Little Bit Funky's done it again....

Little Bit Funky's done it again...

Another great giveaway...

Head over to her blog to check it out.

She gives you like 9 chances for an entry...and the prize is really great.

Happy Giveaway Day!

From the mouth of a 13 year old....

Every year, I have my students make a turkey with 5 feathers. On each feather they must write one thing they are thankful for that isn't materialistic and why they are thankful for it. It always starts a discussion on what materialistic things are and aren't. Then, I turn them loose to create a turkey with some construction paper, glue, and scissors.

Now, I know some of you are thinking, "But, Tiffany, you teach middle school math and this is a little elementary for them, don't you think?" And my answer to that is no. We are never too old to count our blessings. We are never too old to be thankful. And besides, the kids see this as fun, and in a 7th grade math class, I'll take all the fun I can get!

Here is my turkey they can use as an example if they wish...

And here is Amanda's turkey....

And here is them hanging outside my door....some, not all 150 of them.....

And then, after we'd hung them all up, I came back to my desk to clean up and I found a lone feather that had fallen off its turkey. No name on it, just a boys handwriting.....and this is what it said.....

What? You can't read it? It says "I am thankful for my parents who are not divorced because most don't have their parents together."

And then I realized that at 13, kids get it. They really do. And they know that is something to be thankful for. And then I wondered, does my Reese get it? Does he know? Maybe not yet, but at a very young age, he will. And today, just like everyday, I realized how important it is to fight for my marriage. I was reminded of that this weekend (this long, hard, emotion filled weekend). My marriage is worth fighting for, even in the hard times. And maybe, if I'm lucky, Reese will realize just how lucky he is.

Rachel Came to Play!

My friend Rachel came to visit a few weeks ago. She was in town for some training for her new job and stayed for the night. It is so fun to have Rach around because she is just a big of a kid as Reese. He LOVES her, even though it takes him a minute to warm up to her....I so wish Rach lived closer and could be more part of Reese's daily life....We love you Aunt Redair - y - air! Please come see us again soon!

"God made us cousins because he knew our mom's couldn't handle us as brothers." Unknown

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"See, Goo Job JoeJoe!"

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"JoeJoe the pwade is over!"