Sometimes You ARE Appreciated

Everyone's gifts from Jill's Bloggy Gift Exchange are showing up on posts and I realize I didn't post a pic of mine.   I was too greedy excited and immediately started wolfing daintily eating the gifts inside the package. I am still enjoying my gift as well as reading all about yours. Thanks again Jill for doing this!  Neat how you lost weight organizing it!  I guess I need to find a similar project.

And my husband keeps asking me if we got any Christmas cards. I keep saying yes and when he asks who from  I more often than not seem to be saying - another blogger!  You guys are awesome! What a great community we have!

Today at school I got one of the nicest notes from a family.  I blogged at the end of last year about how much it means when a student gives you a personal gift that shows they know you as a person and not just as a teacher.  In the post I showed a "medal" a student had made me for being a number one teacher and a number one runner depending on which side I wore the medal.  Another student made me a plaque showing me winning a race and she wrote a poem to go with it.  So I am not talking about an expensive gift but a meaningful one.  Today a boy in my class gave me a gift with a card that began: "We passed over the usual gifts of cookies or a mug because your gifts to **** deserve more." Well, the gift box could have been empty - They had me with the first line. But when I opened it it was a copy of Born to Run! Wow!  I mean wow! What a nice thoughtful gift from this family.  I am sitting here smiling as I think how they made my day.

One more day and I am on vacation!  One more day and Emily will probably be home.  Life is good.