Summer has Begun

Today was the "First Day of Summer", at least as far as our school is concerned. I have my own class for the summer, and while I was not completely prepared for the day to begin, things went pretty dang well. 

The three highlights of my day before I go lesson plan for tomorrow:

1) One of my kids from my old class hugging me outside and pleading with me not to go to the new class and leave him alone. Sigh. Love my kiddos.

2) Middle of nap time, picture me - teetering on a chair, trying to hang some paper from the whiteboard and NOT step on any sleeping children, simultaneously giving a child the harshest "Shush!" you ever did hear and telling them they better lay on their tummy and go to sleep or ELSE. Then a small voice from a little girl in the middle of the room that just rolled over in her sleep says softly, "Miss Heidi? ... I love you". Aw shucks. Just melts my stern heart.

3) Ending the looong day with Family Dinner. Ahh.