Remember When...

In second grade, a Happy Meal could solve all of life's problems.

In seventh grade, laughing with friends over cute boys made your day.

In the first year of college, a call from an old friend lightens the worry you have about your mile-long to-do list.

Even now, these things still make me happy.

It's the Little Things

I spend a lot of my time these days in school. My day starts pretty early, I have to be there by 7:40 AM. Today I worked with second and third graders. It's fun teaching them big words like crescendo and ostinato. They are smart kids! Today the shop teacher who shares an office with Sheila brought his lunch from Maggie B's, one of the best bakeries in town. He kindly brought both Sheila and me a pumpkin cookie with delicious frosting. It was wonderful. I led warm-ups for both sixth and eighth grade choir. I stood up and walked to the front of them room, said some things and began to play the first notes on the piano. All of a sudden the piano (a really fancy digital one) began playing a rousing version of Danny Boy. I had NO idea how to turn it off. Sheila had to run up and help me out. It made me laugh. Talk about a great start. Fortunately the eighth grade was feeling merciful today. We had a good laugh and started over. It's the little things that make each day special.

Three Things

Three things I did today:

I e-mailed Australians.

I took a three hour nap.

I chased a llama through half a mile of open field.