Again...last night Luke was playing on my computer for a lot of the evening on his new favorite website - ABCya!, and he was having so much fun, I didn't have the heart to make him get off so I could update my blog. I figured I'd just be doubly grateful for all I have this morning.
Yesterday, the way my day started off, I wasn't sure I was going to have much I was thankful for. When I got to school, I checked my mini-fridge which has been freezing everything in it. I've defrosted it, moved it, but alas, everything (aka my Mt. Dew & water) was frozen again. I am thankful that with my pop freezing that none has exploded! What a mess that is to clean up. But anyway, I was bummed about my fridge. Then I hear the intercom call, "Mrs. Spaeth, please come to the office." Let me just tell you - in the morning before school - that is never good. It usually means a parent wants to see you about something. And I knew exactly who it would likely be. I won't go into details, but needless to say, after that conversation, I was wound up pretty tight. I spent home base taking deep breaths and pacing a little, while the kids watched the morning announcements, and though still annoyed, got it together for 1st hour. Things were going swimmingly when I sat down to help one of my students. I happened to be carrying my coffee, so when I sat down at the desk in front of her and turned around to help her, I put my coffee on the table of the desk. Bad idea - the student in front of me decided he wanted to ask me something too and turned around elbow first, knocking my coffee over and spilling it all over...me. So now - my fridge goes bad, parent-problems, AND I look and feel like I just wet my pants. Awesome. I run out to get some paper towels to clean up the mess on the desk, my students are laughing like loons (with me - not at me - because I've got to laugh at the situation, right!) and at some point in the less than 1 minute while I was out of my room, drama ensues, because when I walk back in one of my students is running out in tears followed by two friends. Really? I have to deal with this now? So, I talk down crying student, clean up coffee, wait to dry out, and wonder, what now, can go wrong. Thankfully - nothing else! And my amazingly wonderful husband offered to bring over the spare mini-fridge we keep in the garage now that he's working from home and to take my broken one off my hands. So, now I have a working fridge, gotten over my frustration with the parent situation, have dry pants, and the drama is long-forgotten. And, nothing else went wrong. Thank you, Lord!
Today, I am just enjoying a relaxing morning and looking forward to our daily walk. Due to weather and meetings this week, Brandon and I didn't get to walk together Monday through Wednesday of this week and I really missed it. I am so thankful for that time together each day. We leave the distractions of home behind and just get to enjoy talking and listening to one another. I'm so thankful it's been our habit for so many years and I hope it's a habit we continue for many more years to come.
Happy Saturday!
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