Currently, we're working near Russia so we have been given a lot of vodka. Appreciated but not really appropriate in most places for a nine-year-old to hand over a nice Polish potato vodka as a "thanks for a great year" memento. A 14-year-old handed me a bottle of Johnny Walker Red Label this past June. Still, not appropriate. So, let's focus on school supplies or hand-outs. Also, Time is a great gift. If you don't know what's needed, just hand over a coupon with your name, eMail address and an amount of hours you'd be happy to put in helping. The teacher could contact you to cash in on the hours when he/she needs it. Simply. Better than "Joey Love" for those of you who know the show Friends as embarrassingly well as I do.
As the summer comes to an end, I must let you know, not to complain, that I had 18 days off (not including weekends) this summer. Conferences, work meetings, planning sessions and professional development took up the rest of the time. The next time someone says teachers and other school personnel are lucky because they have three months off every summer will get a look from me. Yessirree. A look. And, I might think mean thoughts. That's right. Mean thoughts.
To not end on a negative note, I will close this rambling post with the heartfelt statement that I am excited to get back to school and see the students and have morning welcomes and all of that... seeing school supplies at Target made me positively giddy.
Until next time...
Daisy
