tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post7763273440414971759..comments2023-09-24T05:20:52.920-05:00Comments on La Tejana: A Last First DayShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-55785259897115395582012-08-07T19:10:20.388-05:002012-08-07T19:10:20.388-05:00Jamie: Thank you so much. It's been more bitte...Jamie: Thank you so much. It's been more bittersweet than I thought. Just hoping and working for the best year yet.<br /><br />That was so funny about your husband and the baby- can you imagine if they had to multi-task everything we do??? But we still love them!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-16478443066355904132012-08-07T10:43:14.466-05:002012-08-07T10:43:14.466-05:00Oh, this gave me goosebumps. Such a bittersweet y...Oh, this gave me goosebumps. Such a bittersweet year. Such a loss for all those future students to lose such a wonderful teacher. A much earned retirement. Hoping you see all the good you've done over the years and are able to see more and more of the fruits of your labors all around you. I will shake my head all day every time I think about that kid with the mama and bottle....funny, wierd, sad, good all in one thought. Things that make you go Hmmmmmmm......<br /><br /><br />I didn't read all the comments, but did read Christines (because she's my friend:) and it made me laugh too, and reminded me of when Nicholas (my oldest) was a baby, Tom took him out of the car/car seat and was carrying him in somewhere and I said "Oh, grab the diaper bag>" To which he said, "I can't, I have the baby" Now me, who can carry 5 bags and a baby, my water bottle and even hold the hand of a toddler at the same time....just doesn't get it.Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-44653010538804546892012-08-05T13:55:31.875-05:002012-08-05T13:55:31.875-05:00izdiher: Very, very true!!!izdiher: Very, very true!!!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-63968794004964023302012-08-05T08:11:11.147-05:002012-08-05T08:11:11.147-05:00Schooling has been changed a lot.Schooling has been changed a lot.♥●• İzdihër •●♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/07824597580762719194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-87985599153089880692012-07-31T11:09:53.487-05:002012-07-31T11:09:53.487-05:00Loly: Thank you, friend!Loly: Thank you, friend!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-10431428233670705982012-07-31T11:05:06.620-05:002012-07-31T11:05:06.620-05:00Pearl: Now if there's cooler air up there, I m...Pearl: Now if there's cooler air up there, I might just have to start traveling now...Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-91802826247115599792012-07-31T11:03:23.642-05:002012-07-31T11:03:23.642-05:00Nancy: I'm really working to be mindful to app...Nancy: I'm really working to be mindful to appreciate every moment. I hope I can remember that when I've got 50 essays to grade and 20 parents to call!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-91946028133012713582012-07-31T10:51:04.920-05:002012-07-31T10:51:04.920-05:00I can only imagine how much things have changed in...I can only imagine how much things have changed in the classroom, but your writing brings me there...<br /><br />I'll bet your have been a wonderful teacher, but perhaps it is time for a bit of travel. May I suggest heading north?<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-71098648345460512892012-07-31T09:43:58.307-05:002012-07-31T09:43:58.307-05:00u r so sweet, thank you so much, I appreciate your...u r so sweet, thank you so much, I appreciate your sweet comment and visit <br />xoxoLoLyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512685796785327623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-3932938835117549992012-07-31T09:07:34.484-05:002012-07-31T09:07:34.484-05:00No doubt this school year will be very special and...No doubt this school year will be very special and full of "lasts". How exciting for you to be able to move on to something new. It sounds like a great opportunity. I'm sure that you'll be missed at the Middle School! Have a great year!!Felt Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780591740062565033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-48607880374853683262012-07-31T08:44:23.074-05:002012-07-31T08:44:23.074-05:00Crystal Mary: Thank you so much for your kind word...Crystal Mary: Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm already trying to imprint every moment in my mind. It really is a bittersweet time and the emotions are so mixed, but as they say, onward!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-28524326781982928002012-07-31T07:56:25.472-05:002012-07-31T07:56:25.472-05:00Hi Shelly, Isn't our memory a wonderful thing....Hi Shelly, Isn't our memory a wonderful thing. You go back in yours to the days of childhood freedom and innocence. I suppose much of that was also remembered when you first became a teacher, so that you were able to put yourself in the place of your students, and understand their apprehensions.I believe you have made a wonderful teacher. One who will be remembered with fondness and love. Retirement can be strange, when you are not as set to a clock and the time. Enjoy your last year, I know you will. And God Bless you for the many hearts you have touched with encouragement. xxSr Crystal Mary Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509227559164880311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-12217633386315546492012-07-30T12:43:43.394-05:002012-07-30T12:43:43.394-05:00Theresa: Thank you! I'm going to savor every m...Theresa: Thank you! I'm going to savor every moment~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-13693023196342260302012-07-30T07:44:03.163-05:002012-07-30T07:44:03.163-05:00I could read when I got to kindergarten too, and t...I could read when I got to kindergarten too, and the teacher didn't know what to do with me either. I was so bored! <br /><br />I always enjoy your stories.<br /><br />Good luck on your last first day of school.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-34883243056617210642012-07-30T06:28:41.392-05:002012-07-30T06:28:41.392-05:00my diary: Thank you for stopping by! Blessings to ...my diary: Thank you for stopping by! Blessings to you, too, and I am headed over to your blog now~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-69825608694364448832012-07-30T06:27:15.246-05:002012-07-30T06:27:15.246-05:00Loly: Thank you for the kind comments! I am headed...Loly: Thank you for the kind comments! I am headed to yours right now~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-45501557234171810142012-07-30T06:26:33.463-05:002012-07-30T06:26:33.463-05:00Sandra: It is STILL disturbing to me- I've alw...Sandra: It is STILL disturbing to me- I've always wondered what happened to that kid...<br /><br />And thank you for the good wishes!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-45304346666569907822012-07-30T06:25:42.286-05:002012-07-30T06:25:42.286-05:00Jenn June: Thank you so much! It's still kind ...Jenn June: Thank you so much! It's still kind of surreal that I can finally be at this stage in my life. I think if we could bottle all the first day of school nerves and do something positive with them, we'd have some really great new things going on in the world. I still get first day butterflies!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-139172348763920062012-07-30T06:24:12.406-05:002012-07-30T06:24:12.406-05:00Dee: I have been out of town and behind on my comm...Dee: I have been out of town and behind on my comments, but I was truly touched by your comment. The excerpt from Ulysses is something I haven't read in a long time, but one that caused me just to stop and think for a bit. So very appropriate and moving. Thank you so much, friend~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-7713000192385869282012-07-29T02:13:13.629-05:002012-07-29T02:13:13.629-05:00nice post thanks for sharing i saw your blog thrue...nice post thanks for sharing i saw your blog thrue another follower...looking for to visit more..blessings across the miles...lovesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-64586735092826860562012-07-28T05:19:28.984-05:002012-07-28T05:19:28.984-05:00I just came across your blog and I "LOVE"...I just came across your blog and I "LOVE" it :D <br />I am following you, you are welcome to follow me back if you want :)<br /><br />xxx<br />http://abudhabifood.blogspot.comLoLyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512685796785327623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-23116254767688402082012-07-27T23:49:06.795-05:002012-07-27T23:49:06.795-05:00Well I guess congrats are in order that you will s...Well I guess congrats are in order that you will soon be beginning the next step of your life. Very very exciting!... I must admit, I'm a little disturbed by the 6th grader and the baby bottle...I'm not the only one, right?Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894333322881236627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-28061234819112479802012-07-27T21:01:54.470-05:002012-07-27T21:01:54.470-05:00Hi Shelly! I hope you enjoy your last first day of...Hi Shelly! I hope you enjoy your last first day of school and your last year as a teacher. I know you'll be deeply missed there when you leave and I know you'll miss everyone but it's great that you're retiring so young and will be able to enjoy yourself. I look forward to reading the further adventures of Shelly. I have a feeling that retirement won't slow you down one bit! <br /><br />I do remember my first day of school. I was really nervous. That's all I really recall about it. I remember standing outside with my aunt, who had walked me to school and waiting for them to open the doors. I don't remember anything specific about the day, though. Wow, that was a long time ago. Olden times...(lol) ;)Jennifer https://www.blogger.com/profile/14785197262272189538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-31096210287007376102012-07-27T13:43:07.274-05:002012-07-27T13:43:07.274-05:00Dear Shelly, this is, in its own way, a poignant p...Dear Shelly, this is, in its own way, a poignant posting. It reminisces about those long-ago years when you, yourself, were a child. Those memories we have stored are a gift to us from the past. And the posting also, in another layer of meaning, invites us to think about the great differences between schools today and when we first crossed over into kindergarten. <br /><br />Of course, also this reminds me of our country and how it, too, has changed. A ending of the poem "Ulysses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson comes to mind. As you know, he was a British poet of the nineteenth century. Here are the lines that end his poem:<br /><br />Though much is taken, much abides; and though<br />We are not now that strength which in old days<br />Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are:<br />One equal temper of heroic hearts,<br />Make weak by time and fate, but strong to will<br />To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-75119946913254965092012-07-27T10:08:14.666-05:002012-07-27T10:08:14.666-05:00Jenny: It's so hard to believe that it will be...Jenny: It's so hard to believe that it will be 29 years. But, I feel incredibly blessed to still be young enough and feel great enough to embark on a second career at the end of this one, which will keep me in the classroom, albeit with older humans than middle schoolers, on a part time basis. Life really is good, isn't it?Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.com