hello friends

This weekend has been a long one. I went to my grandmothers to help her out with some stuff around the house. It was nice to see her one last time before I leave. Yesterday I was running around buying teaching supplies, so that was pretty cool. This is a really short one, but alas, I'll be over there soon enough and will post stories long enough to be novels.

It's 6:25 in the morning.

That's right. I'm fully dressed and ready for my day. I need to finish this algorithm for the database I'm working on at the engineering firm and I need to get to work early to do it. It's kind of funny, how this entire summer, weekends included, I've had to wake up by an alarm everyday and next semester I can sleep in everyday.

In other news, life is really good right now. I'm really being blessed with money for China, and I am so excited to go. I could use a vacation, but that I won't get one until Aug 13 when I head back to school a week early. I don't really know what to say. I'll post if something interesting happens.

so my week is over

This week I worked at the engineering firm from 8-11 in the morning, and then came over to the school and helped with extended care. Here is my various memories at a glance:

4-square: That's right. I played 4-square with a couple 7yr old kids. I came up to them and said "Alright, what are the rules?" The little one said, "No snake eyes, cherry bombs, or magic. Popcorn to save yourself." And I knew exactly what he was talking about. It's funny that after all these years, the nicknames are still the same. For those of you who aren't 4-square literate, snake eyes means looking at someone, and serving to someone else. Cherry bombs are double-handed spike serves. Magic is just a broad topic that covers black, white, red, blue, and green magic. Basically each are there own variations of cherry bombs. Popcorn is when the ball goes out of bounds if you catch it before it hits the ground, you have to keep it bouncing.

Water day: sprinklers, water balloons, squirt guns, me, Andrew Thompson, 30 or so kids under 13. nuff said

The Leader: It was that one kid. The one that all the other guys try to hang out with. The one all the girls run away from. He had his faithful lackies, witty punchlines, and attitude that accompanies any mid-pubescent male. He had trouble with authority, but was still cool. That kid. We got along nicely, once he realized I could either be his friend and an authority figure.

All in all, it was a very good week. I had alot of fun with the kids. I can't wait to be a dad and a teacher.