Well-Deserved

As I'm sure you know, my mom is a teacher. She's been teaching a unit in her sophomore class for several years now, teaching the Holocaust through literature. Last summer, she was one of 5 teachers in the nation chosen to attend a week long conference in Chicago. She got to meet Holocaust survivors, got loads of free materials to use in her classroom, and got to do tons of really interesting things. This school year, she's gotten an article in the TNT and got personally invited to PLU's Holocaust Symposium.

Every year, she has her students put together art projects that are Holocaust memorial pieces. There have been some amazing ones every year, so she finally organized an art show so that parents, friends, etc, could see them. The show ended up growing to involve the art classes, yearbook, digital photography, and creative writing. It was a really neat event, and everyone kept giving her great compliments, particularly on her students' projects. (And having looked at them all, there were some amazing and truly moving ones this year.)

I'm just thrilled and so grateful that others are really starting to recognize how kick ass of a teacher my mom is. Seriously. I've always known it, and to see her getting recognized by others outside of TBS is so fantastic.

That's the big thing I'm grateful for today, but a few other little things made me smile and/or laugh today, and they are:
-Dancing with Byron. It was the last day that I know for sure I can help him out, and it's always fun.
-The Office/30 Rock. Both were awesome tonight. Especially 30 Rock.
-Irish Cream Lattes. Yum.
-Clean sheets. They're so lovely.

Also, why do I always seem to practically write a story every time I post here? I guess I can't help it. There's a reason I got a BA in English. *walks off singing Avenue Q*