You Said It

Junior Quartet yesterday morning.  I'm recovering from a cold - so, odd voice (if present at all), sneezy, sniffly, and grumpy.  Only 2 girls were there on time.  They were actually taking initiative and tuning their violins on their own.

Violin 1: Oh, Viola isn't here today.
Me: Why not?
Violin 1: She's at...
Me: Is she doing some... Sport... thing?
Violin 1: She's at [insert some regional thing] cross country.
Me: Okay.  Now.  You hear how my voice is still a bit weird? 
[Girls both nod, wide eyed]
Me: Well, I still have a cold.  So.  I need you all to behave.  Really well.
Violin 1 [giggling]: It's a good thing Viola isn't here then. [Viola is very chatty]
Me: Yes. Oh.  Well, you said it...

Appropriate Chapel Attire

Continuing Quartet this morning. 

Cello: Okay, so, this is so annoying.  I've got PE, like, first.  As in, right now.  So I have to change into my PE uniform.  And then I have [inter-school] cross country afterwards.  So I have to... yeah...  But! Later, we've got chapel.  And I can't go into the chapel... [withering tone of voice] un... [rolled eyes and a sigh for extra emphasis] ... formal... 

The Trial of Cross Country

Today, the middle and senior girls had their cross country carnival.  Yesterday, I was talking with a grade 6 girl about it.

Me: Have fun tomorrow!
Girl [groaning]: Ugh...
Me [mock surprise]: Really?  You don't want to do cross country tomorrow?
Girl: Well.  I think it's a bit much... Really... To ask grade 6 girls... To run... Three kilometres!... All the way to [suburb] ... State School!... ... And back!  ... I'm not looking forward to it.
Me: Love the way that sentence just kept going and going...
Girl: And then, when we get back, we have to prance around! [lip sync competition]
Me: Team spirit?
Girl rolls her eyes and groans.  Again.