Life is so busy! The flu bug is awful here. We had one class that was missing 11 out of 18 students one day last week. I had 4 gone on Friday and I sent one more home with a fever after lunch. We have all been passing around a little bug and it seems we cannot get ev eryone healthy at once.
So here is a little run down.
ME- My student teacher officially takes over tomorrow. It is more work than I thought to mentor a student. And it is hard for a slightly obsessive-compulsive person to give up control. But Cynthia is great and is growing so much. She'll be a great teacher.
KEN- He is playing Mr. Mom with Nathan and James while doing some air photography and IT work from home. He left last Thursday o go to Utha to help Jonny drive a moving truck back for their move. He just got back today and boy is he tired!
KENNY- He is becoming quite the social butterfly at school. He is also quite the missionary. His teacher pulled me aside and told a story. It was storming outside one day and the lights flickered off for about 3-5 seconds. He has an interior classroom without windows so it is dark when the electricity goes out. She said as soon as the power went out she heard someone hit the floor and then a tiny high pitched voice siad, "Dear Heavenly Father, please protect us from whatever storm is outside..." When the lights came back on there was Kenny, on his knees, head bowed, and arms crossed, finishing his prayer. Now there is another part to the story. One of the most challenging students in the school is in Kenny's class. As soon as Kenny started praying, this little boy knelt down beside him and repeated everything Kenny said word for word. However, rather than bowing his head and closing his eyes, the other boy glanced around wide-eyed at the sky as he repeated the words. Kenny then spent lunch time telling him about the resurrection. This little boy now adores Kenny and seeks him out all the time.
NATHAN- Nathan has developed a great love for his stuffed animal collection. His favorite phrase is, "I know. I a big boy." We are working on improving his fine motor skills and develop his speech and vocabulary before kindergarten in the fall. He has starting trying to write his name and he gets about half the letters right.
JAMES- Little go-geter. He will be walking within 6 weeks I can guarantee it. He had entered the separation anxiety phase, which is not very fun, but I know it's a normal part of his development. He has a sweet smile and loves to cuddle.
