Humor for a hard day

Yes, I am exhausted after quite a taxing day, and I was told that I will be official unemployed in just a few weeks. Yet, I am ending this day with a smile.

As I drove home from work this evening, I wondered how long all of this will continue—my adventures as a Virginia Beach resident. Come 2009, will this blog be no longer? Will I be having adventures someplace else (because I know, knowing me, the adventures shall continue)? What will tomorrow bring? More bills I eventually won’t be able to handle? Or my dream job?

I don’t know. And I can’t quite worry about it. I know that just as this great job came my way, God will provide another. I just have to stay faithful. And until that happens, I’ll just savor my many laughs of the day to keep me smiling.

My day started extremely bright and early for me. I headed out to Lindenwood Elementary School to read a cute little book called Leo the Late Bloomer to kindergarteners and pre-Ks. The kindergarteners were so responsive and sweet. While I was reading the book, one of the little boys started touching the top of my foot. All of the kids would touch me, like I was some great surprise that had come into their room. They were absolutely adorable!

When I went into the pre-K classroom, a little boy almost immediately came over to me and pointed out that he had a blue coat in the closet. I don’t know what I was supposed to do with that, but I nodded and told him that was very good. Then after I finished reading the book, the kids didn’t want me to stop. They even grabbed the folder that had a map of the school and a list of the classrooms I was assigned to and asked me if I could read that to them. I told them it was nothing to read, but I proceed to compliment them on the pretty cereal necklaces they’d made. Almost immediately, they all circled around me and started tapping me and showing me their necklaces. Then one little girl gave me a hug and all of the other kids started hugging on me. It almost made me cry.

Everyone that knows me, knows how much I want kids one day. Yet, somehow that someday keeps seeming to get farther and farther away from me. But for today, I had about thirty little ones to love.

Then my day ended with another big bright spot. I’d left my cell phone at work and had two of my co-workers stop it by on their way home. What I found on the phone when they left was hilarious. They’d added the funniest picture to my wallpaper. I am so going to miss everyone!