Wed. March 20, 2012

                It’s Wed. morning (for you in Spokane it”s 11:47 p.m.!) and I love the days we don’t have to rush to get ready to be picked up at 8:30. Truly .then, , it is always a case of “hurry up and wait”.

                I didn’t write yesterday…and maybe even the day before as it’s discouraging, sometimes….I’m too hot,dusty..and tired..the electricity is off again(even if it’s off during the day, it’s frustrating), I don’t really have a “desk” or table so have to sit on my bed or a plastic(pleather?) couch that is hot..and hold that laptop, which gets hot as well.  I’ve tried sitting on my towel and putting a notebook under the laptop and I guess that’s the best I can do.  I also don’t quite completely understand my computer at times…somehow the words “jump” up to another spot way up in another sentence!  Of course.it’s all in the operator!  And then…it’s the seemingly never-ending waiting to get connected…even if it says I am, I can’t really be.  So every time. I’m wondering”will this be the last of my time on the modem? 

                I had a sore throat yesterday, didn’t get much sleep in my hot bedroom because some woman was yelling very often and for a long time.  It wasn’t angry..in fact, I think she was having a great time..but Sue and I weren’t. I wasn’t too enthused about going, but once at True Vine it was fine.  Right off the bat, Christine, the assn’t headmistress, I think, called me in to meet the lady they hired for the huge “baby” class..and also to give a little relief to the teachers, as they have no planning time..or any time at all without the kids.  I guess that’s why they suddenly leave the class..and they are left alone (yes, even 67  3 year olds!) for a period of time.  That’s also why everytime I go to that class. I help write in the chiildrens’ books whatever they are to copy from the board.(yesterday it was “a” and they were to trace over the apple I drew)  Imagine! The children have NO BOOKS to look at while waiting for all of this to be done.  By the time the last one gets his/her book, the first one is done...again with nothing to do while waiting for the others.  I handed the new lady a bunch of books and told her what to do.  Might as well be doing something useful…and she should be doing it every minute. 

                Of course, she was hired…and I believe I am expected to pay..even though I sAId I would have to see!  I really had thought this might happen so said I would do it til the end of the term…then will have to see.Need to talk with the Headmaster and Hope4kids first!

Met with Daniel, who remembered me from 7 years ago!..and we talked about the flannel board Bible stories that I took to simplify.  He’d like me to do the whole life of Jesus! That I couldn’t promise, but yesterday I did write up about 4 different stories, compiling some children’s stories I have.  I’ll just hand-write them out because I don’t have a printer..and it’s just so hard to do anything else.  There is a place to get things copied and I have a flash drive, but honestly, it’s easier to copy myself, without getting extremely hot and dusty going out and about.Or arranging to add another stop when being driven home.

Came home around 1:00 p.m and went straight to bed without eating and slept for 2 hours.  It was too miserable out to do anything else and my throat was still hurting thoughSue gave me a losenge that helped.

                Last night the lights went off again (just about everyday..so amazed when we have a whole 24 hours with power!) and I had put water in a 32 oz bottle I was going to purify with my steri-pen.  Unfortunatey, I hadn’t secured the top firmly and I knocked it over,  Half of the water went splashing out, covering an enormous area on my floor (which always is covered with red dust, no matter how often you sweep)..and then began to encroach into Sue’s room.   Fortunately I had bought an old towel at the market to use for my feet..and I threw it on the creeping water. Then Sue had a brilliant idea!  I had wanted to move my bed closer to the window, so just moved it then, in the dark, over what I hoped was all the rest of the water.I did sleep better..and now have to deal with an amazingly dark, gross ,balckish,reddish brownish rag.  I don’t, of course, have rubber gloves to ring it out or clean it at all.  Another problem to solve.  I don’t want to touch it!     Any ideas?!

Well, must do my yoga and then do some wash, including my “barefoot” Merrils that are great..but now look so sad.

I have read Hungry Caterpillar to all kids at True Vine  at least twice so am ready to try some other activities.  

 Stay healthy..and hope Spring is bringing you some flowers!