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Exhausted
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:54 pm
by DangerDwarf
I volunteered to help my son's kindergarten class with their field trip to the zoo today....
I think every single elementary school in all of east Texas was on a field trip there today. It was pandalerium.
Of the kids assigned to me, one little girl was like a ghost. Blink and she was gone, off wandering with some other school who was looking at something she wanted to see instead.
I finally let the Lieutenant in me come out and started barking orders ,which kept the class organized, but I wasn't wanting to step on the teacher's toes. It was all good though as she thanked me when we rounded the little buggers onto the bus at the end of the day.
I had a good time but man......
Kindergarteners are the devil. I look forward to going back to work and dealing with hardened criminals again.
I think I need a nap.
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:56 pm
by serleran
Oooo, a zoo! I love zoos. They're soo inspirational! Glad you had a good time. Sometimes, the monster, err, animals, are more troublesmone outside the cage, but that's why we have guns, right?
Hehehe.
Re: Exhausted
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:10 pm
by gideon_thorne
Zoo...HAH!
We just had 1500-2000 or so kids of all school ages descend on Fort Gibson for our Heritage Days weekend. And there's more people comming tomorrow.
I got your exhausted and raise you one plain flat busted out worn out. ^_~`
And thats just after 5 hours.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:14 pm
by Nifelhein
I doubt any seasoned character could take a single class of them, really. I love children, but they should be taken like cognac, in small doses.
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Re: Exhausted
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:54 pm
by DangerDwarf
gideon_thorne wrote:
We just had 1500-2000 or so kids of all school ages descend on Fort Gibson for our Heritage Days weekend. And there's more people comming tomorrow.
Yikes. I'd flee the county.
Hell, the last town we lived in had less than 4,000 people and I wanted to leave it because it was getting to busy.
Re: Exhausted
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:03 pm
by gideon_thorne
DangerDwarf wrote:
Yikes. I'd flee the county.
Hell, the last town we lived in had less than 4,000 people and I wanted to leave it because it was getting to busy.
Such is the life of a reenactor. ^_^
Course, we do get the police involved. A couple of cops come down from Wagoner to play artillery for us. ^_^
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:18 pm
by Lurker
GT, Toooo bad I'm in Ga & heading farther south or I'd be one of the mass swarming there each year! When I finish with the AF & move back to the Cozy Tickle I'll be there!
DD a class of curtain climbers...... Good lord my daughter is smoking me & she is just over 3 weeks old!
I know what you mean about the "Letting the LT come out" I've helped with classes & things before & it is amazing how quick the mean NCO voice comes out!
Hope you all have fun the rest of the weekend!
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Re: Exhausted
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:10 pm
by Tadhg
DangerDwarf wrote:
I volunteered to help my son's kindergarten class with their field trip to the zoo today....
I think every single elementary school in all of east Texas was on a field trip there today. It was pandalerium.
Of the kids assigned to me, one little girl was like a ghost. Blink and she was gone, off wandering with some other school who was looking at something she wanted to see instead.
I finally let the Lieutenant in me come out and started barking orders ,which kept the class organized, but I wasn't wanting to step on the teacher's toes. It was all good though as she thanked me when we rounded the little buggers onto the bus at the end of the day.
I had a good time but man......
Kindergarteners are the devil. I look forward to going back to work and dealing with hardened criminals again.
I think I need a nap.
Haha, yep sounds like fun for you DD!!
I did this a fews years back with my daughter's class and yeah, it was quite challenging, to say the least.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:06 pm
by Treebore
I believe the total population of where I live is about 700, with approximately 300 of them being under the age of 18.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:50 pm
by Snaebjorn
Chello!
Hey, Danger Dwarf, what zoo?
Tony
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:06 pm
by DangerDwarf
Snaebjorn wrote:
Chello!
Hey, Danger Dwarf, what zoo?
Tony
Caldwell zoo in Tyler
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:51 am
by DangerDwarf
Lurker wrote:
I know what you mean about the "Letting the LT come out" I've helped with classes & things before & it is amazing how quick the mean NCO voice comes out!
*chuckles* Yeah. The teacher got a laugh out of, "Count time! Catch the wall!" and 'Pair it up and walk it off."
Working in a correctional facility seems to rub off on ya at times.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:12 pm
by Snaebjorn
Chello again!
Most excellent, DD! My famly has season passes...I live in Overton!
Tony
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:13 pm
by DangerDwarf
Snaebjorn wrote:
Chello again!
Most excellent, DD! My famly has season passes...I live in Overton!
Tony
That's just a little east of Tyler isn't it?
We're southwest of Tyler, near Palestine.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:35 pm
by Snaebjorn
About 20 miles....
Tony
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:57 pm
by DangerDwarf
Do you know if there are any honest to goodness game stores in Tyler?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:17 pm
by Snaebjorn
Chello!
Not really...I assume you know about Ground Zero?
Tony
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:23 pm
by DangerDwarf
Snaebjorn wrote:
Chello!
Not really...I assume you know about Ground Zero?
Tony
Nope. We've only within the past 6 months moved close enough to Tyler to make me consider it a viable shopping location.