I signed-up to be the mystery reader for Ava's class in December. The class uses a Web site called Volunteerspot, which organizes the opportunities for volunteering in the classroom, and relays when the spots are filled.
I asked Doug if he wanted to be the msytery reader for Ava's classroom, instead of me, since I've previously volunteered. I thought Ava would enjoy having Doug read to her classroom. So, I went to Barnes and Noble, did some research and bought a few books that I thought Doug might like to read. He chose "The Gingerbread Boy Loose In The School," which I thought was pretty fitting, considering the season.
Doug showed up, only to find out that another child's mom AND dad were there to read. Huh? The couple seemed a little miffed that someone else was there to read. Mrs. Mckenzie, Ava's teacher, set the record straight and said "Well, I do have the Careys down to read." Phew! Mrs. Mckenzie let both dads read, but she let Doug go first. Ava was beaming. Unfortunately we don't have a picture to share! Doug said he tried to be very animated and held the book toward the kids while he read it. When the next dad got up to read, he said he didn't know how he was going to follow that and also read the pages before he flipped the book around, to show the kids the pictures. Regardless, at least two kids had a special day that day, with their dad there to read to the class. :-)
It turned out there was an issue with http://www.volunteerspot.com/. Good to know!
Peace, love and Gingerbread Men Loose in the School,
Shelly, Doug, Ava and Liam
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