Valentine Snow

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Enjoy some of the sights and sounds around the neighborhood, again as we're snowed in. We have about 3.5 inches and they say a few more flurries could come in Sunday night. Be safe and stay warm! Enjoy the journey, Ashley

Happy Birthday Seth

I can not believe that you are FOUR years old.

How you have grown.

Happy Birthday

Hope you have a GREAT day!!! Love Ya Little Brother

Kassidy May Evie Livingston???

Yes, Kassidy May Evie Livingston. That is what I "thought" one of my students name was on the first day of school this year, however I soon realized that she is in speech and has many difficulties learning. She is without a shadow of a doubt my comedic relief this year. I absolutely LOVE to see her come to class everyday because she makes me, her classmates, and even herself laugh all the time. So I am going to allow you just a moment to enjoy some of the comments that she has blessed me with this year. First, to protect her I am changing the name in this post. I am still not sure how she thinks she is Kassidy May Evie Livingston, when she's just plan old Kandice Jones. I do call her "Kandice May" and she loves it! Then, a couple months into the year another 4th grade teacher at our school sent Miss Kandice May to my room to borrow some tape. When I gave it to her she said "Mrs. Gillespie says thank you really much!" kicked her little foot up in the air, turned, and headed back with tape in hand to Mrs. Gillespie's class. I guess she thought that was a completely normal interaction, but as soon as I realized what had just happened the students in my class said "Miss Ford did Kandice mean to say...thanks very much?" I told them that she probably did. They said oh well, that's just Kandice, and it was pretty funny. I said I think your exactly right. Now, there's a lot of times that we'll say "thank you really much, and just grin!" Today Kandice came up to me and said "Mrs. Gill-st-...Gill-is-...Gill-s-..Oh just forget it that word gets tricky and your not her anyway!" She turned and walked away. I said "Kandice May, dear one, please come back. What do you need?" She said after all that, "I forgot." Well, we had a little lesson on how to say Gillespie and she agreed to try it for Mrs. Gillespie later on in the day. I asked again, "Did you remember what you needed earlier?" She said, "If it was to go to the bathroom I'd know it, so I guess it aint that important!" I said well I guess your right about that, but if you think of it you let me know. Last one for this post. After lunch we all go to the bathroom and she told Mrs. Gillespie "Mo mo's running!" Kara asked her to slow down, repeat, try another word, and so on, but Kara just could not understand her. She sent Kandice to me to get help. She knocks on the classroom door, which is open, then says "mo mo's running! Help...Quick!" I stop teaching go over to her at the door and say "what honey?" She repeats "Help mo mo's running!" I looked back at my class, and we all said in unison. "The commode is running?" She said "YES!" I told Mrs. Gillespie that I had buzzed the office and Ms. Dot was on the way. I know that maybe this seems like a lot about nothing, but when you work with kids all day everyday, you really look for some positive. Kandice came to me reading on a kindergarten level and now is on 2nd grade level. She is almost on grade level in math and as you can tell we are working hard on her speech! The one thing that we do not have to worry about is Kandice's heart! She is the most precious, hard working, sweet spirited little lady. I am so glad that she is in my class and has touched my heart this year. To Miss Kandice I say "Thank you really much!"