It is the first Friday of October, a gorgeous sunny morning and fall is in the air.  Fall is my favorite time of year.  So is Christmas, spring, high school prom and wedding season.  I also love snow days, any opportunity to call the whole day off and just watch snow is a perfect activity for me.

Back to this fantastic first Friday of October!  Tuesday my daughter, Jackie reminded me she didn’t have school Friday.  I then learned that the boys didn’t either.  It is Teacher Excellence day – which how do they really know if they are excellent this close to the start of school?… but whatever, give yourselves the day anyway and hopefully the ones that deserve it enjoy every minute and the ones that don’t really qualify will reflect and be excellent by Monday!  Being an excellent teacher is a gift to every young mind that enters your class room.  A huge thank you to our educators, you put a priceless value to our Catholic schools and your work is truly a mission. With this grand news of Teacher Excellence Day I was immediately refreshed and ready to conquer the remaining days of this week with enthusiasm.  I can make it through the early mornings and busy schedules of Wednesday and Thursday with little effort when Friday has a guarantee of extra sleep.   Today did not disappoint – waking up to sun and a quiet cup of coffee is the best day ever.  That may not qualify as “best day ever” status to anyone else but for my life, it is enough.  Except for the part where I burnt my tongue because I couldn’t wait for the coffee to cool ever so slightly – I am such a toddler sometimes!