Things that make me go hmmmmmmm........

Years ago there was a song that I hated. I don't know the title, but part of it was "Things that make ya go Hmmmm." And then this annoying little high pitched sound followed. I thought it was annoying, especially since it was one of those songs that got stuck in your head and was hard to get out of your head. Or at least that was true of me...

So today, as my day progressed, I thought of the song because I had many moments that made me stop and go, "Hm...."

I stopped on each one.

Paused.

Then went on.

Some were good moments, and others left me scratching my head going..."What in the World?"

You ready for my list of Hm's for today?

1. I started the day with giving GigglyGal some KU pencils that I bought over break and she was so touched she hugged me. They were just pencils to me, but she was blessed by it. Hm...seems like a little thing to me, but maybe it was bigger than that. Maybe that one little act of kindness was special to her. Hm....

2. The next moment came as I was getting ready for my first class, and I was told that we're not having our first small group sessions of the day to prepare for our upcoming State Assessments. Yippee! Hm...that shouldn't bring so much happiness to this short little gal, but it did!

3. The third moment of the day came when I was preparing to move to the Art Room that I've taken over for my classroom, only to remember that the book fair was going on for the last day today. I was stretched the whole week before break and taught up on the stage to make room for the book fair. While this wasn't a big deal in the big grand scheme of things, it was a bit of a schedule switcharoo. Not to mention Mr. P. had the LCD projector, so I couldn't teach my scheduled lesson for the day. Hm.... (For the record, Mr. P. apologized, so it was okay)

4. Bananas! Everyday at lunch we play a game called Banangrams. It's basically scrabble without a board. I have never won at the game. This game was new to us this year as Mrs. Smiles always wins at Snatch, so we needed a new game. So, today, for the first time ever at school, I WON! :-) Hm...another little thing that sort of made my day. Go figure.

5. Ralph challenged me today as he was by me EVERY TIME I turned around in class today. At one point I literally said to him, "Ralph, I was just thinking it had been two minutes since you came up to see me. I was missing you already!" It went right over his head. Hm....

6. Sadfaceboy couldn't sit still to save his life today. I literally had to stand by him to get him to do his stuff. At the end of the day I made him sit down one-on-one with me and see what was up. He went on to tell me about his sad little homelife. It made me feel bad for this kid, who has no control over his homelife. Then it made me (once again) pause and silently Thank God for what I had and still have. Hm....

7. And, the big "Hm" Moment of the day came at the end of the day. I was finishing up with my last group of the day, when Mrs. Bosslady came in to see me. She works out of another building, so I don't see her more than about twice a week. I was on the stage teaching, and she came in to me and here's what followed:

Mrs. Bosslady: "Hi, Ms. Spring. Is this your new classroom?"
Me: "Well, just for today. The book fair will be over today so I'll be back in the Art room tomorrow."
Mrs. Bosslady: "Oh. Why did you change rooms? You still have the little room. Why don't you use it?"
Blink.
Blink.
(This isn't news to her, we've had this chat numerous times before...)
Me. "Because at this point, I'm out of chairs. I'm up to 25 on my caseload right now."
Mrs. Bosslady: "Oh. Okay. Well, here's the paperwork I need you to fix..."

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