Smiles :)

Its been a long week, but instead of griping, I figured I would list some of the things that have made me smile lately:
~a lovely long-rambley-chatty phone call from Stephanie
~my WhizBang (WB) mentor teacher - Julie. She does something silly daily and we make each other laugh :)
~the very cool waterwheel that Julie and I created from a hoola-hoop, pvc pipe, and cups...we are very proud of it!
~getting to spend CC's money shopping for the WB kids
~the mascot stuffed cow that plays "don't worry be happy"
~watching the Tour de France (not only impressive athletics, but international eye candy too!)
~my Mommy leaving me a nice voicemail so I wouldn't worry about her :)
~Julie took me to School Crossing -- a fantastic store that could be called Teachers-R-Us -- I could have spent thousands!!
~my puppy dog that reminds me its always good to go enjoy a walk
~my fat kitty that reminds me its always good to take a nap

I am sure there are other things I have forgotten, but those were some of them at least! My family (Mom, Dad, Brother, Sis-in-law, and nephews) are all up in Wisconsin this weekend for a Frostman-side family reunion. I'm bummed that I can't be there :( But I'm looking forward to working with kids again for the next two weeks. This weekend Jessica and I are hoping to hit the local Renaissance fair... so we'll see! Yay for the weekend :)