Today was a tough day.  Nothing seemed to go right.  If you know the classic book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, you know what I mean.

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It started with drop-offs.  Children who never cry cried.  For a long time.  Parents who rarely stay stayed, for a long time.

We played outside and made mud pies, which was wonderful, until we had to clean up the mud.

We had a special guest, and children had to be reminded many times to pay attention.  She is a seasoned teacher and the children love her.

Before rest time, Naomi does wonderful mindfulness and affirmations with children.  They look forward to it.  Well, today was not the day, and she had to stop.

Next is chapter reading.  Today was the second time all year that I had to close the book and say, “I guess there won’t be any chapter reading today.”

At the end of the day, this is what I found:

When everything seems wrong, there’s always something wonderful.  Always.

Jennie