Material Girl

I know you'd rather see a picture of me with my students on my birthday, but I haven't even seen the picture myself. I know I'm not making up for it by posting what I received, but I still had fun doing it because, well, I'm a nerd.

The weird looking thing in the middle is a "Jeu de quilles" - a toy bowling set. I couldn't find the actual one I received (just imagine the animals as carrots and the ball as a rabbit's head) online and I don't have my camera with me currently.

Thank you all so much! It's so wonderful to receive care packages, but I'd rather not receive them and live in the States. Thank you for the card too, Sam. I received it a couple days ago...emotional and already crying after school, my tears of confusion changed to tears of joy when I saw the pictures of the family.
Anne- you're next! We'll spend Sunday afternoon together!

My birthday has been memorable. A few students also gave me presents, and that was just adorable. One girl gave me lotion, another one a purple flower pin...and surprisingly, a boy gave me a drawing that he laminated! Not that it's all about presents, but sometimes, materials things are just nice when you're alone a lot.