In first grade we had a “practice teacher,” as we called them, named Miss Bonita.
I suppose she was in my life for a semester or less, but perhaps because first grade was such a big transition, she made a big impression on me.
I remember her saying, “ ‘Hey’ is for horses,” if we forgot and said, “Hey, Miss Bonita!” I tended to be a very submissive child, and my guess is that I did this once and with her response felt that I had committed a terrible act of rudeness. And probably never said it again, I was so eager to please.
This comes to mind with these photos taken a couple of weeks ago on the way to Brownsville, where I met my sister for a visit.
I had never seen hay traveling down the highway, so I thought the one truck an oddity. Then came another, and another, and another.
If Miss Bonita had been in the car, I just might have said, “Hey, look at all that hay!”
Just for the fun of it.
I suppose she was in my life for a semester or less, but perhaps because first grade was such a big transition, she made a big impression on me.
I remember her saying, “ ‘Hey’ is for horses,” if we forgot and said, “Hey, Miss Bonita!” I tended to be a very submissive child, and my guess is that I did this once and with her response felt that I had committed a terrible act of rudeness. And probably never said it again, I was so eager to please.
This comes to mind with these photos taken a couple of weeks ago on the way to Brownsville, where I met my sister for a visit.
I had never seen hay traveling down the highway, so I thought the one truck an oddity. Then came another, and another, and another.
If Miss Bonita had been in the car, I just might have said, “Hey, look at all that hay!”
Just for the fun of it.
1 comment:
I remember by brother-in-law saying that! But it made me laugh so I kept saying 'Hey!' over and over again to make him say 'that's what horses eat' over and over. So it made an impression on me too!
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