23 days Past Day 60

Thankful:
1) candles 2) old photographs 3) the way teenagers are funny without realizing that they are even though (and perhaps because) they are so self-conscious 4) how a kid will change and want to succeed if he knows you care about him, every single time...it just takes figuring out how to make him know you are sincere 5) This book I am teaching for the first time that my really tough class LOVES! They even read beyond what they are assigned, and I have actually heard them talking about it OUTSIDE of class: an English teacher's dream. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Book_in_the_Universe
6) Carowinds http://www.carowinds.com/#actions 7) Popcorn 9) To Kill a Mockingbird 10) safety pins 11) dental floss 12) a cooking stone 13) this story, even though it turns out to be an urban legend http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/gratitude.asp 14) how I can still remember the very exciting night when my little sister was born (her birthday is Friday) 15) wildflowers 16) earthworms http://www.backyardnature.net/earthwrm.htm . While J's son has decided to be a singing vet http://vietkaz.wordpress.com/, Scotty has made the decision that he already IS an earthworm. He is obsessed with finding them; they are his friends. His earthworm name is Lucky Day. Lucky for Lucky Day, earthworm friends are readily accessible under just about every rock in the creek behind our house. Hours of entertainment. 17) that G cuts the grass 18) other PAPs who are working so much to bring our children home 19) looking at the bright side. For instance, our yard is full of clovers. In a drought, it stays green, and there are plenty of opportunities to find a lucky one! 20) Scotty makes up words like "celerybration". 21) glow in the dark stickers 22) hope 23) Maybe today will be our "Lucky Day".

We are so ready for you to come home to us baby Daniel.