Monday evening thoughts...

Written Monday February 11, 2008

I am sitting in my room on this Monday evening. Feeling clean and fresh with my fan tuned on the lowest setting sitting on my bed in my Walla Walla shorts and t-shirt. The temperature is just right. Trust me it gets hot during the day but come evening it turns nice and cool…kind of like late spring time in Walla Walla.

Story of the day...well I decided I wanted an easier Monday…Mondays and Wednesdays are always my busiest days cause I only get one free period. Well Mondays I teach 3 bible classes (once to 4a, then to 3a and finally to 3b). So instead of trying to get my kids to sit still and listen to me tell a story as I normally do I decided to show them a veggie tales (thanks to my grandma who sent me a package that I recieved last week with 3 veggie tales dvds). The kids loved it and I had a lot of fun watching them laugh as they were enthralled by the story of David and the Giant Pickle.

3b has still been crazy as ever. I really don’t know what to do with them…they used to be my good class…and now it gets so loud and crazy in there that other teachers are coming in yelling at them to be quite cause they cant teach. Its crazy how the attitude of one kid can change a whole class of 20 other kid into a ruckus. The homeroom teacher has even talked with his parents about it…but she told me today that the parents don’t believe her and are actually backing up their son…sounds like he is telling them he is being picked on when really he is the one starting most of it with the other students. I have had a few talks with him and now frequently after class he will come up to me and ask how he is behaving. So at least he is being a little conscious of his behaviour at times. Any prayers for my 3b class room will be much appreciated at this time.

Its weird to think that Thursday is valentines day…I think this might be because here in Honduras we are not bombarded with all the crazy Media that we have in the United States. So holidays just kind of creep up on you rather than get thrown in your face every time you walk into a store or turn on your tv. Just a random thought…