Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance, but disappear when you get up close to them.- John Shirley

I really enjoyed the snow day and it was good to get back to work on Thursday. My students have been absolutely CrAzY this week! You can tell that the weather has changed and that Christmas is just around the corner. Our school had their annual Christmas program Thursday night. It is the hugest thing I have ever seen. People stand because there is no where else to put seats. Preschool, K, 1, and 2 all sing 3 songs that are super cute. Then 3, 4, and 5 do a play. The 3rd and 4th graders are all in the choir and sing the songs and 5th graders are the actors in the Christmas play. It is such a fun thing to do!

Christmas shopping is mostly done. I have my first Christmas on the 20th with my mom, step-dad, and step-sisters...so I have to get done by then. I have a couple more things to get for my mom and then one thing for my step-dad. I really should go out and finish this weekend. That would be the smart thing to do. Online shopping has been wonderful so that I can shop around for deals and not have to go out in the cold and handle all the bags.

My student with cystic fibrosis is back in the hospital. I have been tutoring her now for a couple of weeks. She has double pnemonia right now and because of all the other sick children, she can't leave her room. They don't want her to come down with something else. The dr. said she would be lucky to be out by Christmas, which is also her birthday. I think it is so sad that one of my students has to deal with this. It makes everything else seem so small. She is optimistic and doing well though!