eeyorelvr10
<font color=darkorchid>Vanquished the itty, bitty
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Ok - someone tell me that this does not look like a typical Sister (as in nun)
This is April's 6th grade teacher as well as her 8th grade teacher.
Wonderful story about how the grads and families surprised her.
She and I were talking a few months back when I asked her opinion on some of the excursions in Rome. I had asked her if she'd ever been. Well, after explaining - I took my clue and decided on which ones I would be doing if I got - which I didn't but what I got was a good 2nd choice.
Ok - she then goes on to tell me that she is trying to scrape together money to go on an Alaskan Cruise. But that its hard.
So on Tues evening (2 days before last day of school for Grads) I get a notice saying that the room parents would like to thank Sr. Pauline for her wonderful service to our kids. They were the only students in the last 10 yrs to have a nun as their teacher more than once. Many had her for 3 yrs as she also teaches 2nd level of math (DD goes to AP math classroom). Anyway, they would like to thank her by raising funds to maybe send her back to Ireland.
Well, I called said room mother and told her about my conversation several months back and suggested that maybe instead of a plane ticket to Ireland that they should find out about maybe placing an onboard credit with the cruise line instead of cash. I was worried that should we give her cash - that do to her vow of poverty - she'd be forced to give it to the convent fund.
They said that they would investigate and if that was the case - they'd buy gift certificates for her. Well, after the ceremonies - the room parents called Sr. Pauline up to the stage and handed her a card with the greetings and $900 dollars in cash - TO Be used for her Alaskan Cruise. Well, let me tell you - I have never seen a nun so flabberghasted and close to tears - she actually swayed and held on to the principal - she almost
. She turned beet red and was speechless. After she composed herself - she thanked everyone and hightailed it off the stage but was in euphoria for the rest of the time.
I like to think that a little bit of
and God intervened to spread the MAGIC ( 
) as no one knew she was trying to raise funds for this cruise. Had I not been nosy enough to find out what they were fundraising on - she would not have had the response she had - once the word got out - the $ poured in and as you now read - she has one less worry to think about.
HHHMMM....WONDER if it would work for us?
Anyway, here is April and Sr. Pauline - she is still in shock and this is about 10 minutes after the announcement. Poor woman is probably trying to figure out how everyone found out!
WONDER if I should tell her a little 
told the school? 
This is April's 6th grade teacher as well as her 8th grade teacher.
Wonderful story about how the grads and families surprised her.
She and I were talking a few months back when I asked her opinion on some of the excursions in Rome. I had asked her if she'd ever been. Well, after explaining - I took my clue and decided on which ones I would be doing if I got - which I didn't but what I got was a good 2nd choice.
Ok - she then goes on to tell me that she is trying to scrape together money to go on an Alaskan Cruise. But that its hard.
So on Tues evening (2 days before last day of school for Grads) I get a notice saying that the room parents would like to thank Sr. Pauline for her wonderful service to our kids. They were the only students in the last 10 yrs to have a nun as their teacher more than once. Many had her for 3 yrs as she also teaches 2nd level of math (DD goes to AP math classroom). Anyway, they would like to thank her by raising funds to maybe send her back to Ireland.
Well, I called said room mother and told her about my conversation several months back and suggested that maybe instead of a plane ticket to Ireland that they should find out about maybe placing an onboard credit with the cruise line instead of cash. I was worried that should we give her cash - that do to her vow of poverty - she'd be forced to give it to the convent fund.
They said that they would investigate and if that was the case - they'd buy gift certificates for her. Well, after the ceremonies - the room parents called Sr. Pauline up to the stage and handed her a card with the greetings and $900 dollars in cash - TO Be used for her Alaskan Cruise. Well, let me tell you - I have never seen a nun so flabberghasted and close to tears - she actually swayed and held on to the principal - she almost
. She turned beet red and was speechless. After she composed herself - she thanked everyone and hightailed it off the stage but was in euphoria for the rest of the time. I like to think that a little bit of
and God intervened to spread the MAGIC ( ) as no one knew she was trying to raise funds for this cruise. Had I not been nosy enough to find out what they were fundraising on - she would not have had the response she had - once the word got out - the $ poured in and as you now read - she has one less worry to think about. HHHMMM....WONDER if it would work for us?
Anyway, here is April and Sr. Pauline - she is still in shock and this is about 10 minutes after the announcement. Poor woman is probably trying to figure out how everyone found out!
WONDER if I should tell her a little told the school?
?
OK - I give - I'll take the assist!
)
Hey - Does this mean you get to name your own 
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