Sadly Laughing

It was a rough day for the tutoring staff yesterday because it snowed.  Snow means mittens and hats and snow pants and winter coats for recess.  But when you're at a low income school, not every student has access to mittens and hats and snow pants and winter coats.  Our supervisor suggested to the principal on Monday that we "practice" in-door recess based on the weather reports.  He sent home an e-mail, "Dress appropriately.  We will be going outside."  

Sadly, not every parent in our building had the time or funds to run to Target or Walmart Monday night.  Our word yesterday became "fluid".  We would go with the flow.  We would put up hoods, zip up coats and encourage pockets.

The longer we were outside, the more we wanted a "mitten fairy", someone who could magically put gloves or mittens on every student without.

I came home from work last night and took my "Ultimate Eagle Lake Camp Counselor", circa 1984, and remade her into the "Ultimate Oak Hills Tutor".  I only have a copy of the ELC counselor and not my remake:

But trust me.  Not only was she fluid, but she was a "mitten fairy."  We all got a good chuckle out of it this morning!