Colors

My school is going through hard times at the moment. Money is tight and none of the staff (except for union employees) were given standard of living raises. We have not received SOL increases for four out of the past five years.

To make us and themselves feel better we are having Thursday Ice Cream Socials. They're a little silly but it's nice to get a break from work and see everyone. Each week we honor a different department. This week it was the Children's Garden, the preschool on campus.

All the kids were at the social. One little girl was wearing a pink SpongeBob
SquarePants shirt. When she saw my shirt she shouted "Pink! Look, I'm wearing a pink shirt too.!" And we started to play the color game.

"What other colors are in my skirt?" "Green, Black." "What color is SpongeBob?" "Yellow."

Then she pointed straight to my face and said, "Brown!"

"Yes," I said, "I am brown." And then we just kept playing. I couldn't stop laughing though. She sounded so innocent when she said it. To her it's just another color in the rainbow.