Quit While I'm Ahead

Over the last two days I have spent quite a few hours hanging out with these guys:

I know, they are just about as cute as they can be. And, they are ready for First Grade! Actually, they are just ready for summer and you can feel the buzzing and excitement as it oozes out of every pore.

Yesterday, I was buzzing right along with them for Field Day. Apparently, I managed to impress the right person & got myself assigned to the Tattoo Station. For those who have been paying attention: a little removable body art is more my style than, say . . . relay races or stupid water games.

Today at the Kindergarten End-of-Year Party (sniff, sniff), my luck held & I finagled Craft Table Duty -- far away from water games & smack dab in the middle of a shady patch of lawn. I even managed to avoid SnoKone Duty and Hold The Rope for Limbo Duty. Once again, the Volunteer Fairy was tossing pixie dust and sparkles all over me.

I mean, if you are going to volunteer to work with kids, can it get any better than Shady Craft Duty?

Probably not.

Can it get any worse?

OK, I'll just tell you what happened . . .

One particular cutie-patootie, while working away on her craft (decorating foam sun visors with foam stickers, if you must know), announced with extreme excitement . . .

Hey, I just coughed & out flew a loogie!

Thinking the absolute worst, I asked very slowly and with extreme urgency . . .

OK, SweetHeart, exactly which way did the loogie fly
& where did it land?!

Yes, I actually said that out loud. With witnesses.

Thankfully, what didn't land on her shirt was dripping down between her fingers. Hello, people! A loogie landing on anyone else but me is something to be very thankful for. I also have gratitude in my heart that Loogie Duty only required that I escort the princess to the potty.

Just to be on the safe side though, I'm not going to volunteer for any activities involving small children for a while. Thankful is one thing. Pushing your luck is something entirely different.

And, I really don't want to go there.