GIVING BACK

This past weekend we attended the Arbor Work Party where kids and parents alike chip in and help out at the school. Many people pulled weeds, sanded tables, or planted flowers. Kathleen helped to clean Nicholas' classroom with his teacher Lori, and Nicholas and I went off to the library to shelve books and lend a hand there.

This gave me the opportunity to talk more with Maureen, the school librarian who wields her bullhorn like a football coach during pick up/drop off in the driveway. We talked about what books we have read recently, politics, religion, and about life at Arbor. I mentioned how much Nicholas loves it there, and we came to the topic of one of my favorite traditions at the school- children donate books to the the school on their birthday.



This July, Nicholas happened to be at Summer Camp at Arbor, so he was able to drop off his book last month. He picked one of the "Magic School Bus" books to donate. In it, he wrote a personalized inscription.



Excuse the glare, but it says, "You are the best school for me. Love, Nicholas."

Enough said!