It rained today. For someone in Seattle or Houston, rain is no big deal. It happens every afternoon so that the humidity stays at stifling, or so that the moss will grow on the big trees. In Austin, we have been in a drought so long, that every rain seems a blessing. Like a hot shower, or puppies that smell like puppies (dogs always smell like wet dog, but that is another blog). Todays rain was the perfect rain. Not drenching, not thundrey or lightningy, (two words that ought to be words) but a soft, slow rain that soaked everything pretty completely. My grass is finally green. I'm not worried about my trees anymore, or any trees anymore. I was really worried about the trees that didn't live with people. They really suffered! I don't even want to think about the animals that suffered. It was horrible enough that everytime I drove through the hill country, I saw more and more brown, dying trees. Thank God that is over, I think. So everytime it rains, think about us poor things here in Texas.

Teaching is such a learned gift. I can say that because some people can learn how to do this, if they have the gift. Some people learn quick, and others take longer. I was in the longer variety, because I couldn't understand the different learning styles thing, but after I figured that out, I was good. Unfortunately, there are those who don't have the gift, and no matter how hard they try, the children will just run over them, or not listen, or be too scared to even try. It's so hard to say exactly what makes a good teacher. It's impossible to say what makes a gifted teacher. It's one of these things that you know when you see it, you think "God, this gal/guy is great!". If someone could bottle it, I would buy a can or a bottle.

Generational dysfunction

I've looked at a couple of other peoples blogs. I'm beginning to notice a trend. The younger you are, the more pictures you have in your blog, and the more bells and whistles you have. The older you are, the more writing you have in your blog. There might be a few pictures, but next to the 20 somethings blogs, yours looks like a directions for putting together a grill and theirs looks like a brouchure for travel to a foreign land. I can tell which most people would rather read. Oh well...that's not why I'm doing this. When I figure out why I'm doing this...I'll let you know.