Trip to the US

At the end of January, my poppa went to be with Jesus.  I had the opportunity to travel to the States to celebrate his life with my family.  It was such a blessing to spend a short, but sweet, time with my family.

First hug in more than 13 months!

This man will always be one of my heroes!

Richardson Gang

We were all able to celebrate Nana's birthday together. 

Got to see one ball game while I was there 

It was so great to spend time with so much family. 

Chicken Pox

In January, I was assessing a child's reading.  We were reading a book called Spots. It had a picture on the front cover of a child sick in bed with chicken pox. When the child was asked what the book was about, he answered, "He has flea bites!" Only a kid who grew up in Africa would say that!

After that, chicken pox went through my class.  For almost two weeks, I had child after child out with chicken pox (or other sickness). I only had half a class for two weeks.  It was funny to hear their commentary:

"I need to get the chicken pox.  I could really use a day off school." -A five year old.

"I don't want to go home! I love school!" -Another five year old.

"I was soooooooo itchy! I had to scratch like thisssss!!!!" -Yet another five year old.

Needless to say, they all know what Spots is about now!