sensational six for 11.14.09

1. i could really get used to having wednesdays off. such a great, mid-week re-charge that was SO needed. i loved knowing on monday i only have to get through 2 days before a day off. then, coming back thursday, i was only 2 days away from the weekend!

2. this week the elementary schools had parent conferences thursday and friday, so i didn't have to travel. i spent both days at the middle school. thursday i helped out in the special ed autism room. i love those kids to no end. i've really bonded with one student inparticular... marcel. love that boy! today i worked on my word wall, catching up and getting ahead on my vocabulary lists. it's amazing how much i can get done in school when i don't have classes to teach!

3. i saw a big billboard on colman street today that is advertising 24 hour christmas music on the radio!!!!! i am getting SO excited! i'm going to try to stay out of the stores from now until thanksgiving. i don't want to get too ahead of myself because if i listen to christmas music and christmas-y things for too long, it tends to loose its magic. i can't wait for the music, decorations, shopping, and christmas movies!

4. you know you go to dunkin donuts too much when the girl who always hands you your coffee at the drive thru says "are you sick?" i told her i wasn't feeling 100%... and she responded "i can tell. i can see it in your eyes". aww, very sweet my dunkin donuts drive thru girl is... but a little creepy, too, that she noticed my eyes were glazed (haha, no pun intended).

5. heard the cutest story this week about the song "i am a friend of God". the song goes like this: "i am a friend of God. i am a friend of God. i am a friend of God, he calls me friend". well, a grandma called up the radio station and said her grandson had heard the song and asked "gramma.... who is fred and why does God call me fred?" haha! kids. :)

6. there are some exciting things going on with the youth group at church that have me very optimistic. it's a small group, but intense and a few of our kids are deeep and chasing after God with their whole hearts. it's encouraging. we have a few events coming up, among other things that make me think God really IS in control and hasn't forgotten the youth at ghbc :)