12 Weeks 3 Days: Yet Another Nickname

Friday as I was leaving school and telling the students good-bye for nine days of spring break in which we would miss each other desperately (I'm a fantastic teacher, so this is seriously how I feel. wink, wink), several of my third graders gathered around me to hug the baby and me good-bye. There have been so many nicknames that the kids have a hard time keeping them straight. Amidst the chorus of "Good-bye, Mrs. James! Good-bye, Mrs. James! Good-bye! Good-bye!", one little girl shouts out,

"Good-bye, Mrs. James! Good-bye, Whipped Cream! I'll miss you!"

Whipped Cream! Hahahahahahahaha. I love it! It's fitting, don't you think? Afterall, what does whipped cream do but make a good thing even better.