Cello!

Quick story or two... I have some of the sweetest kindergartners this year. So sweet that when I ran into one today at Wally World, he crossed across the main isle, into oncoming cart traffic, nearly getting himself knocked over by some cart driver that must've been in a hurry (it's just days after a snowed-in city...people are everywhere and there's barely anything left that stocked, I get it). ANYWAY, my sweet student ran over to me in a hurry, grabbing a great big bear hug, and heading back to his father and sister. Apparently, they argued if it was really me or not since I have him this year, and had sister last year (with my blonde hair). She's off to middle school this year, but she was also a very sweet girl. Must run in the family, because they're both really awesome kids!

Yesterday, (more kindergartners, I'm seeing a pattern here) we were playing an instrument matching game for the last couple of minutes in our class time on our Smart Board (thanks be to nyphilkids.org!). My sweet gem saw her classmate turn over a string instrument and immediately turned to her neighbor, waved frantically, and sang "Cello!" as if she was greeting us all again! I do believe that it may have been the cutest thing I witnessed that day.

These are the sweet stories that get over-shadowed by un-ending amounts of paperwork, irritating colleagues, last-minute interruptions (4 times in a 25-minute class...I mean, seriously??!), and the dreaded stench of cat urine. Yes, my first class of the day was exposed to this smell and it did not leave my room until I left for my second school of the day...yuck.

Sounds like I'm exactly where I'm meant to be...