Friendly Letter

It turns out we have more than one writer in the family. Micah had an assignment this week to write a "friendly letter" to someone using the correct format. He chose his mother, and this is what it said.

"Sept. 8, 2011
Dear Mom,
I can't belef you are 35. I love you. XOXOXOXO. You are almost 40. You look old.
Love, Micah"

His writing is excellent for 2nd grade. I'm not sure he understands the nuances of the word "friendly" though.

The loveliest hurdle

Another school year is off and running--the eleventh of my career. Heather's returned to the classroom part-time...a fish back in water. She's loving her students and they're throwing it right back to her. I'm doing the same things as last year, which is certainly easier the second time around. But this school year, we have an extra matter to contend with--this lovely little creature. While she certainly has created some extra work for us, she's given us smiles and laughs back tenfold. Just look at that face!

I really just wanted a reason to post a picture of her, and all this is just commentary.