Wednesday, January 29, 2014

January 29, 2014

3 things I'm thankful for:
* the house of the Lord, beautiful and peaceful
* sweet teachers to work with each day
* getting into the Gilbert temple open house without a ticket

2 things that happened today:
* the beehives and I got to tour the Gilbert temple and it was amazing!
* a girl behind us in line outside threw up before we went in the temple, gross but sad

1 picture: I love to see the temple

January 27 and 28, 2014

3 things I'm thankful for :
* sleep
* a dad who knows you didn't feel good and sends you a text to check on you
* having a voice

2 things that happened:
* I finally got most of my voice back just in time for school
* I finally received a cd/tape boom box for my classroom! Yay!

1 picture: a clay flower Emma made for me.... I get the cutest stuff!

Sunday, January 26, 2014

January 25 and 26, 2014

3 things I'm thankful for:
* a weekend with nothing to do but rest
* a dad who cares about me enough to harass me weekend to not talk and save my voice
* herbal tea for the voice problem

2 things that happened:
* my voice is kind of coming back, just in time for Monday
* I got to sew for a long time and it was very, very nice

1 picture: It's almost done!!

January 23 and 24, 2014

3 things I'm thankful for:
* sleep
* cough gels
* a cute girl that kept telling me, "Ms. Harris, I hope you find your voice soon."

2 things that happened:
* The jog-a-thon was on Friday and my kids had a blast.
* I lost my voice, so that's been fun trying to teach.

1 picture: Rules. Can't live without them. Can't follow them either, so signed a contract. Boom

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

January 22, 2014

3 things I'm thankful for today:
* patience.... even when it wears thin
* knowledge of the gospel and it's light
*marshmallow gooey-Ness

2 things that happened today:
* I watched part two of a boring math video. Snore!!
* I read some scriptures, talked about them, and then watched my three Beehives make rice crispy treats.

1 picture: These amazing young women made some scrumptious treats.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

January 21, 2014

3 things I'm thankful for today:
* Sweet Colin being Bulldog of the Week and my other students being so stinking nice to him
* moms who are concerned about the time their child doesn't have to eat lunch and are doing something about it
* my bed... it's been a long 100th day today

2 things that happened today:
* It was the 100th day of school today and I made my students write their names 100 times... ha ha ha! I'm so mean! They loved it though.
* PTSO is buying me a new cd/tape player so my kids can finally listen to books! Yay!

1 picture: I made a cute trash holder for my car.

Monday, January 20, 2014

January 20, 2014

3 things I'm thankful for today:
* a man brave enough to take a stand when things were not right
* the touching "dreams" of my first graders that everyone can have a nice bed, food to eat, or a family
* the power of the Atonenent

2 things that happened today:
* I saw my best friend today! She's alive and still kicking school's butt!
* I saw The Hobbit with my best friend and it was amazing! I loved it!

1 picture: Martin Luther King, Jr.