I’m joining up with Ruth Ayres for her weekly link-up, Celebrate This Week. Check out all of the posts linked up at her blog HERE. Thanks for starting this, Ruth!
I’m jumping
into Ruth’s Celebrate This Week posts a day late, but I’m here nonetheless!
There has been so much to celebrate that I feel I absolutely must join in, but
this post has to be written in the twenty minutes it is going to take my lasagna
to be cooked so I can join my family for dinner. Ready, set, go!
Awesome
Test Results
A week ago
Thursday I had a mole removed from my arm. I have a family history of melanoma,
so it isn’t something I take lightly. Also, I knew (even among the ridiculous
amount of freckles I have) that it had changed over the past few months. My
doctor was concerned, so off it came. It was a long week of waiting, but I got
the terrific news that it was cells that could have become cancer, but hadn’t
yet. WOO HOO!
Slice of
Life
It is one
of my most favorite blogging times of the year. Two Writing Teachers hosts the
Slice of Life blogging community for the month of March. (Click HERE to learn more.) Slicers write each day
on their blog – a short narrative of their day – and leave comments for other
slicers. This is the first year I am not officially joining. I’m working on
saying no to things that I don’t think I can handle; and one more item on my
plate right now would threaten to topple it. That being said, I’m excited to
cheer on my friends and see so much writing go off into the world.
Sweet Students
I love my
students. Each year I worry a bit – can I possibly love these new kids as much
as I did the year before? And, every year the same thing happens, my heart
grows. I cannot possibly list all of the wonderful things they do for me on a
daily basis, but seeing this Instagram post from my student, Cal, made my night
Friday night. To know a child thinks enough of you to think of you outside of
school, remembers you love sunsets, and is willing to post that on Social
Media? Yep, I have the best job in the world.
Forty-One
I turned
the big 4-1 on Friday. Birthdays aren’t a huge deal to me, and I prefer all
things in life to be a bit on the low-key side. This one was, and it was
perfect. I shared cookies with my students at school, had a quiet night at
home. I felt a little under the weather so I retreated to my room, read,
napped, read, and cuddled with Rosie. My boys visited me upstairs and I
reflected on just how blessed I am.
Title Talk
Donalyn and
Colby moved Title Talk to this week due to a conflict last week. Their topic is
Bringing Back the Joy of Reading.
Donalyn has, unfortunately, run into some angry travel gods and will not be
able to host tonight. I’m excited to step in and co-host for her and I hope to
see you there. What a fun topic and I think it will be exactly what I need to
jump into another workweek.
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| My students experiencing the joy of being readers when Lisa McMann tweeted them back. |
