Isabella was STAR STUDENT OF THE WEEK!!

Sometimes, no matter how you feel, you have to GET UP, DRESS UP and SHOW UP!  Isabella was STAR STUDENT of the week and they asked me to be a Mystery Reader to the class last Friday.  How on earth was I going to make this happen?!!??  It had been one week after I had surgery on my ankle and had my metal plate and screws removed.  I was in a lot of pain and couldn’t walk AND it was really icy outside! 

Make it HAPPEN Sandy.  That was all I kept thinking!!  First, I called the library and asked them to set aside several books to read to 2^nd graders.  Then, I called Tom and asked if he could take me to the school and run a few errands.  He picked me up and our first stop was the Dollar Store, where I picked up 30 pairs of Mardi Gras sparkly sunglasses.  If I was going to read to Isabella’s class, we had to have PROPS!  Right?  Props make everything more fun and exciting.  Next stop was to pick up a bouquet of flowers for the teacher.  She works hard every day at her job and deserves to be appreciated.

Off to the school we went.  Isabella had no idea I was coming.  Before she left for school, she was in tears, telling me that she felt bad for me because I couldn’t come to her school because of my leg.  “Mommy, I am STAR student of the week!”  “I wish you could be there and am sad you can’t!”  “You know mommy, I won’t be a STAR again for another year when I am in 3^rd grade.”  It was breaking my heart to hear those words out of her mouth, however I did not want to ruin her surprise.

When Tom and I walked through that door, her eyes were as BRIGHT as the stars in the sky.  Her SMILE was priceless.  The first thing the teacher said to me was, “Isabella has been sad all day thinking that you were not coming.”  I looked at Isabella and said, HONEY, I WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED YOUR SPECIAL DAY FOR THE WORLD!!! 

Isabella passed out the sparkly sunglasses to all of her classmates and then Tom and I went on to each read a book to the class.  They were all so excited to have a mystery reader and wear special sunglasses!  Afterwards, she reviewed a poster with her class that she made that was packed with stuff about her!  She had so much fun making it.  Here are some of her favorites:

Places she likes to go:  Aruba and Florida

Things she likes to do in the community: Volunteer

Things she likes to do at school: Have fun with her best friend Brooke

Books she likes to read: Dr. Seuss, Frozen and Hello Kitty

Things she likes to do at home:  Sing, and play with her best sister, Giselle

Songs she likes: Frozen, Kids Bop, love me like you do

Favorite Movies: Frozen, Trolls, Inside Out, My Little Pony

Favorite Foods: Pizza, grilled cheese, corn, butter bread, strawberries, cantaloupe, blueberries, ice cream

Favorite subjects in school: Math and Art

That evening, my ankle was very swollen and I was miserable!  But I wouldn’t have missed her special day for the world………..