{"id":5684,"date":"2023-11-28T20:16:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T02:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2023-11-28T20:16:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T02:16:41","slug":"morning-in-mabank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=5684","title":{"rendered":"Morning in Mabank!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I spent the morning with the 3rd and 4th graders at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mabankisd.net\/page\/ces.home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central Elementary<\/a>\u00a0in Mabank, TX!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8852.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8852-789x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8852-789x1024.jpeg 789w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8852-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8852-768x997.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8852.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a great time talking writing and special effects in movies, and the 3rd graders made some great animal noises (on cue, not just on their own). And they even taught me a few new ones!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8860.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-id=\"5686\"  src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8860-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8860-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8860-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8860-768x508.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8860.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I even got to see some old friends who had seen me before in Rockwell ISD during the great freeze last year. It was great seeing you again, Sophia and Tommy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8846.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"974\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8846.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8846.jpeg 974w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8846-300x296.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8846-768x757.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Mrs. Popham for inviting me. And thanks to all the wonderful 3rd and 4th graders who made for a fun time in Mabank, TX!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8865.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8865-1024x573.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8865-1024x573.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8865-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8865-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8865.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I spent the morning with the 3rd and 4th graders at\u00a0Central Elementary\u00a0in Mabank, TX! I had a great time talking writing and special effects in movies, and the 3rd graders made some great animal noises (on cue, not just on their own). And they even taught me a few new ones! 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