And suddenly it's all worth it...

OK, maybe not all. I just got through writing about what a frustrating day I had with my kids, and my mom called to tell me that we had 3 kids win a pretty competitive regional award. There are 11 categories and about 250 entrants overall, so it's a fairly big deal. The student who won in the area of English was one of my babies as a freshman--the first class to go all 4 years at my school, and the first group of kids I ever taught. These kids will always have a special place for me, and I couldn't be more proud that our kids did such a great job. It does help balance out days where I feel like I'm taking two steps back for every step forward....and makes tomorrow a little easier to face.