It's always good to end the week on a positive note. Sometimes we concentrate on the negatives. We have a choice. Choose positive. Choose to celebrate. I will be joining Ruth Ayres and her weekly link-up, Celebrate This Week. Check out all the other celebrations HERE
It's always hard coming off a week of vacation. No matter how much I love what I do, I do love being home too! Of course it helps having so much time to do that other thing I love - read!
So here are some Spring Break Celebrations:
Celebration #1 - Time to read. We didn't go anywhere (boo) and the weather was not conducive to spending time outside (boo again) so there was lots of reading time! See my Monday IMWAYR post!
Celebration #2 - Good swim week. My daughter was back to a regular routine of swimming this week and the time off seemed to help. She worked really hard this week and seemed to have some speedier times.
Celebration #3 - Good dental visit this week. I really don't like going to the dentist, so I'll celebrate 6 more months before I have to go again! And we're still not being sent to the orthodontist, I'll take the extra time!
Celebration #4 - I got my daughter all signed up for her Classification meet in Colorado Springs this summer. She will be classified as a disabled swimmer which will help her at home so she won't be DQed for things she physically has no control over with her leg. She will also be able to swim in paralympic events after this. The coolest part is she'll be swimming at the US Olympic Training Plaza. So cool.
Celebration #5 - My daughter and I started reading RJ Palacio's Wonder over break. I'm reading it to her so we can stop and discuss it. It's interesting listening to her thoughts since she's had similar experiences to Auggie. She talked about how she hates that everyone always stares at her shoe lift and she does the same thing as Auggie - she's aware but she keeps walking.
Celebration #6 - This might have been the best comment from my daughter this week. We participated in #SharpSchu book club this past Tuesday evening. We both read the book Harriet the Spy and my daughter was very excited to participate in her first Twitter chat. She loved typing her responses and she got a huge kick out of people favoriting her comments. She felt so popular! But her best comment was when she said, "I loved talking to other people about the book. It was better than just talking to you about it." Thanks......
Have a great week!
It sounds like a very good week at home, for you & your daughter, Michele! Exciting to hear about the swimming, & that your daughter and you will enjoy reading & connecting to Wonder. Have a good weekend before going back!
ReplyDeleteThank you, it's amazing how fast a week off school goes! Have a great week!
DeleteI love coming here on Saturday to choose the positive. It's such a great way to celebrate. We read Wonder this year in our classroom & we're still talking about Auggie!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard not to, he's such an amazing character! I'm enjoying reading it with her! Have a great week!
DeleteI love that you are reading Wonder with your daughter. I read it aloud to my twins (when they were 10) and we had such rich discussions. Good for her for participating in a twitter chat! How fun!
ReplyDeleteWonder is such an amazing book. I feel like it's a book that can reach so many people! Hope you have a good week!
DeleteLove that your daughter participated in the Harriet the Spy chat! That's so neat. I've been recommending Wonder to many of my pre-service teachers; it's making the rounds. I love spreading #booklove for that title, as I think it's a wonderful book to share with younger readers. So much good discussion there. I know just what you mean about loving your work and loving being at home too. I am lucky enough to be able to work at home 1-2 days per week, and I really enjoy that balance.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I always feel bad saying how glad I'm off work! It's the lack of routine that is so nice to embrace :) Have a great week!
DeleteI love that you are reading Wonder with your daughter. That book is life changing! I don't know if you have read it but I am giving your daughter a standing ovation for continuing to walk! I hope this will mean more to you after your finish the book! I wrote a review on Harriet the Spy for Nerdy and it was so much fun to reread it as an adult. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteYes, everyone does deserve a standing ovation :) :)
DeleteHave a great week!
Sounds like your daughter had a great week! How exciting that she joined the #sharpschu Twitter chat - your reaction to her comment made me laugh. ;-)
ReplyDeleteOut of mouths of babes, right??? Her excitement was catching that night, I hope she wants to do something like that again! Have a great week!
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