Finally Friday

It has been a long, tough week.

Mr. Harnly passed away, yesterday afternoon. It was so long in coming. It was a relief to see him go. He woke up briefly, looked at his children and with a tear in his eye, drew his last breath. He must have felt sad to leave his children, but he knew that it was time to go. We all knew.

As I write this, I am on a two hour delay, due to snow, this morning. Later, I am off to a workshop for teachers. It's called "Handwriting Without Tears". That should be interesting. I pray it's not boring because I am exhausted.

I had a wonderful "teacher" moment, yesterday. Our kiddos have today off, so yesterday was their Valentine's party. One of my "lost boys" gave me a Sponge Bob valentine. The thing is, the kid couldn't afford valentine cards, so this was a big deal for him to have them. He informed me that he was giving me the biggest card in the box. I was humbled and of course, it made me cry. Sometimes this job is darn hard, but sometimes I am so humbled and grateful that I teach. One little Spongebob card meant so much to that little boy and means so much to me.

Jen, how much sleep are you getting? I saw the pictures of Julia and she is just plain gorgeous.

Michelle, thanks so much for the advise. Laura ended up with a heart necklace and candy. I don't think the necklace was real expensive, but I need to get a better look (she won't let me). Also, she refuses to tell Tom that somebody likes her. Awe, adolescence and it's only the beginning. Please pray for us.

Love to you all.