Stories from the world's worst fresh bread cutter

I'm serious. I just tried to cut a loaf of fresh bread and I killed it. I wish the batteries in my camera were charged and I had had the camera with me so I could have photo documentation. It's a shame though, both the insufficiency of my bread cutting skills and my previous lack of camera.

This week has been kinda crazy, with lesson plans due, sub general plans, a monday afternoon PFO follow up meeting 4-6, tuesday surprise b-day party, wednesday crusade women's event, thursday meeting with some parents at the local sweet shop, and then the staff retreat all weekend. I'm getting a late start on my evening work (clearly, as I am updating my blog) because right after school I stumbled into a co-worker who needed help. He is doing the praise and worship for the staff retreat and sent out an email asking if people wanted to request any specific songs. He got lots of responses for songs he doesn't know so he was really stressed out. I helped him learn the songs until time for the surprise party (about 3 hrs) and then after the party i am eating dinner. Peanut Butter and Nutella sandwich!! MMMM!

I have been informed that if I keep eating these sandwiches, I will become a fat pig. To be fair, I said it first. Ha. Anyway, I need to do my work!!!

In case...

If you ever feel a lull in my updating, you might wanna check out Emily's blog b/c she teaches HS and has more time to update from her seat in the hole (ie. the teacher's lounge/computer lab).

She does a lot of work, don't get me wrong!

http://www.emilyinbudapest.blogspot.com/

I'm sitting here at school, not wanting to do work. I have my laptop plugged in and I am catching up on friends' blogs and such. I really miss my dear friends right now. I'm hitting that point where the excitment and newness have worn off and I am starting to miss my old friends and the way we interacted. I have many friends here, and I love them all. They have been a real blessing as we have all moved across the globe together and are dealing with so amny new changes. No one can replace my friends from home though. I miss the way I always had someone to eat dinner with. I miss the groves that my roommates and I would get into where we just understood each other without speaking. I feel frustrated right now. Little things are feeling huge. I know that this is normal, I learned all about this stage at my Pre-Field Orientation Training but it doesn't make the stage any more fun. Everyone is off having fun but I am here at school. I knew I should say no to the social outings because I have so much to do but now I am just lonely, and I am not working in my room. Other things are important too though. I haven't really updated my blog in a long time and I know people are curious as to what is happening with me. I was on the phone until 4 am last night, but I need to stay in touch with people and night is when I can call. My room is a mess, I haven't decorated it yet. I have to write a prayer letter, I should check on support-related stuff, I have a reimbursement to fill out and send asap (and someone said they would help me but they haven't been able to yet). I don't know where to start. I also have several important letters to write. It is 7:15 and I haven't eaten dinner and I don't have anyone to eat dinner with. Sorry for the whoa is me entry. I am doing well overall. There is a lot of food I like a lot (which makes everything seem better). My teaching seems to be going well but I am very unsure. Monday I will (prayerfully) be getting my VISA and I already did a lot on the sub plans because the person who was going to sub wanted them by Friday (which I was informed of Thursday night around 8). Anyway, God is good.

I went to the Crusade welcome back party thing at headquarters and it was neat. I met a lot of great people and Emily and I were introduced to all the Crusade people at headquarters here. It was neat because I learned that one of my students, who speaks very little English, is actually from a family where the parents are one of the 3 couples who make up the first national staff members we have had in the Eastern Europe Headquarters of Crusade. They can be here because I am here to teach their daughter. It made me tear up at the party. How awesome is God?! It is so exciting to think of an Eastern European Headquarters run entirely by Eastern European Christians!!


Flowers in my window.

You want me to bring in what???

So the funny event of the day:
There have been some miscommunications in the classroom-home realm. I sent home a supply list asking for (amoung other things) two boxes of tissues, and several pocket folders. Now this was a previous teacher's list so I had not made any changes to those two items.

So today someone brought in two shoe boxes [them-"Here, you asked for two boxes" me-"Thanks so much"] and someone else brought in those clear pocket sleeves you put on papers when you have a presentation binder or something (that mother seemed confused as to why I would need those!). It was quite humorous!

Things are continuing to go well and I am settling in even more. I don't feel as ridiculously tired today, no thanks to my lack of extra sleep over the weekend. Pictures to come.

I am also looking into why the links to my facebook pics are being problematic now...