lordy what a year!

as a teacher

i know the toll that a

school year can take on you!

it sucks the life out of you...

trust me!

if you listen closely,

you can probably hear it!

draining like leaky balloon!

so when the big girl

brought her writing portfolio home

i should not have been surprised

to see the toll first grade has had

on her

{self portraits from fall and spring}

not quite as perky or happy in the second pic!