...random additions...

1.  Last weekend I went to a madrigal dinner at a school other than where I teach.  A student from church invited me to come hear her sing.  This is a great shot I got while she was singing near our table.  She was beautiful in her velvet gown.  The random woman at our table who we didn't know:  bonus addition to the picture.

2.  Today I received two "Christmas gifts."

        > Mouse on the right is from my sister-in-law.  I baby-sat for my nephews and niece tonight while she and my brother went to his company Christmas party.  She came home with some nice goodies for me.  Creative.  And it tastes good too.
        > The gingerbread man ring is from a student.  She walked into my classroom in the middle of the day with a tray full of cupcakes.  When she asked if I wanted one, of course I said yes.  But then I had to decide between peppermint, gingerbread man ring, or gingerbread woman ring as the decorative "prize".  The student's response:  Of course the ring, but not the girl.  I've got dibs.  When I asked why she was giving me a cupcake, she said it was because I'm her favorite teacher....So how does that explain her walking out with over a dozen cupcakes still in her hands?

Yeah, I wore it for the rest of the day.  (The purple nail polish is the result of baby-sitting my niece.)

3.  Favorite conversation of the day:
Miss O'Brien, you fancy!


What?  I'm fancy?  What exactly about me is fancy?


Look at this!  (pointing to my desk)  You got everything organized in glasses (Yankee candle jars that I use for paper clips and such) & your pictures in glass (plastic magnetic frames on my file cabinet)...It's your swag!


I've got a fancy swag?


Yeah you do! (put the emphasis on yeah for the full effect)