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Day 2: On Saturday I picked up some students that needed a ride to the basketball game. After the game we all went out to Chuck E. Cheese and had a blast.

Day 3: We went to a Super Bowl party and brought a bunch of soda and ice. 

Day 4: Only one of my students has to pay for lunch (the rest get free lunch). Her lunch account was low and I put in a few bucks without telling her.

Day 5: We are a uniform school and the students are required to wear…

So I decided to start writing again. I make sure to still give something daily, but I just haven't posted on here. Yesterday was my day 1 to start posting again.

Last night was one of the hardest nights of my life. Earlier last week a former student (who was 16) was shot and killed over some petty stuff. His funeral was last night. My first gift I gave was rides to four former students who didn't have a way to get there.

The second gift I gave was the hardest.…

Day 9: Yesterday I cleaned out my entire basement and packed up 3 large garbage bags full of clothing that I donated to a local homeless shelter. I even managed to part with my favorite pair of pajama pants, realizing that someone could use them more than me.

Day 10: I got a text message from redbox today with a code for a free one night rental of a DVD that had to be used today. My schedule is crazy the next few days, and I knew I wouldn't be able to use it. I wrote a…

Day 3: I planned a Halloween party for my kids. I made them goodie bags. My gift was to two of my students who were having off days and probably shouldn't have been invited. I decided to give them second chances and let them attend.

Day 4: One of my former co-workers got transferred to a different school where she had no supplies or textbooks whatsoever. My fiance and I cleaned out our garage of all of the extra teaching materials I had around and delivered them to her house.…