I picked Ryan up from his day at the mall with his friend, Cody. Ryan and his friends usually don’t hang out at the mall which is fine with me. I find that when I go to the mall I always discover things that I didn’t think I needed but all of a sudden have a desire to buy. I have pretty good self discipline and don’t often succumb to the temptations, but I can see where it would require a…
Today was my last day with this particular group of second graders. One of the girls, Lauren, came running up to me as I was setting up the day’s activity. “I got a job!” she announced. But the gleam in her eyes really said it all. Apparently, after last week’s lesson on special talents and skills, she went home and talked to her parents about doing some jobs around the house for extra money. She got hired to take down…