Monday Morning Fire Drill

I was helping out at Ben's class this morning when the fire alarm went off. Wow, that brought back a lot of early childhood memories. My first reaction was, "Oh Brother!" But as I watched how quickly and efficiently those students and teachers evacuated I was so impressed!! They lined up, turned out the lights, grabbed the emergency bag and headed across the parking lot in no time at all. In fact I was so impressed it actually brought tears to my eyes! That was unexpected, but I realized the fire alarm wasn't my reason for tearing up. It was the fact that I was just feeling generally blessed. Blessed to live in such a great community. Blessed to send my boys to a good school where they learn lessons in life, in addition to the three R's. Blessed to be able to know their teachers and help out in the classroom. Blessed to feel safe in my little corner of the world. Blessed that it wasn't snowing and the sun was shining. Life is good. And to think, I could have slept in and missed the fire alarm!