Out of the mouths of third graders....

Last Friday was "Grandparent's Day" and we had more grandmas and grandpas than you could shake a stick at! They came from all over the great state of Texas! There were smiles everywhere! They all came to eat with their precious grandchildren and enjoy fine dining in the cafeteria! Not sure about 5 star dining, but the atmosphere was wonderful! Everyone was happy....that is until my sweet little darlings came back to my classroom after 30 minutes of dining and visiting. One set of grandparents wanted to come to my room to see where their precious grandchild spent most of his waking hours. "Mr. and Mrs. Grandparent" happily walked in and one of my curious students sauntered up to us and politely asked, "Are you Mrs. Jordan's grandparents?". Well, I wanted to find something to crawl under but decided that I wouldn't fit under my desk....I promptly said, "No, sweetheart. Please sit down," all the while hoping and praying (yes...we do still pray in school!) that the kind couple (who are only about 5 years older than me) didn't hear her. Well, that didn't satisfy her and she politely asked the SAME question again....this time, "Mrs. Grandma" said, "What did she say? Did she ask if I was YOUR grandma?" and then "Mr. Grandpa" asked, "Does she think we're YOUR grandparents?". I started apologizing and quickly escorted the pair out of the room before anyone else could question them on their status! I did not tell my little sweet darlin' that I'M a grandma myself! I spent the next few minutes wondering why she even asked that question! Oh well...out of the mouths of third graders........