Good Things

Thanksgiving was great. My parents, my brother, my in-laws, and in-law aunt, and my great in-laws all came over for the day. It was wonderful to be surrounded in my house by love and happiness. We drank and were merry. Everyone played with the little one, and he was the life of the party as always. After everyone but my brother had left (the tot included), my bro, my hubby, and I all hung out, drank wine (a bit too much...ha ha) and watched the Colts game. It was so much fun. I hadn't been with my bro in so long. It was awesome.

Today the superintendent came to my school to observe me and some of my fellow coworkers. I was nervous as all get out. I knew she was scheduled to show up in my 4th period, which is my "hell bell." I am the type of person who yearns to be loved by all, and I like to do my best. I want spectacular things to be said of me. It turns out I had nothing to be nervous about. It went so well. It helped that the kids really did pull through for me and put on a show while she was there. Even so, they were still a handful, nowhere near the 'perfect class' most teachers pray for during observations. Below is the note she wrote me:

"I love your focus on results as evidenced in your messageboard and your charts! I saw lots of differentiated instruction.Students were working and making progress. Most of all, they love you and will work for you! Welcome to __________!"

Goodness how wonderful I felt today. It's definitely going into my file for those shit days when I just want to run screaming from the building and never come back.