Stuff

It was a little over 2 years ago when a former coworker brought me a small, green piece of a Christmas Cactus plant that has been in her family for over 50 years. I didn't really know what to do with it so she advised me to stick it in a cup with a little water in the bottom and watch for roots to sprout, then plant it. Well... i do remember it taking forever for the roots to sprout. Nate kept telling me to be patient to plant it and let the roots get longer. So I waited. They got longer and I put it in this pot. Many times I thought I had killed the thing. I forget to water my plants some times, and they almost die, then I rinse them out with nice water and stick them in the sunshine and they keep bouncing back. Well this one is really bouncing back... gave it a good watering a few weeks ago and sat it in out front window where the sun shines most of the day and I noticed it has buds on it. It's going to bloom this year! Yay! I really didn't know if it would, but here it is. Pink buds preparing to bloom around Christmas. It's kind of a fun thing to see.
Christmas? Thanksgiving? That's next week! I remember last year's Thanksgiving like it was yesterday... time flies when you are busy.
Today I really felt sad for some of the kids in my school. One was excited because she got to go pick up her mom from jail tonight. Another student i was going to work with freaked out when he didn't get help with a math problem and was sent to 'time out' for the rest of the day because he wouldn't calm down and he just kept screaming. I saw 2 teachers almost cry today because they are so frustrated with teaching kids who don't care or don't learn because their lives are so messed up outside of their school day. It's sad. Working at the science zone for 4 years made me forget some of the hard parts about teaching. I was disconnected from really getting to know kids. Now i don't know if I want to know what they have to deal with. It's easier. That sounds bad, but it's true. The hardest part is that I know what it is that they need, but can't share it with them freely. I did see one of my kids at Nate's mom's church the other week, so that's good. I really don't know where this blog is going... just had some time to kill before going to bed. Nate's dad will be home tonight and will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. I know I have other things to blog about and have other pics to show, but they're on Nate's computer and I don't feel like going to get them.
I am off to get ready for bed... ah sleep... one of the best parts of each day!