The Sleepy, Drunk Kangaroo
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Beatitude (Supreme Blessedness)
Today was the fourth day of summer school (I’m teaching a 2nd and 3rd grade combo class). We hadn’t even gotten to the fun stuff yet (math Bingo with M&Ms and vocabulary skits) when one second grader beamed and said, “I love summer school!”
“What part?” I asked.
“All of it!”
Her gratitude was intense and contagious. Other students murmured in agreement. Summer school is the bomb.
She could have complained about waking up, getting dressed and going to school.
She could have dreaded doing math (again).
She could have complained and compared herself to other kids who are going on vacations to California and beyond.
But she was completely present. She was 100% here with 16 other kids and me and we had a great time.
Crabby
One could be grumpy, but why?
The Dimensions of Time
Security
drizzling cold and gray
apprehension spurious
refuge lies within
Go Fish…
I’m thinking about becoming a pescatarian…
Really? I thought you were a devout Catholic!
Illustrated Dawn
good morning sunshine
dreams dissipate in the cup
consciousness awakes
Oh Rats! I mean…Cat…
“So if your final product is not what you had hoped, the daily practice will help you.”
August Wren (Creativebug.com)
Let’s hope so!
Painting this was a lot of fun. I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time. I just ordered some “bleed proof” white that August uses. Watercolor white doesn’t mimic the bleed proof very well.
Imperfection
The teen sees my work
Don’t crop it – resolution!
Now it’s lopsided
Flowers from a Student
“When they go low, we go to the polls.”
and…
“Stop comparing yourself to other people.”
Oprah Winfrey
These are just a few notable quotes from her commemoration speech to graduates at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism graduation ceremony.
Kismet 