Grateful Friday

 I freaked out last night and I'm grateful that Mark talked me down and then Adam talked me down some more.  

I need them in my life.

School is a lot.  Everything is a lot.  Everything is too much.

I had activity days waiting for me in my driveway when I came hurtling home from school and then I found out that they are resurfacing the roads in our neighborhood so we aren't going to be able to drive on them today or Monday.  No...big deal....

We are going to Nevada after school today, but we can't drive on our road....

Mark stepped in with problem solving when I had nothing.  Mark parked his car out of the neighborhood and he's going to ride his bike to it later when he is going to his friend's wedding.  Adam is taking EVERYTHING including the cooler to work with him, then he will come back and meet me and I'm leaving Joan somewhere.

It's pretty terrible timing, but I think we'll make it work.

I have other things to be grateful for besides Mark to talk me down.

I'm grateful Adam is home from another trip.

I'm grateful for the friendly "Good Morning Miz Davis!" tiny children call to me in the hall every morning at school.  It is especially delightful when they aren't my students, but they're my people.  I love that they are in my life and I am in theirs.

I'm grateful for the random urgent questions I am asked.  During recess yesterday a boy zoomed up to me and said, "The moon is bigger than Earth, right?"

I said "No, Earth is bigger."

He said, "OK," and zoomed away.

I am grateful for how pleasant recess and traffic duty are in May.

We had a Wicked themed teacher appreciation week.  Yesterday the third grade was called in to meet the wizard.  Everyone had to stand before the wizard and get a small gift and some compliments.

I was told that I was as spunky as my red shoes.  I do love my red shoes and I am glad they got a mention.

I asked my team if "spunky" was code for cranky about the construction.  They said they didn't think it was code for anything

I don't know.

Alissa said, "What did they say about me?  I think I blacked out because I don't like that much attention."

I told her they said she was a joy to watch teach and it was clear she loved her students and they loved her.

She said, "Well that's nice."

I am grateful to have a team.  If for no other reason we can reassure each other and listen to and then relay compliments for each other.

I am grateful for my sweet, sweet students.  They are sweeter than I deserve because construction noise makes me grumpy.

One of my students made me a collection of paper flowers.

Another used a 3D printer in art and made me this:

A very quiet and sweet boy solemnly asked me if it was teacher appreciation week.

I said yes.

He said, "OK then."

He pulled this out of his backpack and handed it to me.  A brown paper bag made into an envelope using electrical tape.

I felt like crying when I saw the contents.

They are better than I deserve.

Speaking of better than I deserve, this Mother's Day weekend I'm grateful for my mother and Adam's mother and my friends and sisters who are all stellar examples of motherhood to me.

I'm grateful that I get to be a mother.  It is a blessing in my life.

I'm grateful that we're going to Nevada this weekend and we'll get to see both mothers on Mother's Day and spend lots of good family time.