Mr. February in May

Turkey-lurkey was honored as Student of the Month this week. Woo hoo! It was actually a delayed award - turns out he was Mr. February but there was a backlog at the school so the awards ceremony didn't happen until May. No matter. He's still Mr. February and has the certificates, coupons and Chick-Fil-A freebies to show for it. Here he is with his "congratulate me for being Student of the Month" magnet:



Wait. That gray t-shirt does not compute with his normal red, white or black. Huh? Funny you should notice. That is actually his school-issued gym uniform. See, I arrived at school for the ceremony and chatted with other kids, parents and the administrators and teachers gathered in the cafeteria. The ceremony was beginning so we found seats. Still no Drew. I raised my hand (it was school, after all) and asked if someone could get Drew from class because he obviously forgot about being Student of the Month. That's right -- he FORGOT about receiving an award! There was a stifled laugh from the assembled group and Mr. Teacher left to find Drew after giving me dirty looks for not knowing his schedule.

When he finally arrived we all knew he had been pulled out of gym class. Sweaty and sporting his stinky, school-issued uniform, Drew appeared with a sheepish grin and a wave. Did I say the uniform was stinky? Yep. S-T-I-N-K-Y! Pee-yew! At least the clothing was not a prerequisite for receiving his award and it didn't seem to phase his friends, either. Here is Mr. February with Mr. March:


(I sense a Nerds of NCHS calendar in the offing. No?)

Mr. March has agreed to tease Drew mercilessly on being so forgetful and then receiving his award in his gym uniform. Being the impish parent that I am, there will be lots of teasing here, too. Lots!

Congratulations on being Mr. February, Drew!