C ya in Class

liam's preschool class has a "letter of the week" that's divulged, in grand fashion, each monday morning. by friday afternoon they have a huge dry-erase board filled with words that begin with that letter, and most weeks, they've tried many foods along the way as well. (U week required a bit of a stretch. a classmate brought in gummy worms that were Ugly.) liam's favorite aspect of the letter of the week is show-and-tell. he'll clamber into the car on monday and we'll spend the better part of an hour ruminating over options for what he can bring in. (this, also, often requires a stretch. for I week he shared his accordion, because it is an Instrument.) this week is C week. it took us even longer than normal to decide on a show-and-tell item because there are just so many things that start with C. we ruled out a Car -- too boring. Candy, Cookies, and Cupcakes were sure to be overshadowed by the treats that halloween brings. we mulled it over for the afternoon, before i had a brilliant idea. "i know!" i told him, excitedly. "you Can bring in someone from our family for show-and-tell!" he sat back, trying to figure out just who i meant. mommy, daddy, super, grammy, granddad, nana, pops ... they all begin with other letters. his eyes lit up and i thought he'd figured it out, until he said, "susanna!" i looked at him, Confused. "you know, since she's a Cutie," he said. (i Cracked up.) it occurred to him seconds later that his father does indeed have a real name. and, voila! we'd arrived at the perfect show-and-tell solution. Chris will be sitting Criss-Cross-applesauce on the alphabet rug on friday morning, as a living, breathing show-and-tell entry. and, i daresay, it's extra bang for the buck. for he's a Cutie too.