Mmmmm Lunch

As I eat my tofu-eggplant-bok choy-zucchini yumminess, I will give you a quick update on me. (Don't worry. I had waffles for breakfast.)

My birthday was nice...it is so good to get cards and phone calls from all the people in my life. My friend/coworker Rylan made me a cake for school and brought cupcakes to my classroom. My friend Fion from church surprised me in the morning by coming to my classroom. Joanne's and her parents took me out for dinner and last night I went to Ashley and Thomas' for dinner.

This week was difficult with students. I am having little patience with their persistent chatter in class and drama on the playground. I made Iveth cry once again. I am thankful for the weekend to give me a chance to check my attitude. Next week I only teach on Monday and then have GLAD training from Tuesday to Friday. Sub plans are going to take a while.

My new hobby is reading. If I didn't feel guilty for sitting and doing nothing, I would sit and read all day long. I am reading Martin Luther King Jr.'s Strength to Love. He uses big words that are so beautiful to read. I think reading it is making me understand more that he was just a man. I mean, a great man, but so often we idolize him and I forget that he was human. I just finished I Kissed Dating Goodbye (ha ha ha...). And it is the cruel irony of the world that I'm reading The End of Poverty while eating dinner, using a dollar bill as a bookmark.