Mandy's Memories: I Will Cherish These Forever!

I got the most special Birthday gifts from some of my kids this year. I wanted to share a few so I would never forget how sweet these babies are.

My friend Beth's son Neal went and found this heart bag and put one of his Easter eggs with candy from his school hunt in the bag and asked his daddy if he could give it to me. He did this all on his own. Little sweetheart!

Houston made me this card and he and daddy picked me out a sweet one too. He got a dollar from his wallet and wanted me to have it. He also won this beanie baby at the carnival and hid it until my birthday so I would have a surprise. Also, he won some Magic School House books at the carnival. I told him I needed to use them in my Kindergarten classroom to teach with. He gave me 3wrapped up in a box with the dog. What a caring sweetie!

This is a picture of a few of my gifts I got this year

Houston's decorated box with the dog, money, a necklace and books inside

Flowers, balloons and a teacher plaque from a former student.

Flower from a sweetie in my class

Balloons

Horse bucket in back full of brushes,treats and horse stuff from my sissy and my cards

I had a lot of kids make me handmade cards with invented spellings. They are so precious! One little girl said, "I love your hair, it is so pretty. I don't care if you are black or white Ms. Collins, I still love you the same because we are all equal no matter what. you are a great teacher and I love you"! We have been studying about MLK for the TCAP review and learning about equal rights and this baby has got it down pat, I think :)

A sweet gift sent in a package to me as a "happy" from a dear friend. The dragonfly is from a fancy pottery place down south and I love the cross.

Funny story.... a coach purse from a former student. It was hers and I told her I loved it when I saw her with it. She begged her mom to let her give it to me for my birthday and mom said yes! I called mom to make sure it was ok and she said that is all she talked about was getting me a coach. I heart it!!!