Alex absolutely ADORED his first grade teacher, Mrs. Grendel (or phonetically in Alex voice "Mrs. Gwendale"). Somewhere toward mid- November we started to hear less and less about Holly, in fact I sadly hadn't heard her name in a couple months...until today...
We're walking through the Costco parking lot and Alex randomly announces excitedly, "I finally found it Mom! I finally found it! I finally found Mrs. Gwendale's car!"
Hmm...yeah...this was going to be another head scratcher...one of those random remarks with no context until I start prying:
Mom: Alex, where is Mrs. Grendel?
Alex: It's Mrs. Gwendale's CAR!
Mom: Where?
Alex: It's right there!
(I finally get him to point to some sort of white empty mid-size car.)
Mom: Why do you think that is Mrs. Grendel's car buddy?
Alex: Because it has an 'S' on it. I've been looking all over for that!
Ahhh yes. Mrs. Grendel is a BIG Michigan State fan. Alex proudly proclaims to be a State fan also after 1st grade indoctrination from his favorite teacher. I'm sure that Holly is the only State fan in West Michigan to show her school pride on her car, so clearly Alex must be right and this big mystery of his is certainly solved! ;) What a relief!
Now...I just wonder if she really has an 'S' on her car and Alex somehow knows that...or if simply all things State link back to Mrs. Grendel? I'll never be able to get a clear answer from Alex...I'll have to ask her next time we run into her :)
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