Students found a note on the floor today and were trying to discern whether or not it was from a leprechaun.

"No, I think leprechauns write cursive."
-student

Tornado (this is our classroom pet) says, "Happy St. Patty's Day to you!" I know it's fuzzy but I thought he was so cute.

Our class is celebrating St. Patrick's Day tomorrow because we have no school on Friday. It's a big deal and something that the students asked me if we were going to do at the very beginning of the year, because they remembered it from last year. I pretend that there is a leprechaun on the loose in our school. I have a green wig this year and I am planning on really playing it up. It's also a great time to talk about St. Patrick because he was a missionary, and a Christian. I am also getting some Lucky Charms at Walmart so we can graph them. I was thinking about making green jello jigglers, but I don't really think I will have the time. This is one of my favorite days, besides the 100th day of school. Happy St. Patty's Day!

I was listening to our local Christian radio station when I went to work this morning the impossible question of the day was, experts say doing 15 minutes of this everyday with make you less stressed. Guess what it was? journaling! Which is almost the same as blogging. I have been needing this validation for some time because this means,

blogging is good for you!

I spend at least 15 min to half an hour looking at other people's blogs everyday, and sometimes writing my own. But this gives me a REASON, you know, other than just blogging for blogging's sake. Right now, for example, I am sitting in my classroom, blogging, when I should be planning, cleaning, and so on. But no, I'm eating peanut butter and blogging. Well. Stress relief.
Stress relief is something I need. I have spent 27.5 hours in the last month just going to classes on top of my work. I can't complain, I volunteered for most of it. And I really do enjoy most of it too. But it's still work and if there's anything I've learned from being a teacher for the past year and a half it's that work that's fun it STILL work, and you need to take a little time to blog now and then.
Speaking of, horror of all horrors, I woke up on Saturday to about 2 inches of snow. And what did I have planned for Saturday? I had to go to a math class. I can really identify with children who have to go to school when it snows now. It's tough to leave all that white stuff because you know it will be melted when you get back. Paul had a good time playing in the snow. He grew up in Costa Rica, so snow is quite the novelty for him, and he loves it.
Well, blackboards and lesson plans await me....

Currently reading: How come no one told me that Sherlock Holmes was so good? I have to tell you that I have given up on new fiction. Rarely does something come out that is worth reading. I have reverted to classics. Right now I am listening to the last book in the Anne of Green Gables series in the car, on the way to and from work. I also just finished reading God's Smuggler, by Brother Andrew, which couldn't really be considered a classic, but good anyway. Please give me suggestions on what to read next. What is your must-read right now? Leave comments.