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So Sweet

2/13/2015

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Welcome back to Taylor Talks!

It's finally the end of the week but there's no slowing down for me anytime soon. I need to work on school-related projects all weekend, and I don't even get a day off on Monday. Instead, I have to be up at my campus at 8:00am and be part of a full day workshop until 3:00pm. Sheesh! At least I can sleep past 6:30am tomorrow! I'm so tired that I feel like I can just collapse at any minute!
Today was our Valentine's Day party at school, and I'd just like to say how amazing my students are. Here's what I posted on my personal Facebook page earlier:


I cannot believe how unbelievably sweet my fourth grade students are in my student teaching placement. They are such a great group of kids every day, but today they brought me beautiful notes, candy, balloons, and flowers for our Valentine's Day party! The card on the flowers even said "You're the best student teacher ever!" I can't believe I'm halfway through this placement already... I never thought I could grow to love a group of kids so quickly, but I am definitely going to miss these students when my placement ends! I'm so lucky to have been placed with such a wonderful group of thoughtful, respectful, sweet children!

That pretty much says it all! These kids really are just the greatest, and I'm so glad that I have been able to work with them for the past four weeks. Student teaching may be time consuming, chaotic, and make me want to pull my hair out, but these kids make every day special for me.
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As I said yesterday, I've never had a boyfriend, so Valentine's Day isn't really a big deal for me. However, when I was younger, my dad always made the holiday sweet by giving all of his kids a little candy treat. It's so funny to listen to all of the adults at school talking about what they're doing tomorrow, because I think I'm the type of person who wouldn't really care even if I was in a relationship. I don't want someone to give me chocolate on February 14th just because it's tradition. I would want someone to make me feel like I'm important to them on February 13th or February 15th, or any other day of the year, simply because they like me, not because it's a holiday. But hey, I've never been in a relationship, so who knows? Maybe I'll become a mushy gushy mess when I get a boyfriend and suddenly love Valentine's Day... only time will tell!

I always wonder about our previous foster children on holidays like Valentine's Day. Do they celebrate with their families, or hang decorations in their windows the way my little sisters do? Will their families sit down to dinner together and will they look around the table and feel happy that they have a good family and good life? I don't know where any of my former siblings are, or what their families are like, but I can only hope that on any given day, not just a holiday, they are all safe, happy, and healthy.

How do you celebrate Valentine's Day? Do you have big plans for tomorrow with a significant other or will you swap cards with a child in your life? Let me know in the comments, and enjoy the day tomorrow no matter what your plans may be!

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Taylor
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    My family started doing foster care when I was three years old. We took in nineteen children over the course of eighteen years, with our last placement leaving in December 2014. I'm the only biological child in my family, though my parents adopted five of my siblings.

    I love to share my perspective on the foster care system and share how my unique upbringing shaped my life.

    I'm also a Cast Member at Walt Disney World and lover of all things Disney! My career allows me the opportunity to find a little bit of Magic in life every day.


    I enjoy sharing my journey as a writer as well. Find my children's books on Amazon and keep following my blog for updates on future books that I'll be releasing!

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