Best of the day: When J, one of the first graders, asked why I hadn't been with his class all day long. After only two days in their class, and a different schedule today, I was already missed. :)
Worst of the day: Being too tired to chase children one minute longer after school today.
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Another early morning today, getting to both the breakfast table and the bus stop on time. When I arrived at school, the elementary principal at ECA gave me a new and revised schedule for today: second graders, and a little time with the preschoolers.
I spent the morning doing teacher aide duties--filling water bottles, checking in attendance, checking homework planners, making copies, and meandering through the room during spelling time. I took the second graders to gym, and then the first graders to snacktime. That is like herding unhungry cats (and yet it's somehow fun). When do children switch to enjoy eating, rather than having it be a chore before playtime? I don't even remember "finish your food" as a command from guardians. Weird. :)
Then I helped with reading and math time in second grade, and then with their lunchtime. After that, I had a nice lunchtime chat with P, fellow gapper and former GEBC youth grouper. When naptime was over in preschool I helped get their backpacks ready to go home. They are precious!
After school, I helped supervise the kids of teachers, until it started raining. Then we all went inside, and I helped the first grade teacher get craft ready for tomorrow. It turned into me sharing my amazing-ankle-adventure story with both her and her primary teacher aid, both of whom have become my friends. It's amazing that I forget the amazing power of God's story of my own life sometimes. Wonderful refresher today. :)
Since then, it's been dinner, conversation, an episode of the Office, and dessert hot cocoa with host parents until bedtime. What a lovely Monday.
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