The Purr-fect Gift

This is teacher appreciation week, and I was shocked to pieces when a shy second grade girl walked up to me in the hall this morning and presented me with a Care Cat puppet. This is sort of like my mascot for guidance classes, and I have to order the puppet from a company in Miami. Several years have passed since I got a new one, and this week I actually had to retire my old puppet and go to classes without him. You see, old age takes its toll on well-loved puppets, and Care Cat's whiskers had been completely pulled off one side of his face by curious kindergarten hands. Also, Care Cat had a hole in the lining of his head, so little by little, small fingers were pulling out the cotton stuffing. Poor baby deserves a happy retirement in my toy box! Anyway, I guess you can understand why I was so thrilled. I actually squealed and carried on and hugged the daylights out of the sweet little girl who gave me a new Care Cat! Where she found him I do not know, but her timing was perfect, and I'll think of her generosity every single school day for a long time to come!