Pink School

When Matt was about three, he used to tell elaborate and detailed stories about his dear, dear friends Max and Hallie. These friends were amazing and always had adventures to recount. Unfortunately, Steven and I never had the opportunity to meet Max nor Hallie. They were tricky little stinkers and always happened to leave the room just seconds before we entered. Matthew never "played" with his imaginary friends, but we sure enjoyed hours of tales about their experiences and adventures. It was almost sad when Max and Hallie stories disappeared from our lives.
Rachel has hit the magic age of three and, happily, she is introducing us to new friends and adventures. When Matthew's school was under construction this past summer, Rachel informed us that the workers were building her a new pink school. Since then, we hear about her pink school almost daily. When Matthew comes home from school with stories of teachers and friends, Rachel also has stories of her teachers and friends. The most prominent figure is her teacher at the pink school. Whenever there is conversation of which Rachel has no knowledge or experience, we can always count on her trusty teacher to have had some experience that allows Rachel to join on in. To date, Rachel's teacher has had a baby (who's name is also Bailey), she's had surgery, a car accident, jury duty, and a myriad of other experiences.
About a week ago we were in the car running errands. Matt had gotten a Webkinz for his b-day and he was trying to think of a name for it. It was a turtle so he was thinking of green things to name it after. In the midst of my helpful listing of green things, Rachel told us the following:
"My teacher at my pink school - she got the very same turtle webkinz. She named hers Booger."
She then chuckled to herself shaking her head and rolling her eyes. That kooky ol' teacher...
So, we were never able to meet Max and Hallie, but I sure hope that we'll be able to make the acquaintance of Rachel's teacher from her pink school. It would be such a shame not to meet a woman with such a broad knowledge base and such incredible life experience. :)
Last night I was introduced to one of Rachel's classmates, Alissa Junk. So far she seems like a nice gal. I only hope she's half as wonderful as the teacher from the pink school.