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I’ve Got Rhythm

Yesterday was our first official school day and it went really well.  However I forgot how exhausting teaching is.  Other than being tired though, I am very happy and I have a huge reason to celebrate!

My mom told me a while ago about a website she used called “Donors Choose” where teachers can post needs they have for their classroom, and anyone on the web can look at your project and become a financial supporter.  Mostly the people who write about their needs work in low-income schools like mine.  So about a month ago I opened an account and wrote a proposal for 2 new tubano drums for my classroom.  The estimated cost with shipping was $377.  I’ll admit- while I was hopeful that it would get funded I was also sort of skeptical that people would really donate that much money to a stranger.  Then a few days ago I got an email saying that one person had made a $25 donation.  Well, I thought that’s a good start.  So last night I told Kevin about it and he immediately wanted to write a post about it on his blog No Debt Plan.  I said “sure why not, maybe people will donate.”  He posted it this morning, and no kidding less than 3 hours at work he sent me a text message saying it had been fully funded!!!

Right now I am just blown away by the generosity of complete strangers.  And I’m thankful to my awesome husband for taking the time to care and for saying such sweet things about me and my job =).

You can read the full story here on his blog.
I love my husband, my best friend, and my #1 fan.