Happy Tuesday!

Another great day at preschool!

Yes, things got better since my last post!

Days like that are inevitable.

We are reviewing the color Brown and the Oval shape.

We read a book about Boris the Brown Bear.

He was a very sweet bear, but no one knew that because

he was so BIG and HAIRY and SCARY!

But after he saved his friends from the mean Rat Pack,

they fell in love with him!

It was a great book!

Then we made our very own Boris the Bear puppet!

We worked very hard!

I thought they looked fabulous!

After lunch, I had realized I was so caught up in my day,

that I had forgotten to take pictures of everyone!

So here is everyone before nap......

Cadyn:

Well, Axton didn't make it!:)

Adria just finished her lunch! She was starving!

Beckett:

Nevaeh:

Zakary:

Roper:

Lane:

Lily:

Brayden:

Kasen:

Vivi:

Tead:

Emma:

Grady:

Gavin:

(he had a little tumble and scratched his nose!)

Off to a great week!

With Love, Ms Melea

Whew!

I am a little upset that I did not get

 the memo that today was:

"National Don't Listen to Your Teacher Day"

and

"Throw a Fit Day"!

lol.

I  REALLY  wish someone would have told me!

Just keeping it real.

Seriously,

It is completely impossible for them to

 be perfect ALL the time!

Even though there are difficult moments in our days

sometimes, we still have FUN!

Here is my crew today:

We studied the Nursery Rhyme

Baa Baa, Black Sheep

to tie in with our color black.

I love doing nursery rhymes.

It is a kick back to the olden days.

We painted our own black sheep with our fingers:

Sooooo, if there is black something under your child's

fingernails, it's black paint....

sorry.:) We did wash afterwards!

Love these kiddos!

They are so funny when we try to get their picture!

Imagine Kathy behind me holding a baby

yelling "Look up here!" "Look at me!" while she

is making funny faces!

And while she is doing this- this is what they give us:

lol.

Then I said, "Stick out your tongue!"

"Now- SMILE and show me your teeth!"

Whew.

I had to corral Gavin on the table to get this sweet picture:

Eli was another story.

This was what I snapped at least 20 times!

hahaha!

I looked like a crazy woman chasing him around.

He just laughed and laughed!

Sweet baby.

Although our WHOLE day is not always perfect,

we still have fun and we still learn.

After all, that's what life is all about, right?

Shoot, I'm 33 years old (for 2 more days anyway)

and I learn something new everyday.

Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.

Job 34:4

With Love, Ms Melea

Another Great Day!

Welp.

Around here when we do something,

we do it BIG!

And we REALLY know how to share.....

the stomach bug.

YUCK.

Our 10th preschooler (or teacher) called in sick today.

I hate it when we get a bug around here.

I always feel guilty.

Like I could've prevented it.

Not so much. I wish I could.

Anyway, I hope all my little ones are on their way to

recovery and we see NO more stomach yuckies!

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On a brighter note, we have had an awesome day!

Here are a few pics of the day:

Beckett was making me some soup:

Eli was chilling out:

Cadyn , Gavin, and Evan were watching Ms Kathy

make crazy faces over my head to try and get them to smile.

So much for that.

lol.

Evan did give me a GREAT pose!:)

Dane was fixing me something to eat:

And Ms Yvonne came today to

 read us a Clifford Halloween book.

She loves us,

Can you blame her?!

By the way, I had a parent ask why one child is always

sitting in a chair while Ms Yvonne was there.

That child is my special helper for the day.

The special helper gets to sit in a special seat

wherever they want to set it. They get to help me

with breakfast and lunch and always gets to be first

in line for everything.

I choose them in alphabetical order each day.

But, if they have not been a lady or gentelman,

they lose their privelage as Special Helper.

It makes the kids feel special.

If the kids are good while Ms Yvonne is here,

they get some skittles!

And NO I do not bribe them with candy ALL the time.

Only when necessary.

If your day was half as good as ours,

you are one lucky dude (or chick)!

With Love, Ms Melea

Food for Thought....

Here are a few pictures from our day with some thoughts I've had lately...

I truly wish I could say that I have a master's degree in Child Education...

But I can't.

I thought I was going to be an Interior Designer in a big city.

But God had other plans for me. 

No Master's Degree,

BUT

I do know how to hug these little guys.

I know how to kiss boo boos.

I know how to wipe tears and boogers.

I know how to sing my ABC's and count to 50

until I'm blue in the face.

I know how to be a referee, a paramedic, a janitor, a chef,

 a teacher, an entrepreneur and a "stand in" mom over 40 hours a week.

All with a smile.

Most of the time;)

 I know that with all the hats I wear, as all of us do,

one of my MAIN tasks is to make sure these kids know

about GOD.

No, not all of our curriculum is centered around the Bible.

We don't memorize bible verses or have bible drills.

But we do pray to Him every morning in circle time.

We thank Him for each and every one of you, along with

the trees and the grass and all their animals;)

They know that God loves us and that we love Him.

They know that, at lunch, we do not pick up any of our food until

we say our prayer, thanking him for our food.

We sing songs about Him and how much He loves us.

Yes He does love us.

Unconditionally.

All of these little faces are BLESSINGS from above.

I know that WE are very blessed to be a part of THEIR lives.

While there has been times everyone looks back and thinks,

"What if?"

I know that you don't need a Master's Degree to love a child.

This is EXACTLY where I am supposed to be.

Boogers and all.

And when days might get a little hairy....

It is moments like this that make me so happy to do what I do:

Brayden stopped me after our lunch prayer and

said he wanted to pray to God.

Wow.

I do not take credit for Brayden's random prayer, by any means.

And I know that I am not the only place these kids learn about God.

I was still SUPER proud of him!

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord,

plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give

you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11

With Love, Ms Melea

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