Happy Mother's Day.

First things first, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of the mothers out there!  Of course, to my wonderful mother who is in Moscow tonight, my sister-in-law (mother to the two most intelligent and adorable nieces I could ask for), my mother-in-law who raised the single most incredible person in my world, and to all of my friends who became mothers this year.  I hope this day was filled with the love and reverence you deserve!

Although it is unrelated to Mother's Day, I wanted to share this story given to me by Catherine as it might make other smile.   As always, I appreciate any "students say the darndest things" handouts...Here is yet another golden nugget.

I bet my teachers friends can decode that last word at the bottom of the page...I think it's a pretty awesome example of invented spelling.