Yay, congrats, Kathy!
I am not looking at the books link, because I can't stand book damage! I accidentally folded a page of "Unseen Academicals" last night (fell asleep on it) and I nearly cried.
Today I had the cutest kid thing happen. We teach group music lessons, which are more or less controlled chaos, and mean that each student tends to shout for our attention as soon as he or she completes what she's doing. We've been trying to train them out of this, but it's hard, because you're excited, you've just learned something new, and you want to show your teacher. Who is working with someone else, who is excited, etc.
So today, the first time one of my students finished up, he called for me and I told him, "Hold on, okay, I'll be right there." The second time he finished (because he was blazing today, I tell you what.) he looked up to call for me, but saw that I was with another student, and so instead said quietly to himself, "I'll hold on." Dawwww. I could have just hugged him. I wish I'd spent a little more time reinforcing that behavior because it is so awesome! Self-discipline and patience will see him a long way in life if he can hang onto those skills.