“Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.” – Edwin Arlington Robinson 212. Watching a student be silly who used to be too serious
213. Enjoying a cup of coffee with my colleagues 214. Enjoying the sunshine on a crisp fall afternoon 215. Delivery services that bring delicious burritos 216. Making Crafts with Jaxon 217. Seeing my students explain why they are raising funds for cancer patients 218. Trick or Treating with Erin, CJ and Anne made my heart happy
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“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” – Eileen Caddy 204. Smiling at the day
205. Catching up with friends 206. Singing with kids 207. Knowing that being flexible is a skill I have grown in greatly 208. Sharing my classroom with Melissa and Yeudi 209. Seeing how quickly my volleyball players are improving 210. Laughing with Luke and Jaxon at Jump City 211. Seeing other families longing for the same things we are in our small group “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” – Buddha 192.Judges who presided over our laws
193. The finical stability of being able to pay off my ticket without making adjustments 194. Watching the musical episode of Greys Anatomy—it’s my favorite 195. Shopping on my own at the new outlets 196. My starry new Kate Spade Bag 197. Seeing a movie by myself-so peaceful 198. Going out to the fall festival on a school night—such fun 199. Moonlight above a corn field 200. Singing to oldies in the car on our drive home 201. New flannel sheets with no little pills on them 202. Mixing a bunch of new art materials to make a surprising layout 203. Realizing there is power in using the phrase I am with purposefulness “When I started counted my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson 186. Waking up well rested after taking a sleeping pill
187. Quiet time in the morning to get myself composed for the week 188. Learning along side my kids-I live when we learn together 189. The snowball lesson In math class 190. Playing volleyball for the first time this season 191. Jaxons patience staying with me after school until I was finished “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – Gilbert C. Chesterton 182. Getting through the day even when it is hard
183. Friends making space to let me have my feels 184. The joy of seeing kids have life list experiences on my watch (drone day) 185. Fro-yo with the kids to celebrate the end of hockey season “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick 175. Having my boys make us a family breakfast
176. Enjoying the laughter of the boys shooting their BB guns 177. Playing a pick up game of basketball and schooling all three of my boys 178. Finally buying the tile for my back-splash and feeling the end coming 179. Being able to get ahead in my college class-having some extra space feels like a gift 180. Scrap-booking while watching a Photoshop class-bringing calm to my heart 181. A warm open face roast beef sandwich bringing memories of Grandma Jordet and the diner “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton 158. Realizing just how much my students have learned so far this year (see the picture above!)
159. Feeling better after a night with an upset tummy. 160. Having fun singing with my students 161. Playing with newton cars and seeing the students do the same 162. Drinks with my girlfriends after a rough week 163. Cuddling up in my bed to fall asleep early “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” – Henri Frederic Amiel 143. Laughing at the "egg" babies my students made today during our lab.
144. Seeing a friend smile who has been missing hers 145. Realizing that you appreciated for doing what you are supposed to 146. Having dinner with a friend and her mom--it is fun to see them interact 147. The crisp feel of a new book being opened for the first time 148. Listenining to wisdom from an amazing human 149. Coming home to a clean house--thanks hubby! 150. Falling asleep knowing that I have been chosen and loved by God. “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette 137. A quiet start to my morning without having to feel rushed.
138. Reading with 3rd graders during reading groups and realizing just how amazing the learning curve is for students. 139. My whole class breaking out into dance when the YMCA comes on the play list in class. 140. The excitement on my students faces when they started to build their drones. 141. Enjoying the pure silence of my planning period. 142. Helping an aspiring teacher realize that it is ok not to know it all. “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher 131. Not having to go to duty on the first cold, cold day of the school year.
132. Being observed and receiving feedback on my craft. 133. Seeing Jaxon so excited to show me how to cup stack. 134. Coming home to the smell of a home cooked chicken in the crock pot. 135. Seeing Blake become a reflective on his needs, wants, and desires. 136. Feeling a sense of accomplishment when I figured out how integral controllers work to decrease steady state error. |
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