38/366 It ain't easy being green... unless you are a fern!

Today was a much happier day!

Conversation of the day.

Student needing to take medicine at noon (our nurse is out with the flu): "Did you know that I get a Skittle if I wamember (remember) to come take my medicine?"

Me: "That sounds like a good plan!"

Student swallows the pill: "And did you know that I get anoder (another) Skittle if I find gwoundhog (groundhog) tracks?"

Me: "Did you find some groundhog tracks?"

Student: "Of course! So, you owe me two Skittles."

I'm pretty sure I got swindled but it made me laugh.

37/366 Fortunately

Sometimes emotions run high. Especially when dealing with children. And when emotions run high, self-control can be in jeopardy. Fortunately, most upset people are able to be talked down. Fortunately.

Sometimes emotions hit you square in the chest. A sucker punch to the soul. Fortunately, when the soul is wounded, the things that are important can be put back into their proper perspective. Fortunately.

36/366 Superbowl Sunday and Spring

Today was a beautiful spring day and I decided to capture one last bloom on the Japanese Magnolia. The green leaves have budded out and it feels like spring is here to stay. Actually, it kind of feels like winter never came - but I am not complaining! It can be spring in February!

Also, today I was able to go on my first real run in over a month. It means so much to me that I am well on my way to being normal (relative to me) again. It was a happy day!

Now, if only the Giants could pull off this game!

35/366 The husband's new hobby

My husband has been saying for years that he wanted to learn to weld. Well, a couple of months ago, he bought a welder and set out on some random projects. A couple of projects have been just for me! He made this table sitting on our patio out of a tractor door and I LOVE it!

The pollen from our spring-like winter would probably stand out more if the door weren't already yellow. You can see the circles of pollen on the glass, if you look closely.

And the flowers were from my sweet friend, Kippy. She came to see me every day that I was in the hospital a few weeks ago and on one trip brought these beautiful orange roses. I love the color of the flowers even now that they've dried.

34/366 Blood Orange

A couple of years ago, I bought a book for my husband called "1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die." There are many options where I'd rather die than taste (I will never knowingly eat rabbit or horse or rattlesnake - and for different reasons) - but then there was the Blood Orange. Living in small town Georgia does not always lend itself to cool and exotic foods (and in my world, Blood Oranges meet the definition of exotic).

I highly recommend!

In the process of taking this picture, I dug out that thing you put on the top of the camera that flashes. I really, really, really need to learn to improve my lighting skills.

33/366 Funner

Helped out with Scrabble Club today and it was FUN. Actually, I think I had a FUNNER time than the students as I really messed with their heads about the word FUNNER. I had half the table convinced it wasn't a word. In the end, one of the students got a dictionary and called my bluff. :)

Now I'm off to the Spirit Night being held at a local restaurant to raise money for our Safety Patrol trip in the spring. Some days are just FUNNER than other days.

32/366 Be free

Did you know that you could BUY ladybugs? I wanted to keep them all but let most of them go in the yard. The rest of them will go to school with me in the morning as part of a 1st grade lesson. After the lesson and the ladybug inspection, they'll be released in the school garden.

I love those bugs!