What made you smile today?

Overexposure 😉

My dogs 🤗❤

a mfp friend playing some games with me

honeybee__12 wrote: »

honeybee__12 wrote: »

Overexposure 😉

KellyJ1028 wrote: »

My friends joined me at the Y for a Saturday workout because they know I had a stressful work week!

that's so nice of them

slimgirljo15 wrote: »

My coffee, my hot steaming mug of goodness made me smile ☕

I am SOOOO jealous!
Had to give it up.

Getting a mani/pedi

A sweet pm thank you.

A one year old child trying to use a microphone.

Being right.

The same thing that’s made me smile for the last 3 or 4 months. 😉

PaperDoll_ wrote: »

MelG7777 wrote: »

The same thing that’s made me smile for the last 3 or 4 months. 😉

Me? 😁

Oh you! I’ve been working on something for you.

Surprise parcel in the mail. My amazing cousin sent me a Bass Guitar!

Teacher Conference, turns out my 6yr old grandson is advanced in Math. 🤓🧮
That makes me so happy!!!
I barely passed math every year I was in school. 🤔

Today was my third day as a paraeducator at an elementary school. Today during recess with the third graders, some of the children were playing a bit too rowdily on the slides (all in good fun, though - they weren't being malicious! Their idea of fun was just nearing a safety hazard), so I intervened and stopped their play.
I always feel very poorly when I need to ask a child to "stop" doing something (and, I try to avoid using that word - "Stop", or other negative words like "don't" or "shouldn't" - as much as I can, and instead try to find a way to iterate the behavior I DO want to see! Maybe that's a futile tactic. . . . I'm still learning!!).
I don't want to be a "buzzkill" or inhibit their creative play.
Anyway,
I didn't just want to stop their play and leave them to their own disappointment, so I quickly redirected their focus to something else they could do that might be equally as fun.
I explained a game to a few of the kiddos who were still hanging around after I pooped the party, telling them that I had learned it on the playground in my elementary years. I'm not good at giving instructions or explaining things in a concise way (as you can see in this post!), so I doubted they understood.
Well, as I discovered about five minutes later from my coworker, apparently something I said resonated with them.
"What game did you teach them?" my fellow coworker asked as she approached my side.
I was confused at first, then followed her gaze toward the group of children who looked like they were having a blast of fun - whatever they were doing.
I might be misinterpreting the entire scenario, but, after watching them for a bit, overhearing some of the things they'd chuckle and laugh in their game, I thought (or at least wished) that they were playing the game I had tried to teach them.
After a tough few first days, to say my spirits were lifted is an understatement - my heart was flying, carried on the wings of the delightful sight.

As I said, I might be completely wrong and the kiddos were just doing their own thing (which wouldn't surprise me. They're always finding new ways to have fun, all on their own),
but I have an inkling, and I at least like to think that they were recreating the game I taught them.
I like to think I somehow did something good for them today.

**I'm sorry to type so much - and it's all about something less-than excellent. This is one reason I smiled today though - and I thought that'd make it relevant to share here. (: **
Keep smiling, Everyone!

And when you can't find something to smile about, look harder!