This is my first sassy shoe thursday and will probably be my last, however, a friend gave me these shoes while in Whitefish. They aren't shoes I would have picked out but they did go with the outfit I was wearing so I have worn them a few times, and will keep them for the rare occasion when I will only be in them for a few hours.
Believe it or not in the three years that I have taught I never had a kid stick his/her tongue out at me. I've had many other things that are worse but never the tongue. Well a kid took care of that one during Kindergarten Orientation. I still have yet to see a smile on his face and I've had him 3 days this week. I think he will be my "project kid" for this year. We will work on the muscles that allow the lips to curve upward. After all, health comes from more than just a healthy body, it comes from happiness, laughter, joy, and a peaceful soul. So since laughter tends to be the best medicine and smiles are contagious they are on my list of strategies for reaching out to this child. It makes me so sad to see one so young to have such little hope that he can't even smile. Please keep this child in your prayers, he has had a rough life already, and we are hoping to make a difference.
Home from Whitefish and right to work. I had a wonderful time in Whitefish and can't wait for the next chance to go visit the Dustins. They are a Godsend. Work started this morning with lots of meetings and a little bit of time trying to get my gyms ready. It's not so much the gym as my office that needs to be put back in order. They wax the floors over the summer so everything gets piled on top of something else and I get to put it back. It was good to see many of my co-workers and not have to learn a lot of new staff too. I am at Morningside and Whittier, the same two I was at last year!!!
Okay, now I have worked with wood most of my life so I understand what the phrase "going with the grain" means, however, today I learned a new area that it applies to also, rugs. While vaccuuming the area rugs in my favorite retreat in Whitefish I figured out that it works much better if you "go with the grain" of the rug, otherwise the vaccuum tends to suck it up and pull it along with you...crazy huh, who ever thought that the rugs we walk on every day have a grain to them. :) Just a tidbit that I will have to remember someday when I have a house big enough for area rugs.
I saw a black bear by the road on my way to Whitefish. It was standing on its hind legs and looking towards the cars. It kind of reminded me of those bears that they carve out of wood and paint. It was only a glimpse, but an interesting one.
