What's On Your Plate?

What a week! Today I'm excited to share just a quick summary

of what's been going on in my corner of the world.

Isn't this the prettiest picture?

It was taken at our new-to-district employee luncheon,

while the crowd was arm-in-arm

singing the Cheers theme song as our launch.

Be still my heart ... talk about your caring connections.

I'm so grateful to my hero Michele Borba for the inspiration

and the permission to piggyback her idea and share it as I speak.

Here's how it went with the Friendswood Junior High leaders.

What a fun and engaging day that was, connecting with the faculty and staff at a school where all three of our children went in grades 6-8. We talked about being HOPE dealers and how to grow as a family during their Mustang Impact Time.

As a silly out-of-the-box activity during the Mindset piece, we drew a back-to-school picture on the plate atop our heads. Afterward, we wrote the one word that we want people to feel when they leave our presence on the plate for a "What's On Your Plate?" character wall display. 

Here's how that very activity looked the following day

with these delightfully passionate educators in Deer Park.

Both groups especially seemed to enjoy exchanging their 

one word in a riveting game of Give Me Your Hand(le); 

such a cool icebreaking activity that truly has the power 

to change the climate in the room.

Wanna practice handshakes and eye contact;

here are the instructions so you can give it a try.

 Afterward, one of them wrote me this sweet sticky note.

Such a thoughtful gesture.

I did manage to carve out some shopping time for the boys, who launched into another year in Aggieland today. Look at what our character camera spied on the wall at the local Kohl's Department Store.

Wouldn't that make a fantastic bulletin board in a school?

We also saw this brilliance at a school visit ... 

at Webb Elementary in Navasota, TX, this morning.

I went to visit Principal and author Todd Nesloney, to treat him to a Sonic drink, to thank him for his inspiration, and to ask for a tour of his school. I'm finding a lot of really creative ways to spend my time now that I'm not back at school.

My plate is overflowing with good things;

what's on your plate these days?