Today was sooooo much fun! I was able to visit Mountain View Elementary School as a part of the festivities surrounding Dr. Suess' birthday (would've been 102 tomorrow,) and Reading Rocks! week.
At Mountain View, I was able to read to a class full of story-ready 2nd graders with a really cool-Cat in the Hat-hat. I read, "Horton Hears a Who" to them, and even threw in a special chipmunk-like voice for the tiny Whos. After the story, some of the children had to leave, but others got to stay around to ask me about my job and my zoo of six animals (2 dogs, 2 cats, a ferret and a fish. ) I think by the time I left, we had made plans to take a field trip to our home and revamp it as a petting zoo. Thanks, Mrs. Brittain for inviting me!
Also, I came across this story that I think every parent can relate to...your child doing something so out of character, despite how well you have "trained them." My prayers go out to this couple...
Chalmer
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Apparently a 12 year old boy doesn't think much of abstract art.
The boy stuck a wad of gum to a $1.5 million painting called "The Bay." The gum stuck to the painting's lower left corner and did not adhere to the fiber of the canvas, but it left a chemical residue about the size of a quarter!!!
The museum's conservation department is researching the chemicals in the gum to decide which solvent to use to clean it. The museum hopes to make the repair in two weeks and will keep "The Bay" on display. In the meantime the boy's parents have disciplined him.
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