Field Trip with Lexie

Yesterday I took a half-day off work and went on a field trip with Lexie and her class. They went to the Falls of the Ohio Center. It was very good. There were work sheets and I was in charge of Lexie and 3 other little girls. They all listened pretty good and looked at what they were supposed to look at and behaved as well as 2^nd graders behave.

She said she had a good time. After we got back to school, they went directly to lunch. Since I had to eat before I went back, I decided to eat with Lex. School lunch is the same as I remembered it. There was turkey with gravy (which to say was hunks of white and dark meat turkey in some odd clear sauce—you could tell it was from a can), with mashed potatoes (instant) tasteless green beans. The eubiquitious milk was there, along with a piece of fruit. Square as hell, and completely flavorless. They didn’t even offer salt or pepper. That’s ok though. It teaches kids that it’s not what food tastes like that is important, but more that you should eat a balanced meal that is healthy for you. There also was the optional meal: a PB&J crustless sandwich with a little slice of cheese on the side instead of the canned entrée. I gave Lexie fifty cents because she wasn’t digging the turkey stuff. She got a little bag of trail mix (with peanuts—got the protein she skipped) and a little snack-cake. She wanted to take the snack-cake home for little brother. We promised him we would pick up something little for him at the gift shop, but we didn’t have time. She is so thoughful toward her brother. I can see the love almost like something tangible. Same with Logan of course.