September 9, 2009
Number one rule of blogging…don’t rely on the battery…plug the thing in! I just lost all that I had written. So, I will try to recap. The first day of school I dragged myself home, ate something, and fell into bed. Not all of the exhaustion was due to being out of shape for the rigors of teaching after being retired for eight years…I was suffering from a head cold and I had not been able to sleep much the night before. Luckily I have felt much better the past two days.
The days here are hot and by afternoon everyone is sweaty and sticky and somewhat fragrant…but by 6PM a cool breeze is blowing across the hills and cools everything off…by night time we usually need a sweater if we are outside. We leave our windows open when we are home…no screens…we share our home with a few flies so we keep our two fly swatters handy. Mike likes to hit them in mid-air…but I wait until they land and then…usually miss anyway.
My school day is pretty jam packed…not much time to plan lessons and organize so I try to do that before and after school. Today I decided that I would attempt to teach my students music once a week…I know that it is hard to believe I can do that…my musical ability is…well...shall we say…lacking! Any suggestions from my musically inclined friends and family would be appreciated.
Mike is doing a great job of taking care of us. Since his classes don’t start until 11AM he does the marketing and menu planning and sometimes the laundry…then after school he cooks dinner for us. Nina’s job was to wash dishes but since she is getting tons of serious homework I have taken on clean-up duty…except for sweeping the kitchen floor each evening…that is Kati’s job.
We are working with a nice group of people. All the elementary teachers are new and short termers like us…all the high school teachers, except Mike, are returning teachers. The elementary teachers consist of a young single woman, a couple about my age and me. We seem to be developing a good working relationship. I look forward to getting to know them more personally as the year progresses.
It rained today for the first time since we have been here…it was an actually rain storm with thunder and lightning…pretty unusual for this time of year we were told.
It sound like Swine Flu is heating up…we are constantly washing our hands and telling the kids to do likewise…I have to admit it is a bit scary to think about it. One of my constant prayers is for good health for all of you out there and for us here…it is all in His hands! Bye for now.
Nancy
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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How I admire all of you! Love, Mary
ReplyDeleteI am reading this all with interest. I'm sure I'd understand it all better if I'd gotten the introduction paragraphs at the brunch meeting I completely spaced out on. So sorry I missed seeing you and the family. This just seems so interesting and like such a wonderful experience for all of you, but expecially for the girls. I'm sure they'll have vivid memories for the rest of their lives. Am enjoying your writing: the humor, descriptions, feelings....keep it all coming.
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