Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Go Wild!

Our school is celebrating National Red Ribbon Week and learning to "Say No to Drugs". Everyday has a different dress-up activity to correspond with the theme. Today is "Wild About a Drug Free Life" and it made for an interesting morning.

For Allison, it was a dream come true! She didn't have to brush her hair, pick a matching outfit or wear the same socks and shoes. She wishes everyday was like this and she followed the theme head to toe. Braids and ponytails all over her hair, a printed blue shirt, plaid pastel skirt, one soccer sock and two different shoes and confident all the way to school.

For Taylor, the morning was stressful! "I have nothing to wear. Everything I have matches." That was the theme of the morning. Although I offered suggestions, she ended up in a matching outfit. She just couldn't do it. She did wear pigtails-1 with a pony and 1 in a bun and 2 different shoes, but she got out of the car looking as if all 700 students were staring at her.

I just found the dynamic so interesting. They couldn't be more different. Although Taylor is looking forward to tomorrow for "I elect to be Drug Free". They are supposed to wear red, white and blue and she just got red and blue bands on her braces!