.......

last day of school was yesterday.



every part of my body yearned for this day, counted down the days to this day. i looked forward to every part of this day.

it exceeded all of my expectations.

but..


but.......

as i was cleaning, i began thinking about next years writing assignments. about what i am going to do next year to engage, to better engage them.

isn't this supposed to be the end of the year.

i am not supposed to have excitement about next year.


or am i?

one of my students came and got some work they hadn't got yet.

as he was leaving, he said to me;

"you should stay at your job........you're good at it"

wow.

from a 13 year old.

wow.

all year, i don't need compliments. wow.

this one. this one, however, felt amazing.


thank you.......thank you..



smile.....

heart beats a little faster. he's gone .


still in the dark (power outage) thank you.

all alone.

smile.

thank you.

thank everything for you. wow.


next year.

vacation is going to be great.

but, next year, i am going to be better.

thank you.