Happy Things

From Alison, Jamie, Rachel, Nina, and me . . .

* Alison, during a Kendra meeting (referring to the good old public
school days): "Back when my teachers liked me . . . rather, when I liked my
teachers . . . make that, when I liked school."
* Package from Nina
* Spending time with Kendra
* Teaching southerners the practical purpose for which scarves were
designed (not just fashion accessories!)
* Kendra the court jester of the LIT department
* Watching Mrs. Ritchie chase Hogan kids all over the dining
room--playing chase with them
* Long distance Kendra meetings
* Bantering with Daniel and Julia Camenisch
* "Her outfit is kinda weird . . . I kinda like it." --Jill,
commenting on an orange figure skating outfit
* Jamie and Sarah giving Jill a birthday CD with a special new track
on it: "Learn to Be Lonely"
* Girls, commenting on Olympic women's figure skating: "Another
Japanese girl . . . There must be a lot of them . . . They're trying hard."
Megan, matter-of-factly: "They're small; you can pack them in airplanes."
* "He has such good circulation in his face." --Mr. Gothard, after
having everyone in the dining room sing "Happy Birthday" to Mr. Gergeni
* Meeting with Mrs. Gergeni in the storage room (and scaring Mrs.
Rodgers when she came in and found us)
* Coming down to my office and finding "It's a Girl" balloons, in
honor of a new girl LIT arriving today