Tuesday, August 20, 2013

climbing in the Badlands

gratitude
 Alert ~ Sloane
the foot massage Jeffrey gave me tonight while we watched Chopped ~ Relyn
the chance to work on collection development today ~ Jeffrey

Monday, August 19, 2013

giant prairie dog statue

gratitude
my pretty iPod case ~ Sloane
laughter at lunch with the third grade teachers ~ Relyn
for getting to book talk great books ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, August 18, 2013

prickly pear cactus in bloom

gratitude
church ~ Sloane
lunch with our small group ~ Relyn
good sleep ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, August 17, 2013

examining the prickly pear

gratitude
bonfires and eating roasted marshmallows till I get a stomach ache  ~ Sloane
paraffin treatments with the girls ~ Relyn
John and Melinda and their hospitality ~ Jeffrey

Friday, August 16, 2013

my classroom door last year

gratitude
sleeping in tomorrow morning ~ Sloane
I am so thankful that I have my same class again this year. ~ Relyn
Lauren is back with us again. ~ Jeffrey

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Christmas in July

gratitude
weekends ~ Sloane
a terrific first week ~ Relyn
my library ~ Jeffrey

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

magic wand

gratitude
MnMs ~ Sloane
Oh, I just love my class! ~ Relyn
the chance to introduce the library to all the freshman ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

pedicures

gratitude
a good first day ~ Sloane
a super-fantastic first day ~ Relyn
my new XD ~ Jeffrey

Monday, August 12, 2013

Sloane with her new iPod

gratitude
Ender's Game ~ Sloane
back to school pedicures with Sloane ~ Relyn
that Sloane is thankful for Ender's Game, one of my favorite books ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, August 11, 2013

buds

gratitude
Dad got his windows done in the library. ~ Sloane
School starts soon and my room looks great. ~ Relyn
my wife's help with the library windows ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, August 10, 2013

ruffles

gratitude
 gun shows ~ Sloane
polka dots ~ Relyn
a fun morning with my daughter ~ Jeffrey

Friday, August 9, 2013

pink sea urchin

gratitude
my dogs ~ Sloane
Sloane worked so hard in my classroom and was such a help today. ~ Relyn
colleagues with whom I can collaborate ~ Jeffrey

Thursday, August 8, 2013

lifeguard perch

gratitude
Harry Potter ~ Sloane
fun lunch conversation ~ Relyn
It was good to see my students again. ~ Jeffrey

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

shades of pink

gratitude
that the dying monkeys and shrieking banshees are about to go away ~ Sloane
Sloane's Super Teacher Style dance went very well.  I am also very grateful for how encouraged and appreciated I felt at the end of Meet Your Teacher. ~ Relyn
Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte," the Queen of Night sung by Diana Damrau  ~ Jeffrey