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Saturday Celebration

Slice of Life Challenge
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 Celebrations from this past week...

 Sunday: A day spent nurturing myself...cooking, writing, cleaning, grading...I love Sundays when I'm prepared for the week ahead!

 Monday: Came home after a long day and painted. I'm loving painting. It's like therapy and writing and relaxing all rolled up into one...I haven't even completed an entire canvas yet...

 Tuesday: Amazing book/student match today...the right book found the right student at the right time. She refuses to stop reading and repeatedly declares, "This is the best book ever!" 

Wednesday: Productive training where I became inspired to create an interesting and unusual poetry unit for fourth quarter! Still working on it...details to come.

Thursday: ZONE day...a day spent reading and celebrating my readers. I always love this day and my students love ZONE day too. 

Friday: Surprised with dinner plans! Enjoyed time catching up and chatting with an adorable and rambunctious three year old. Time spent with friends is good for the soul.

Saturday: Off to an amazing conference, Language and Learning 2014 to listen to talented Northern Virginia teachers share their expertise in writing AND the great and amazing Penny Kittle! YAY!!

What are you celebrating this week? 
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  1. UnknownMarch 29, 2014 at 6:50 AM

    Sounds amazing! I love the way you found a way to celebrate moments from each day. We could all learn something from that! I'm celebrating a pretty successful week on a new diet plan!

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  2. LoraleeMarch 29, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    I like how you wrote it day-by-day!
    EnJOYed reading your daily celebrations!
    Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...Wish I could hear Penny Kittle with you!

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  3. Linda BMarch 29, 2014 at 9:08 AM

    Wow, it was a great week for you, plus right now I guess you're at your conference. Sounds exciting, as does that poetry idea. I hope you'll share, Michelle!

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  4. StaceyMarch 29, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    The conference sounds great. I've only heard Penny speak once, but she was amazing. (It was a long time ago... she was speaking with Don Graves!) Enjoy!

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  5. Andrea March 29, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    What a nice week! I love the way you found something to celebrate each day. Have fun at the conference.

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  6. Jennifer SniadeckiMarch 29, 2014 at 11:35 AM

    OOH, I love conferences! Have a great time. I love the moment when a reader and a good book get together. Fabulous! It sure looks like you had a productive week!

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  7. AnonymousMarch 29, 2014 at 12:15 PM

    It's raining where I live in your blog's colors just cheered me up. It's the little things. I love pairing the perfect book to its perfect reader! Have a great week ahead of you! -Earl!

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  8. Holly MuellerMarch 29, 2014 at 12:42 PM

    What a week of joyful celebrations - and to top it all off with Penny Kittle?! Perfect!

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  9. TaraMarch 29, 2014 at 2:10 PM

    A joyful, busy week, Michelle - and now Penny Kittle? Fabulous!

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  10. Terje March 29, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    I went back to read your slices. The Zone day sounds awesome. Thank you for sharing your journal pages. I like how you have included a celebration for each day of a week. I look forward to reading about your conference experience.

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  11. JaanaMarch 29, 2014 at 5:09 PM

    Any day that I can listen to Penny Kittle is a great day!

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  12. CatherineMarch 29, 2014 at 5:12 PM

    What a productive week! The conference sounds wonderful. How lucky you are to learn from Penny Kittle!

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  13. drferreriblogspot.comMarch 29, 2014 at 7:01 PM

    What a week - I am tired just reading it !

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  14. Vanessa WorrellMarch 29, 2014 at 7:07 PM

    Wow! Lots going on Michelle. You'll have to tell me more about ZONE day, it sounds fun!

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  15. Leigh Anne EckMarch 29, 2014 at 9:13 PM

    I love the idea of Zone Day! We have reading days but have never given them a name. Wow and to end the week with conference! Can't wait to hear more about that!

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