Hi Everyone! Thank you for all your sweet comments on my last post. All week was SPIRIT week and it added to the hallway/classroom craziness. Whew.
This morning it dawned on me that Band-aids are a small gesture of love. So many kids ask for Band-aids. I buy fancy ones: tattoos, Snoopy, Scooby Doo, Batman, and Princesses. I go through so many boxes, but I've decided I'll keep buying them happily. Eighth graders like Band-aids and I'd like to think that a fancy little bandage is a way of caring for and paying attention to BIGGER hurts. I distinctly remember wailing for one when I was in elementary school. Our family was packing up for a weekend trip and my mother was overwhelmed with household tasks, loading the car, and fussy children. I wanted that Band-aid for a sore finger that wasn't bleeding. We probably didn't have any but I didn't understand. I was so sad. I haven't always kept a ready supply of Band-aids here at home either. At school, it's a must. They NEED them. I'll keep buying.
I'll also keep buying wet wipes. Kids love these, too. Do you love them? They are such a snazzy solution for stickiness. Cold, refreshing, sturdy. A must for the classroom.
This has been an exhausting week. We have a work day today and then -
MY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND! Yippee! I'm going to be 52 on Saturday! Isn't that a great age?
MY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND! Yippee! I'm going to be 52 on Saturday! Isn't that a great age?
I love my birthday! I brought the struggling reading and writing class cupcakes and chips. They were so cute. One peppy boy said, "No one can bite their cupcake until Mrs. M. bites hers." That tiny little pink cupcake tasted so good in the company of those thankful teenagers.
Family will fill the house tomorrow evening. Party bags for the grands shall be filled in the morning. I will go outside and take a big sniff of my September. Mmmmmmmmmm.
I hope your weekend holds some singing and dancing. LOVE.
