Yo Mama Obama

Thursday is Show-and-Tell day for Kathryn at her preschool. She takes the task of picking out what to bring very seriously, and we always try to plan the night before. Otherwise, we're running around at 8:45 searching for the "perfect object." So, last night when I asked her what she was thinking of bringing, she quickly said, "her duck." It's this little stuffed chick she has all of a sudden grown an attachment to. Then, we started to talk about Barack Obama. Being the daughter of a former history teacher, she knows a lot about current events. I suggested she bring in a picture of Obama for Show-and-Tell. She said, "That's a great idea, Mommy! How about pictures of John McCain and Hillary Clinton, too?" We spent the morning searching the newspapers for pics of all three candidates, and then I remembered a picture in TIME magazine I had just come across yesterday. Kathryn was so excited to share...we reviewed the candidates names, and what she would say when it was her turn to present her picture in front of the class. Of course the whole time she was at school I was wondering how this was going to go over. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall.

After school, Bill and I spoke with her teacher, Mrs. Geller. It isn't often we get to talk with her, but since Kathryn had a multicultural picnic after school there was some time. Immediately, Mrs. Geller shared with us that she was impressed at Kathryn's interest in current events and that her Show-And-Tell sparked a very interesting conversation among the class. Mrs. Geller told us Kathryn pointed to Obama and commented, "He won."

On another note, tonight was the Scholarship Awards Dinner at Edison High School. It was the night my mom would present the first of four $500 scholarships to a deserving senior in my father's memory-The Edward Schneider Memorial Scholarship. My mom picked a senior with average grades who is going to pursue a career in the electrical field. The vice-principal introduced my mom by saying something like this,

Mr. Schneider was a beloved substitute here for the last two
years. Mrs. Schneider was a former secretary here. He was the
father-in-law of Ms. Sideris and Mr. Donner. His family has created this
scholarship in his memory.

It was a very touching evening. My dad would have been very happy. His love for Edison High School and the students there was so evident.