Feelin' Like a Rock Star

Hee hee, I'm about to be famous -- again!

A camera crew is coming to my classroom this week to record me working with my kiddos. Last week I was surprised (read, nearly terrified) by a group from the RJ McElroy trust wandering into my classroom. With my three administrators in tow, I was more than a little caught off guard. All's well that ends well -- they were there to let me know I'm one of the 10 recipients for this year's Gold Star. (The official title is The Gold Star Award for Outstanding Teaching, but that just sounds pompous to me...in a good way!) Apparently there is much pomp and circumstance for said award -- there will be a reception at UNI on the 18th of May. I'm tickled, truly. Made my year!

My darling girl turned four today -- I can't help but think of her as sort of a strange little calendar -- every day she grows marks another day further and further from my diagnosis. She was six weeks old when my medical drama began, and now here I am, celebrating her birthday -- again -- and winning an award for my teaching. Who'd have thought? Ah, what a wonderful thing time can be...

Carpe diem. - Trela