1. Morning Fog. It was gorgeous wasn't it? Spooky and enchanting.
2. Eggs for breakfast! I made myself breakfast this morning. I did this last year a lot but for some reason, this year it has seemed as though I don't have time. I make some eggs, watch the Fox 11 morning news (which is its own brand of ridiculousness) and drink my coffee. And, I was still the third person at work.
3. Rhymes. Today in spelling, I had the kids come up with rhyming words to their spelling words. For example, bunch is a spelling word, and they thought of lunch, munch, crunch, etc... Then we got to stuck. I was hoping one student in particular would come up with the word 'duck' since he has a duck at home. I kept asking him for a word, hoping he'd get there. Eventually someone whispers to him and he goes, "Oh! The F-word?" I couldn't help but laugh because, did they really think that's what I was waiting for?
4. Stretching their minds. I read to the class from The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat. This is not a book meant for kids but I read it to them, artfully making it kid-accessible, and they loved it. That was exciting, but what was even better is that through their discussions, they were demonstrating all their knowledge about the brain. I was blown away! It was awesome.
5. Running. Today my run was hard. My head started to hurt a couple miles in and I was terrified that I would have an aneurysm and collapse on the sidewalk. I began imagining my body lying on the sidewalk where I probably wouldn't be found until the evening dog walkers started to emerge. Then I started to wonder, "When would Jesse start to worry? And when he did, what would he do? No one knew where I was. Would he come look for me?" But then, in the last mile, I became completely distracted by other - more pleasant - thoughts and the song I was listening to. All that badness melted away and the end was great. That is what I love about running.
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