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Just call it a good day… no, make that a great day.

Sorry about the one week gap here. We had a great visit with Sandy’s parents, her brother and his wife, and Sandy’s niece and great niece over Thanksgiving. Much to be thankful for and celebrate this year (again!).
A blog-worthy event happened today that makes this a great day indeed… Sandy returned to her job as a teacher for the first time since October 17. We are so happy and blessed that she is able to get back to some semblance of "normal." And normal today was being mobbed and hugged by dozens and dozens of children (and co-workers) who were extremely happy to see her, to say the least. I drove her to school and stayed with her for a couple hours, soaking up all that great kid energy…. there’s some life-affirming stuff for you… fighting back those happy tears as I watched all that love the kids have for her… and her love for them. And her great fellow teachers and staff were of course quite happy to see her return as well. She took it "easy" today, helping teachers and substitutes in different classrooms. She plans on resuming her role as the first-grade teacher on Wednesday (she teaches third grade on Mondays and fourth grade on Thursdays). Getting back to teaching will be good for her state of mind and help build her confidence and strength back.
So it’s still Thanksgiving around here… every day is these days.
Good night,
Dan