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no harm in fingers crossed for life --sheila

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you're probably a size MYOB. --a dear man who does not want to be named

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if you chop a tree ten times eventually it will fall. --my dear roommate miryoung (props for persistence)

no words.

i have no idea what is being said in this video, as the speakers don't work on my computer. however, this little boys smile and outstretched arms communicate more than any words could ever convey.

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.........take care kiddo...--voicemail excerpt from my principal

awesome.

yep, this sure is.

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dear student: ms. booth...why teaching? i mean, you could make SO much money doing something else.
me: i know. i just always wanted to teach.
dear student: i guess the longterm payoffs will be pretty big.
me: totally true. also, i dont plan on doing this forever. i'd ultimately like to be a stay at home mom.
dear student: ooooooooh. i see how it is ms. booth. which brings me to my next point. who's that guy i've seen around here....

happy birthday, you sixteen year old, you....

now don't go kissing any frogs just 'cause you can...

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dear student (who is not in any of my classes):  ummm...its ms. booth, right?

me:  hello!  remind me of your name.

dear student: (dear student's name).  but i have a nickname, you know.  you can call me that.

me:  ok, what is your nickname?

dear student:  captain clarinet. 

me: oh, wow.  how did you get that name?

dear student:  well, i just did.  everyone else thinks it fits too.  

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I love it when really skinny girls have to haul around really fat babies. Sweet justice. --a text from my sister kristin

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oH!  i get it. --whispered by a dear sewing student

 

(this came at a much needed time when i was silently counting the days left in the school year) 

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value:  no drugs situation:  "i was at my friends get together party and most of them were smoking weed and i didn't want to be a part of that so i left."  --excerpt from dear student's final