I woke up this morning to a six-year-old boy snuggling in under the comforter with me. “I like the sound of the little birdies in the morning, Mommy. They remind me of you.”
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Taking care of the business of being in business is a full-time business in itself. My husband last night: “What you need is an assistant.” Hear that, Santa?
But this post isn’t about summoning the magic of the man in red. It’s a public proclamation of my thankfulness for having a lot of business to be busy with in these challenging times. I’ve got book contracts looming and other books in the works and lots of fascinating manuscripts lined up to edit and some fun speaking gigs on the calendar. I’m a grateful author and editor this Thanksgiving week. Picture me doing a happy dance that matches my son’s step for step. (And notice that I do NOT have a picture of THAT. I’m grateful, not delirious.)
We may be on Thanksgiving Break, but we’ve got teachers on our minds. The Halverson Boys have really scored some awesome teachers. From a kindergarten teacher who opened the school garden for weekend work and still goes hiking with us after school, to three first-grade teachers who fearlessly lead their six- and seven-year-old charges on mile-long walking field trips to the computer store and on walking tours around the Olympic Training Center, we’ve got academic role models who encourage both brain and body development. In this week of reflecting on that for which we are thankful as a family, our teachers top our list.
