"Where is everybody?"
Zefron, Dexter, Princesstard, and Memphis were currently out. The lack of their specific awkwardness was apparent throughout the day.
Later, Miss Q found out that Memphis had been suspended for suggesting another kid bring a pocket knife. That's ten days that he'll be back in his home with only his older brother and Grandma. No parents. His home situation explains a lot to me, including all his miscievous ways of getting attention.
Miss Q must confess that she had started to believe that Beancurd misbehaved just for the sake of misbehaving. Sometimes it's easy to understand how "I-always-got-somethin-to-say" can be part of a kids personality, especially one as tiny as Beancurd. But, just like in art yesterday, he chooses to act as if he wanted to be sent out of the room.
It was music day today and Miss Q sat directly behind him on the carpet. As she hoped, it calmed him a bit. Now that I think about it, some of that chatter seems to come from this little anxiety he seems to keep with him. He still made these wonderful little screeching sounds on his recorder and giggled (fess up Miss Q, you even giggled) but he didn't talk to everybody nearly as much. Instead he actually turned around and asked Miss Q about the lesson.
"Uhhh, which one is da A?" he asked. By now of course Beancurd and Mr. Music had established a very familiar relationship that went beyond words. When your nickname is "certain people in this class", then you can say that. So Miss Q was surprised to see Beancurd genuinely confused. It was interesting that because he couldn't goof off and he felt like the teacher was the enemy, he ended up asking Miss Q questions. She explained it to him. He still has trouble with the fingerings. I think from now on, whenever Beancurd gets into 'let-me-act-annoying because so-and-so already thinks I am' stage, Miss Q will ask him whether he knows what's going on.
Miss Q's retainer that she had for her (cancelled) orthodontist appointment was newsworthy. (oh yeah! Miss Q was sitting in front of Fate all the way at the end. Idaho said, "Come over here!" but this time Miss Q said, "Ya'll come over here!" and so she managed to get The Brit, Idaho, and Fate to have a nice lunch together. It was great!)
The Brit tried to make a retainer out of styrofoam. That made Miss Q laugh. Fate was pleasantly excited. She wanted to be with her mother as she was having the baby.
Miss Q made a blunder when she said goodbye to Miss Finn.
"What did you say?" asked Miss Beiber.
"Miss Finn?" But it was too late. She and The Gage had zeroed in on Miss Q's slip up like some kind of radar. The funniest part was The Gage's expression.
"Arbear? Really?"
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