Back in the Saddle Again...

So, today marks the end of the first week of school (3 days, really)!  How can I be so exhausted?  I actually made the rounds today, visiting as many classrooms as I could.  I know I said this in my last post, but I just can't get over how big some of the kids look!  It's like I haven't seen them in a year.

It is really fun being able to pop in and fade into the woodwork, watching the goings on like a fly on the wall.  Such a unique perspective!  And, I get to leave when things get 'rough'.  I bet this is what it's like to be a grandma!  Love 'em and leave 'em...(not really, of course)!
I met with one little angel today to listen to her read.  What a doll.  She had to stop, mid-sentence, to share with me whatever came to her mind.  Not a care in the world...and certainly not concerned about reading.  I love it!

 Who could ask for a better 'job'?

~Cab Lover (2009 Robert Mondavi Cabernet)

Blank canvas...

I love the beginning of the new school year.  It holds so much promise.  Yesterday was our first day with students and it was wonderful watching them stream into the building sporting new hair cuts, dressed in the latest fashion, showing off their brand new Dora backpacks.  There are always some tears.  But mostly smiles and excited voices.  Parents lining the entrance way coaxing a toothless smile from their Kindergartner.  Fifth graders rolling their eyes at the ridiculous scene mom is making with her Cannon.  It always strikes me how big the children look after they return from a few weeks of summer bliss.

A new school year is like a blank canvas.  There is nothing on the walls, nothing in the plan books.  Just a fresh, clean canvas.  All yours.  Just waiting for you to create a new masterpiece.

Yep.  I love the the beginning of a new school year.  It's a fresh start.  A chance to make a difference all over again. 

~Cab Lover (sipping 2005 Kendall-Jackson Highland Estates Taylor Peak Merlot)