Sra. Riggs' Spanish-related things

First, a word from the present-day: I've had this post written for a while now (I almost always write my posts in advance- in fact, I have eleven stored up right now. Well, ten after I post this one) and I decided to post it in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. ¡Olé!

Sra. has a lot of random Spanish around her room. It is a Spanish room, so some of it is to be expected. The translated posters that say "¿Has usado tu cerebro hoy?" with a picture of Garfield, etc. do not really seem out of place. It's the things like this that do:


I asked her about it, and she said that children like to get her random Spanish-related things. They see something with Spanish and they think, "Ooo! Spanish! I should get that for Sra.!" So they do. Exhibit B:


This is actually my second favorite. It says "¡Así de fácil!" when you press it. It's really fun to hit as one exits the room. Above the Caliente sign, there is a pair of piñatas. One is a star...and I'm not so sure about the intent of the other.


Lastly, my favorite of all. The sombrero. It sits on top of a cabinet in the back of the room.


It's my favorite because it can make any occasion so much more interesting. You would be surprised how many more interesting things happen per unit time when one is wearing a sombrero. For example, I was in Product Team the week before last, and I did not have much to do. I have PT in Sra.'s room, so I was sitting in one of her comfy green chairs trying to think of something. I spotted the sombrero in the back of the room, and decided to put it on. It was really fun. It started some interesting conversations, including one with Arturo, dressed as the Ice Cream Man. It was Superhero Day in Senior Spirit Week, and he had on an apron with a picture of an ice cream cone, held a scoop in his hand, and fought crime with his Scoops of Justice. That was one of his superhero moves. I (still in the sombrero, mind you) helped him think of a few more, including Brain Freeze. A bit later, Sra. came in and asked me what I was up to. I told her I didn't have much to do, and she asked if I wanted to wash a glass-looking plastic bowl for the Spanish Honor Society's induction ceremony. She told me I would get to go into the mysterious teachers' lunch room. "Only if I get to wear the sombrero," I told her. She said I could. Surprisingly, only one person walked in while I was in the teachers' lunch room, and they didn't seem to mind me or the sombrero.

Anyway, that same day in Product Team (after the bowl incident) I decided it would be fun to pose all of Sra.'s Spanish-related items (save the not-so-portable posters) in one place. It was.