Just keep swimming

 I would be a very wealthy woman if I had a nickel for every time I asked them to stop yelling.  They are excited and that is all.

Yesterday was freezing cold so we played penguin at recess.  Basically we take turns having one of them stand in the middle and the rest of us crowd around and then it's someone else's turn.  It passes the time.

I read How to Catch Santa Claus to them and one student in 100% seriousness told me there were some good ideas in there he wants to try.

We celebrated a half birthday and the student brought cupcakes and a box of gluten free cookies for my student who has celiac.  He has gluten free treats in a little bin his mom supplied and I have back up gluten free treats also, but it still was just so kind and made me a little bit want to cry.

I texted both moms.  I told the birthday mom that was incredibly kind and I told the mom of the celiac what happened and that I understand that it was huge.

The mom of the birthday boy is a Haitian immigrant and sent back a very formal and gracious reply similar to every communication I have with her.  The other mom also has a diabetic son (who I also taught) so we are autoimmune disease besties and she was as touched by it all as I was.

We did our first in the gym rehearsal for the Christmas sing and I don't want to get too ahead of myself, but it went pretty well.

Today is our faculty Christmas party (we're going to see Wicked in a theater with a popcorn allowance) and it's Mark's birthday so we're going to Red Robin later.

Life seems to be humming along pretty well.  (I just need to get them to stop yelling.)