{"id":2208,"date":"2014-02-13T20:18:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T02:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=2208"},"modified":"2014-02-17T12:34:04","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T18:34:04","slug":"first-school-back-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=2208","title":{"rendered":"First School Back in Texas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilmerisd.org\/ELMindex.asp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4688.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN4688\" width=\"500\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4688.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4688-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen I arrived at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilmerisd.org\/ELMindex.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Gilmer Elementary<\/a> in Gilmer, TX, I received one of my biggest welcomes ever! Not only were there cool welcome banners everywhere but also student versions of all my book covers all over the school! I couldn&#8217;t get pictures of all of them but I&#8217;ve added a few at the end of this post to show what I&#8217;m talking about!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilmerisd.org\/ELMindex.asp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4660.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN4660\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4660.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4660-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAfter my first presentation, I signed some books in the library, checked out more of my book cover-inspired art, and ate lunch with nine GES talented young writers. I enjoyed answering their questions and listening to some excerpts of their work. I had a fun time: Parker, Allison, Sophia, Angel, Sarah, Chloe, Kaitlyn, Emma, and Lela!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilmerisd.org\/ELMindex.asp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4693-.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN4693-\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4693-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4693--300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilmerisd.org\/ELMindex.asp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4681.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN4681\" width=\"500\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4681.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4681-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThanks to Mr. Wink for the great introductions. Thanks to  Mrs. Broadwell and Mrs. Meza&#8217;s 3rd grade classes for all the kind letters they wrote BEFORE I arrived. Thanks to Mrs. Curry and Mrs. High for the cool book cover art project. A big thanks to Mrs. Reneau for inviting me, the tasty lunch, and the great gift bag! And a super-big thanks to ALL the Gilmer Elemenatry Buckeyes for the great day and warmest welcome I&#8217;ve received in a long time!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilmerisd.org\/ELMindex.asp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4684.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN4684\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4684.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4684-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilmerisd.org\/ELMindex.asp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4691.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN4691\" width=\"500\" height=\"728\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4691.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCN4691-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; When I arrived at Gilmer Elementary in Gilmer, TX, I received one of my biggest welcomes ever! Not only were there cool welcome banners everywhere but also student versions of all my book covers all over the school! 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