I've seen it beforeMe: It wasn't in the theater, it went straight to DVD and it's pretty new, so it might be something else you're thinking of.
Kid: No, my aunt and uncle are Christian, so I think they rented it and we watched it.
Me: Well, even though it has "Lord" in the title, it's not really a Christian movie.
Kid: Oh, well I still think we watched it.
That made me crack up; I hope other kids don't think it's a church movie!
April is Poetry Month
For poetry month if the kids write a poem, i give them a book. Here's one of the poems i've gotten.
There was an old man he had a
dog and the old man ate
the poooooop.
Then the old man's
mom came in and
spanked him.
we've got some budding poets here, i'll tell ya.
Runescape
Shawn (says to other guy): "You gotta read, man. Runescape is about reading, not just playing".
Aintie Sayz
last night i had a group of older kids come in (they are my once a week late crew) at 7 p.m. and ask to get on a computer. Of course! So I switch 5 kids out and the "late group" in. The 5 kids that were switched off decided to leave. They had been here for a while anyway. Right when they left this young lady comes flyin' in to the center and says, "Aintie says yall better get back to church or she's gonna come down here and embarrass yall." One of the kids yells back no she didn't and the little girl says, "yes she did. i'm not playin'. said she would come up in here and embarrass yall if you didn't get back to church... NOW." All the teens (mostly boys) look around at each other and bolt from the center. It was the funniest thing.
Be Mine
An 8yr old girl just gave me a Valentine! It's awesome. On the front is a pot growing stems with hearts as the flowers.
Inside it says "Una persona sin amigos es como un libro que nadie lea. -Elma"
"A person with no friends is like a book that nobody reads."
The envelope has two chocolate hearts taped to it. I was having a good day already, but now I really am.
Permission Slips
Dakoda: Hey Miss Jenn... Can you sign something for me?
Miss Jenn: Depends on what it is.
Dakoda: I need to find people to work nacho night.
Miss Jenn refrains from commenting and subject disappears. Miss Jenn is thankful she is NOT in the habit of randomly signing things or she would have signed up to work nacho night!
