Connect Four

Mason took his TAKS test today, and he did awesome. He came in my classroom telling me how hard he worked and then I talked to his teacher and she said the same thing. We were really worried that he wouldn't be able to focus, but she said he was a different student - taking his time, checking his work, and working on his essay for a long time. As a reward, at school tomorrow they are having a game party. Mason started digging out games and asking me to play with him. I started giving him all the excuses that I had on standby like, tomorrow is a school day, and I need to clean the kitchen and grade papers. Then I looked at his eyes and thought about the families in Houston who lost their children to a fire at their daycare (the lady who owned the home daycare was shopping down the road when the fire started). So guess what. Tonight when I go to bed, my kitchen will be dirty and my papers won't be graded - I'm playing Connect 4! I'm also praying for peace for the families in Houston. I can't imagine dropping my children off at school and it being the last time I saw them alive.