Two Special Ladies

Tonight I went to dinner with two dear friends of mine. Denise ( on the left) and Barbara. I met both of these ladies when I started working at Bruner, so six or so years ago. Denise was the Primary Resource teacher I was hired to aide for when I came to Bruner and Barbara was a 2nd grade teacher.

Denise and I hit it off right away. I started in her classroom in January, right after winter break and she was leaving to have some pretty major surgery 2 weeks later. Needless to say, we crammed as much as we could in that 2 weeks so that I could not only get to know the children, but also learn the classroom schedule and routine so that when the long term sub came in I could keep some normalcy in the classroom. We worked together for the remainder of that school year and then she decided to transfer to another school, one that was on a 9 month schedule. I am very grateful for the short time we got to work together. She is a genuine person that truly loves the children she is teaching.

Barbara was teaching 2nd grade at that time and has since moved to a new position, literacy specialist. Last year, I was working with her part of the school day assisting with a reading program for students that needed extra help. I think our friendship grew during that time. I respect both of these ladie, they have taught me so much.

The occasion for our dinner was Barbara's birthday. We have made it a tradition to go to dinner for our birthdays. Mine and Denise's are 2 days apart, so we go in May and Barbara's is on Halloween. It is nice because we don't get to see Denise very often since she moved to another school but we can always count on at least those 2 times a year. It seems like sometimes when people move away, you always say you will keep in touch, but then you get to "busy". I hope we can continue to keep our tradition alive.




Denise, Me, Barbara and the triple
chocolate "Pazookie" at BJ's