It takes a crane to build a crane It takes two floors to make a story It takes an egg to make a hen It takes a hen to make an egg *

Favorite moments in my week...

walking in Sam's room and him patting the seat beside him for me to sit down to watch Friday Night Lights with him..

eating paninis at the bar and talking with Whitney and well, just watching her move through life...she's something..

my buddy Dora coming over to watch Grey's with me but realizing we forgot to turn the tv on..good talks..

watching The Station Agent with my best friend..this movie is a powerful sweet movie..I loved it!!

playing basketball with my students and loving that every time they make a basket they run to jump in my arms..i started this little tradition when they weren't making very many baskets and now they're getting good and I'm getting a little sore..

dancing the Tango with my boys on the playground..

hearing my kids saying "goodnight teacher" as I put them all down for rest time..

Miguel finally being alright with the notion that he can't be leader every day..

when someone accomplishes something in my class we clap for them..."Hey guys stop what your doing, Stephanie just made and 'S' on the sign-in sheet"...then they all clap for Stephanie..."Hey guys, Miguel stayed on his mat during rest time"..the crowd goes wild

playground fights and learning to talk things over...its lemonade just to see two kids work something out. "He hit me" "well, he pushed me" .."Guys, you can never hit no matter what someone has done to you..now, do you have something to say to each other?"..then one says "I'm sorry" (I don't tell them to say 'sorry' because they end up just throwing out this half felt sorry and it just becomes a habit. Instead, I just ask them if they have something to say to each other.) then they hug..seriously, they hug each other..

cool fall mornings..


*From "Life Is Wonderful" by Jason Mraz

posted by Beverly at 8:27 AM