The Lunchroom Mouse

I've been getting a little uptight in the lunchroom of late, so I decided to lighten it up with a cool mouse puppet today.  I introduced him as Mousey, the Lunchroom Mouse.  Huge hit.  Kids loved Mousey.  They fed him cheese, gave him kisses, and asked, "Is he real?" many times.  When the kids got a little loud, I'd put Mousey up to their face and say, "Look at Mousey.  He's sad.  You're hurting his sensitive ears."
"Sorry Mousey," Kids would whisper, giving him a friendly pat.  The whole lunchroom was pretty much crazy about Mousey so I decided to push my luck and carry him around while lining up the Sixers.  I walked up to one table and held Mousey aloft.  "Mousey says you're ready to line up. He's happy about how quiet this table is."
A SixerGal brushed past me rolling her eyes, "Oh my sweet Jesus," she said under her breath. Not everyone can be a Mousey fan.  I get that, so I wasn't at all offended.  And with just one more day til spring break, I'm not getting too bent out of shape about anything right now.