Tom Sawyer

This morning the alarm rang at 6am. I turned on the radio next to Breeanna's bed. By 7am Breeanna was dancing and drawing rainbows and hearts with her pastels. I think I've discovered a method of getting kids out of bed in the morning. We read a Native American story about coyote and an excerpt from Tom Sawyer. The children fought over their allotment of real estate on the beach towel that I brought to the bus stop for them to sit on. We finally decided that Breeanna could have the entire towel today and Bryan could have the entire towel tomorrow. The children on the bus are getting used to my cheerful waving at them as the bus pulls away and are actually smiling and waving back at me! It's a beautiful morning.