Happy Easter!

Hope Easter finds you happy and eating some ham and deviled eggs!

We are spread out and actually not celebrating today.

Bob is out with some co-workers in Argentina.

I am at home taking care of some household chores.

Rachel is at home taking care of her household chores from the move to her new house. Cash is helping??? And Veronica is doing activities with her dad's family.

Drew is at home taking care of his household chores in preparation for his move from his apartment to the house he and Rachel are sharing.

Haven't talked to Mike and Ryan. Miss them! Probably they are going to Easter Dinner.

Today is my mom's b-day. So yesterday, Me, Rachel, Veronica, Cash, Drew, and my friend Robin all drove to Joplin where we met Mom, had lunch, and did the exchange of gifts-Easter and birthday. We had a good time and Mom hasn't stopped talking about how beautiful her great grandchildren are. They are.

And Robin was nice and drove and bought me some ice cream AND didn't kill me with her driving. Sorry Robin, it wouldn't be me if I didn't give you some grief!

I had a busy week at school. On Friday I ran a lot of errands on the day off.

We are studying the Diary of Anne Frank and I love the opportunity to introduce my students to such an important work and to help them realize a lot about themselves. I actually had a boy who is often in trouble with the office, who is a bully, and has a bad home life complain when we stopped reading 5 minutes before class was over. He wanted to go on.

My friend, Sarah, who teaches special education brings her students to my class for this unit. The boy who yells out inappropriately talked to her about how he was affected by the video that Bob brought back from Holland. Our two boys who are in wheelchairs talked about how people with disabilities were persecuted by the Nazis.

The kids and the movie, Freedom Writers, reminded me that the Diary of Anne Frank isn't just a story. I have taught it enough that I needed to be reminded that I have a responsibility to remember the people who aren't here anymore to tell their story. Isn't sacrifice what Easter is all about?

Right now I am sitting at the computer in my nightgown and bathrobe and I am getting ready to do some mending and then go to school and get some work done done. (oops-Low by Flo Rider came on I had to dance...) It might not sound like much of a holiday, but I do enjoy time alone and not being responsible for other people. It is something I never had until now.

Have a happy holiday and remember everyone who helped you get where you are today.