Mystery Reader

At the last parent/teacher conferences, Ramsey's teacher asked if either Eric or I would come into the classroom to be a "Mystery Reader".    Eric offered me, since he says I am the more "animated one".  ha!  I was happy to oblige. 😊

 It was a secret we'd had to keep from Ramsey for weeks!  That was rather difficult, but we managed.

In the morning, there were clues given as to who the mystery guest was.  Of course, Ramsey knew. 

Apparently I was the first parent to be the Mystery Reader this year, so it was something new for everyone.   I took cookies and apple juice for the kiddos to chow on while I read.   

I chose two of Ramsey's and my favorite spins on fairy tales, "The Real Story of the Big Bad Wolf" and "The Stinky Cheese Man" (a substory of the book "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales").

The kids seemed to enjoy the books, though some of them admitted to having heard them before (but they noted they were still very happy to hear them again!).  

It was fun to meet the kids I hadn't had the pleasure to get to know yet.  Some were VERY chatty and outgoing.  And, I got a TON of hugs when I was there -  plus many requests for play dates with Ramsey.

Update:  The next day, Ramsey handed me this super sweet card that the kids made and signed.  Per Orion, I am "the best"!  (I knew I liked that kid!! haha!)