kindergarten

today i went up to the preschool division of our school with becky and other claire to visit other claire's mom's kindergarten class.  other claire talks all the time about how energizing it is to go visit them when you're having a bad day, because kindergarten will cure you of a bad day.  we weren't having a bad day, but our little field trip was the cutest thing EVER and i giggled a lot and wasn't very smooth about containing it.  best moment:

other claire's mom: okay, boys and girls, we're going to go around and introduce ourselves to our guests.  tell them your name and one thing you like to do.

[time elapses.  a lot of kids introduce themselves.]

other claire's mom: alright, charlie, it's your turn.

[charlie stands up.]

charlie: my name is charlie and i'm a train biff.

other claire's mom: a train biff?  what's a train biff?

charlie: it's when you like trains a LOT [holding his hands out wide to indicate a lot] and you like to learn about them.

other claire's mom: oh - a train buff!

charlie: yes.

[charlie then spouted out so many facts about trains that i couldn't contain my giggles and i hope he didn't think i was laughing at him.  i mean, i WAS, but not in a mean way.  this kid has clearly read some train books.]

becky: charlie, you and my dad would get along really well.