The Things We Catch!

Soon after I started this job, a few years ago, Hunky was tossing a nerf football to me. I caught it most of the time and sent it back to him. Apparently, my hurling technique was not refined enough for a three-year old! He commented "Grandma, you do a lot of things good...but throwing a football is not one of them!" Such wisdom from such young lips! I caught the football that day...and I caught what he was saying...and I do try to stick with those things I do "good".

Catching a frisbee is a challenge. But try throwing and catching a boomer-rang! I must admit, that most of the time, the boomerrang won! And the only thing I caught was the sound of laughter from Handsome's lips, while he was shaking his head at his clumsy grandma!

We spent an afternoon chasing butterflies as well. Butterflies that we had hatched! Yes, we watched them go from caterpillars to cocoons to butterflies. When we became concerned as to our ability to care for them properly in the habitat, we decided to set them free. We did catch them again for a brief time, but convinced them to enjoy the freedom of the entire yard. That was quite an experience!

Another afternoon found us catching other bugs and insects. We captured a bee which we put in the freezer and then revived. We caught a fly that we drowned in the sink and then revived with salt! All these were part of science experiments!

Yes, working with children gives ample opportunity to catch something. Most of the time the "somethings" are interesting or fun or enlightening. But sometimes children give you other things to catch...like colds! I caught one of those from Girlfriend this week! So hopefully, much like the football, I will drop it quickly!