One of my students left for a few weeks to go to Mexico to visit family. She was not supposed to return until after Thanksgiving but it was a beautiful surprise when she walked in the door early on Tuesday. Everyone was so excited to see her. With the kindest smile she gave me a colorful bracelet, a warm hug and a big package of Bubbaloo gum. The students were pretty excited for me to try the gum so while two of the girls helped tie the bracelet on my arm the other one opened up the box of gum. We picked the flavor as a class and 25 curious eyes stared at me as I chewed and chewed-waiting for my reaction. It was seriously awesome gum. It was gum but also had a gusher like filling so when you bit into it, fruity juice squirted into your mouth. You could tell how much this gum and this bracelet meant to this particular student. It was a gum filled Bubbaloo kind of Monday, and I couldn't be happier.