end of school year gratitude

 the funniest story; a student came in this morning with a present for me...

a buddha balloon. it was the coolest end of year gift ever! as i was about

to take a photo it started to lose air quickly... she hadn't tied it correctly,

so it just totally deflated. i got this blurry shot before it lost all life...

i made a comment about 'impermanence' and she blew it up again.

then as i was tying it - it popped!

so... today i am grateful for learning a quite beautiful lesson

on impermanence and clinging.

 other things i am grateful for...

my ever expanding inspiration wall in my school office/studio

 another gift from the same student - a cardboard buddha sitting

on a peace crane she folded:)

 that a 5th grade student really understood the project guidelines for this

plaster mask and made this beautiful peice:)

 teaching the kids about sadako sasaki and folding

origami peace cranes with them - the multi colored one was

decorated by my intern;)

 quotes like this found through http://www.kindovermatter.com/

my daily stop for inspiration of ALL kinds...

paintings that my students make that match my summer dresses.

also...

for 3 weeks of no (added) sugar!!!

still feeling good... still having cravings...

oh, and one more... that my other camera is getting

fixed under a warranty - this one takes blurry shots inside!!!

xoj