Today was Valentine's Day. It started off with a nice 8.5 trot through Hope Ranch with most of us clad in some sort of Valentine accessory. No one even noticed my heart undies that I wore as over-ies (yes sounds a little too close to another word, but you catch my meaning...right?) until it was light enough at the top of the second to last big hill. I even pulled it together to wear a red fleece to match the hearts on my bottom half. Good run, nice pace.... I so didn't feel like going to work today.
My spirits changed as soon as I stepped on campus and was greeted by a group of my girls so excited to see me and bestow my first gift of the day, a bouquet of lollipops planted in a pot of marshmallows shaped like strawberries. Delightful! The gifts and chocolate piled up until the bell rang. But, the part of the day that really got the love going was greeting my kids in line this morning. The hugs and smiles were extra big this morning.
It was a whirlwind day where all my careful planning went out the window and I just had to let it fly. Energy was high, the schedule was mixed up with this and that. But all was well with my soul. At recess a few of the students stayed in to work on their Valentine projects. They were singing and laughing and telling me how I am the best teacher in all of history. Wow!
After school I saw one of my little ladies in the hall. She said, "Mrs. McKee, I love you. I am so glad you are my teacher. I even wish you were my mom!" My reply? I said it right back at her.... "I love you too, but I know your mom won't let me have you to take home. I will be your mom at school."
Some days the hardest and most exhausting days when none of the lessons really happen are the best ones. Today was a good one. Tomorrow I will be a mom to my own kids though. This is something I often don't have the energy left to do.
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