"Put that down please!"

As someone who loves pictures, loves little kids and loves documenting significant memories, my camera has frequently made its way into my teaching bag.  I often find myself wishing I could post some of the hilarious moments I capture on film, simply because it would give you that much more insight into the craziness that threads my days together, but confidentiality (rightfully so) prevents me from posting such events.   Confidentiality is for the better because even though I've been told, a picture is worth a thousand words, it would probably take 10,000 words to explain what was actually going on.  So today I share this picture, taken of me, by eager and disobedient hands who prey on opportunities to confiscate and use my camera anytime I fail to hide it after it is used.  I cannot confirm or deny how often this actually happens since. . .well. . . my job is chaotic and I don't really know, but if you were to guess that it happens often, you would be more right than wrong.  I mean, who doesn't love taking pictures of their surprised and unsuspecting teacher:

There are many, many more pictures like this, but thankful for me, they all have students in the background.