Four more days of summer vacation. Four. That isn’t even a whole hand. Boo on that. I’ve been spending time getting my classroom ready and I even met some of my students last night. They are so young. Most of them seemed pumped up to be coming back to school. A few were apprehensive and nervous, of course. I have great memories of my elementary school teachers. I often think about them this time of year and reflect on what I liked about them and how special they made me feel. 
After discovering that Sydney had destroyed a potpourri doll her first day back from CJ (Camp Janet), I decided it was best to take her to school with me. Of course, she was a lazy dog all day making the choice to stay in her crate and snore…except for the glue stick, permanant marker, unifix cube, basket, and even books that she “tasted.”
