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Response to Your Comments
You all make my life better on a daily basis. It sounds cheesy, but it’s true.Every single one of your comments gets delivered to my e-mail inbox, so they keep me company throughout the day. I respond to them in my mind, much more often than I respond to them in the comments section. I even bring them up in conversations with my friends and family.Your comments inspire me, answer my questions, give me invaluable resources, make me think deeply, and smile.I wanted to take a second to pull some comments out from last week and address them in this post:People in my life who have… Read More -
Building Confidence in Children
Last week, I started working in my classroom to get prepared for the new school year. Luckily, one of my students and her mom came in to help. Since I teach at a public Montessori school and Montessori classroom are multi-age, I teach 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders, and I get to work with each child for three years.The student asked what she could do to help, so I directed her toward our classroom vacuum cleaner. After she had vacuumed for several minutes, I informed her that she might want to empty the vacuum soon, especially if she noticed that it wasn’t picking up as much stuff anymore. She… Read More -
Possible Miscarriage Update
The good news is that the blood is now brownish, which my midwife says indicates it is old and drying up. The bad news is that she is still “really worried” because I’ve been experiencing a decrease in my pregnancy symptoms ever since the bleeding started (mainly, less tenderness in my breasts and less queasiness). Matt and I are traveling right now, so there’s nothing more I can do except take it easy, be patient, and enjoy our time together as much as possible.
