What I Learned in School Today

We've been having a spirit-filled week sponsored by our student council. Each day featured a fun  holiday clothing theme and today was candy cane day. So, I wore my red sweater and my white fleece vest. And I made myself a candy cane necklace. I unwrapped the little candy canes, tied them to a long piece of yarn and wore it around my neck.

But, do you know what happens to candy canes when you unwrap them? They begin to be affected by the moisture in the air and start to get sticky. And when the lady wearing the candy cane necklace has a little Tropical Vacation moment, and her shirt gets a little "warm" then the candy canes really get sticky...so I spent most of the day with my candy cane necklace glued firmly to my shirt.

 

Can you see how nicely they adhere to my shirt? They weren't going anywhere! Which is actually okay, because then, if I leaned down over a student, that person didn't get whacked in the head with flopping candy canes. But it was pretty funny.

One student said that I'd just have to eat them right off my shirt. Someone else wondered if I'd have to throw away my shirt. But, I'm pretty sure that I can simply peel them free and wash the sugary residue away in the laundry. Next year, I'll look for tinsel with little foil candy canes and stay away from the real thing.