In my food service class today I made chicken & dumplings as a demonstration in my chicken unit. Out of 13 kids I had 3 that had never tasted this dish before. Granted one had an excuse, she's a foreign exchange student. But seriously, the other two?! I believe I have them hooked now. This class period happens to be right before lunch for my seniors, so lunch was in my room today. It was silent for a good 2-3 minutes in my room with all of them in there - something that rarely happens, except when they eat. One of my girls even took care of the dishes for me. "You cooked. I'll do the dishes." It was very sweet. It was also a very fun day. It was like getting the whole family together (a family that gets along of course) for a meal. We talked and laughed and generally enjoyed each other's company.
In other news, I was paid a very high compliment today. One of my students looked at me very seriously and said, "Ms. Miller, you should have kids." I looked back at him rather dumbfounded and replied, "I should?" "Yes," he says. "You'd be a really good mom. You have rules and can be strict, but you also know how to have fun." I nearly cried. Things like that don't typically come out of this student's mouth. I quickly recovered from my shock and gave him a heartfelt thank you. Some day I'll tell my kids that they should be thankful to have me for a mom. I'll probably wish I had that recorded so there was proof that someone thought I was fun once!
It's been a good day! :)
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