a memorable northpark night

I had such a great evening. I took D.J., Leighton, and Demicia to the 50 cent movie. We actually made it a double header. We started with Nanny McPhee, had a hotdog break, and then took in Hoodwinked.

About ten minutes into the first show, I heard a little voice two rows in front of me saying, "Mom, it's Miss Rainey." Every few minutes I would notice the top of this girl's head peaking over the back of her movie seat. She'd peep out a, "Miss Rainey," stick her little hand in the air and wave through the darkness, or stare for a few seconds. Her mom would try to get her to stop periodically. I think she was trying to prevent me from being annoyed. It was anything but annoying, especially while D.J. was sawing logs. I do not know how anybody recognized me in the dark with a snoring child on my lap.

The girl turned out to be one of my student's twin sisters. I had such a great talk with she, her three sisters, and her mom after the movie. These twin girls are so blessed to have two fabulous parents, two older sisters, and two older brothers who absolutely adore them. The older siblings are in middle school, so we only have the twins at our school. All eight of them went to the Hornet's game with us last week though and there are not enough words in the English language to describe how fun that experience was!

I have never seen two people make it look so easy to parent six children. This year, more than any other, I have enjoyed the realtionships I have with the parents of my students. I have gained so much from interacting with their families. This family is one that stands out even among so many good ones. I feel so blessed in life to have the privelage of interacting with such wonderful people.