It's Never Too Early for Cake

That was the title of an e-mail sent by my school principal this morning announcing that a student's grandmother had brought in a pineapple upside-down cake for the staff. Yes, the love just kept on coming for Teacher Appreciation Week. I felt like this showed extra special appreciation for me, as pineapple upside-down cake is my absolute favorite cake. (I know I'm such a 1950's housewife.)
So yes, I had a large, sugary piece of cake at 9:30 am today. I'd like to think the carbohydrate rush had a beneficial effect on my teaching, but there's probably no evidence for that.
And this is an ACTUAL picture of the cake. Don't be too jealous.
I will also include a link to a pineapple upside-down cake recipe in case anyone is feeling inclined to make me a belated birthday dessert.

Feeling the love

So I'm not going to provide you with any inspirational quotes about teaching here, because this just isn't this kind of blog (a serious one that is). But it WAS Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, which has been extended into Teacher Appreciation Week at my school. We've been spoiled with a lot of special treats, including these beautiful flowers from the Parent Association. Yay!