It's Contagious

Not the flu, nope...not the giggles...not even spring fever....I am talking about something much more serious. It is potentially very embarrassing and quite unsettling, to say the least. I am talking about the joy little kids get from a new discovery. I have watched the kindergartners in the school that I have been working in and one thing they ALL do is get very excited when they think they have found something that their classmates may have over looked. It could be that one of the kids has left their jacket under the table...or their teacher has hung a new picture in their classroom. Small things that adults might not notice or think are note worthy are SO exciting when one is 5 years old. Well, today I was going into my favorite bathroom...yes...I have a favorite. It is the bathroom with the orange scented soap. The other bathrooms in the building have green yucky smelling soap. But then there is that one...oh my...I almost want to lick the foamy soap, it smells so good. Anyway...as I was walking into the stall the water in the bowl was blue ((double bonus...clean AND blue)). I seriously had to catch myself from asking the other (adult) girl in the stall two doors down if her water was blue too. Can you just see me...of all people..."Hey, lady! Is your toilet water blue too?" Horrifying thought. Lucky for me, I caught the gaffe in time to avoid having to quit my job and move to Canada. So I guess the next time one of the little people in the stall next to me wants to talk about belts...I'll have a little more understanding of the mysteries of finding joy in the mundane aspects of the public bathroom.