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Sweet Gesture

 Halloween is was one of the hardest days of the school year for a teacher.  The kids are beyond excited about trick or treating, they're dressed in their consumes, and parades and parties are on the agenda.  I like to keep my kiddos guessing up until the day i reveal my costume.  This year even with a handful of clues, no one was able to guess what I was going to dress as.  The Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree was my costume of choice.  It got a lot of attention and was a favorite among the kids and parents.  Very family friendly.  

This year I was blessed to invite parents back into my classroom to help organize and run our party.  It was so nice to just enjoy to party and not feel the stress of trying to do it all on my own.  The kids had a blast and surprisingly the wheels stayed on the bus.  Before the kids left for the afternoon, i made one request... No CANDY for breakfast.  (The day after is also hard... tired kids and lots of sugar equals lots of meltdowns)  I was pleasantly surprised today and I'm hoping for the same tomorrow.

On my way home I stopped at my favorite Trader Joes to pick up flatbreads (a favorite of ours on Fridays, but I decided tonight would be a good night to surprise the boys with them) The boys love creating their own flatbread with all their favorite toppings.  SO good!  As I went to checkout today, the woman who was helping me asked what I was dressed up as.  My coat was unzipped and i said. Oh I'm the chicka chicka Boom boom tree.  It's kind of what PreK teachers do.  She said, Oh my gosh I love it, my kids loved that book.  As I was paying she disappeared for a moment and returned with a bouquet of flowers.  She said, these are for you.  I said, why? You don't have to do that.  She said, I want to, what you do each day is hard and under appreciated.  (This is true by many people) I thanked her and as I started to walk away tears filled my eyes.  Her simple gesture was bigger than she could have ever imagined.  Someone saw this silly alphabet tree and saw me as a person.  So, Thank you to the shark at Trader Joes on Washington St. in Naperville, You made my day... maybe even my week.  





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