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Kids' words and then some

During prayer time, one of my 5th graders said this: "Thank you, Father, that you are special to us.  I thought that was really sweet." 

After tutoring, my student was talking about her birthday and then she goes, "I will celebrate my birthday very properly."  Lol, I thought the proper birthday celebration was so cute!

Here are my GTS for the day: 

1) Snail mail w/ pictures of my nieces!!!!! 
2) Good time with my parents
3) SUN 
4) Fun classes
5) Austrian music over dinner
  

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