Thankful Thursday #7

This week I'm thankful for...

• the beautiful notebook a friend made for me.


• the little boy in my classroom who was so excited about a card I'd put in his mailbox that he hugged my leg extra tight


• Ruby Bridges for inspiring my kids to be brave


• Martin Luther King, Jr. for giving me goosebumps every time I hear his speech


• sheets fresh from the dryer


• cold Saturday mornings perfect for writing in bed


• my Words With Friends friends


• frigid bike rides followed by scalding hot showers


• one of my little girls, who on finding out we were getting yet another new student, said "We are the luckiest class-we always get new friends!",  I've welcomed three new kids into our class within a week.  I'm going to try hard to have the same perspective as the little girl and think about how lucky I am to spend time with these new little ones.


• the little girl in my class who, after writing pages and pages of a story, proclaimed, "Mrs. McCauley, I wrote lots of Golden Lines."  Yes you did, little one, yes you did.


• Terry, always Terry.

Thankful Thursday #6

This week I'm thankful for...

• catching snowflakes on my tongue


• the way Terry jumped over furniture just to get to me and kiss me at midnight on New Year's Eve


• my friend, Abby, who found my ring after I accidentally flung it out the car window-oops!


• fresh pineapple


• game night with friends


• sack lunches in the sunshine


• avocados


• walking my neighborhood at night when the stars are out


• having lots of my "fat clothes" taken in and giving the rest of them away


• time with my students after such a long break


• Terry cooking me vanilla pancakes


• time to write poetry


• my nephew who needed just one more hug and kiss before I left

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Thankful Thursday #3

This week I'm thankful for...

• the little girl who told me that I have beautiful hair like a movie star.  I didn't ask which one because I thought I'd just better leave well enough alone.


• walking my old neighborhood with my mom


• the jar of peppermint nougat Christmas tree candies my mom gave me


• falling asleep to the sound of rain


• the light of the Christmas tree


• sitting on my couch reading O magazine after a rough day at work


• my student who got a paper cut on her finger and said, "It feels like my finger has a headache."


• the dragonfly necklace my friend made me for Christmas


• the little boy, who moved away earlier this year, and called me this week to tell me all about his new class, his new house, and to tell me about his letter to Santa.  I only told him I missed him 7 times.  And my eyes only watered a little bit when it was time to say goodbye.


• my friend, Abby, who was featured here for the stunning necklaces she creates


• Christmas music on Pandora

What are you thankful for?