Life is good and I'm so happy.
Though I keep quite busy, getting lessons done and prepped ahead of time, making sure my ducks are in a row. Here's some notes I made on Wednesday:
221. Lavender sweater for today! Soft and sweet.
222. Pretty purple turtleneck, bright.
223. Being told that I look like a deer, and
learning that that is a compliment--it means to look wide-eyed and innocent.
224. Changho asking if I feel better today,
after noting that I had a sore throat yesterday.
225. Mr. B giving me an even nicer class list
than I had before--this time, complete with like green carry-folder.
226. Eggs for lunch. I go so crazy for protein.
227. Plenty of Pocari to drink when I'm
thirsty--soothes those final bits of sore throat.
228. Realizing that I am in God's debt, and he
is not in mine.
229. the book, The Undercover Economist, my
current nonfiction read.
230. Sound of gentle silence in the office--this
too, is home.
231. 3rd graders being unexpectedly delightful.
232. Plenty of tissues when you need tissues.
233. Frank Sinatra songs. I'm quite nostalgic
for eras I've never lived in.
11:40 AM
Class 3-5, 3-6 was bountifully splendid. I
walked in the for and they were all waiting to pounce and scare me, which for
them was clearly a gesture of massive affection.
It set the mood perfectly. I was grinning from
the begging of class onward. My boys. They know they're loved.
And I need to take a moment of appreciation for
Mr. B, too. In the past I feel like I've complained about him some, but he now
let's me call the roll in class because he knows that I'm trying to learn the
new kids names and visual confirmation helps so much.
Also, he's been doing the dialogues with me in
front of the kids, helping me demonstrate the pieces they're supposed to
memorize. It's very effective and it was his idea, too--he's been a big
blessing already this semester.
My friend SY came by my desk--she said she's
worried about me because of my isolated position, but she concluded that I'm
ultimately alright because I have a bright face and strong mind, she said.
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