Field Day

I might not leave the house today. I haven't decided yet. All I am reminded of is my daddy who used to get so annoyed when I would sniffle instead of blowing my nose. Tennessee pollen is a bitch, and I would hate to be in public with this nose of mine right now. Surely my yarn friends love me enough to ignore my honking nose blowing, but I wouldn't go anywhere else today.

Yesterday was a great day, despite being outdoors from 9:00 until 1:40(which certainly didn't help my above mentioned situation). We have a teacher whose husband has cancer, and we did a Spring Fling as a fundraiser. It was like a little carnival on the regular middle school's football field. We had a dunking booth with teachers in it, a concession stand, and many different games. I was a bundle of nerves for several days before this event, because we typically have so much order and our students are monitored so closely. All I could picture was students sneaking off to fight, make out, break things, etc. I feel quite guilty now for having so little confidence in our students, because not one of those things happened. Instead, the students played the games we had set up, walked around with their friends, and even stopped to chat at my booth every now and then to keep me company. One guy would bring prizes he had won but didn't want and drop them into the bowl at my booth so that other kids could win them. I was amazed at it all, and my heart needed this boost as much as some of our students needed that little bit of freedom and relaxation time. A good time was had by all for a good cause.