Oct. 1, 2009

Everyone,

I encountered my first mouse today. It was kicking back in my shower bucket this morning. What a nasty surprise! I woke up & wasn't going to shower because it hasn't been sunny for almost a week & it been raining so that means my water is FREEZING cold, but I had convinced myself a shower would be nice. Imagine my dismay when I found the mouse contaminating my bucket after I'd put in so much mental effort to shower in the first place. I still decided to shower, but I found a different bucket to use. My water was, once again, freezing cold, but, now I'm clean & feel much better.

I've also learned that the days my lunch doesn't have meat are the hardest days physically. Today my lunch consisted of rice, coconut, and a soup. I was told not to eat too much soup cause it would make me sick so you better believe I didn't eat any of it. I'm not crazy and I don't want to be sick here. Cone to find out, there was fish in the soup (fish & coconut to be precise) & right about now I'm wishing I'd eaten some. It's 3:30 & I'm STARVING! I guess I'll really appreciate dinner tonight. I've had meatless lunches before but I usually get ramen when there is no fish & I can eat a lot more ramen than I can eat just plain rice.

Today I had my first issue with discipline in my class. One of my 6th graders, had quite a day. He was throwing paper & yelling, & was just out of control. I learned the importance of my teacher look & voice today. I know he didn't understand what I said but he understood he was in trouble or had done something wrong. Thank goodness for MEAN Heidi! :)

The 16th of this month marks the end of the 1st quarter. By my calculating that makes each quarter 2 months long & puts school out mid-May! :)

I wear my hair in french braids a lot because it is easy & keeps my hair out of my face. My favorite little girl here, Layna, has started wearing her hair the same as me. I love it! She is so funny!

I made it to 4:15 pm but I had to eat some peanut butter with a precious granola bar. I still have to plan lessons so I need the extra energy!

My field director is coming to visit today & she is bringing me apples & oranges! Oh happy day! Hopefully many changes take place as well from her visit. I'll keep you posted.

Love, Heidi