Tuesday 21 October 2014

A Strange Kind of Day ...



1. I've spent a large part of the day dancing to Frozen songs, helping my kids prepare for the Frozen musical they will be performing next week. And sadly I now know all the words to several of the songs. 

2. I got down on one knee and proposed to one of my coworkers around 100 times - and he was visibly ecstatic. Multiple fist pumps and shouts of "Yes!!!" Also part of Frozen preparation. 

3. Found out that one of the schools 'Safety Grandfathers' died this morning. The friendly one who always says hello in English. (A safety grandfather is an old man who guards the front driveway and stops the kids - and a few teachers - from being run over by buses.) The kids were were in tears when they found out. He was not run over by a bus. 

4. Had a kid shout out 'Cat is cute' after witnessing my dancing - I think it was for a bet :-) because there is nothing cute about my dancing. 

5. It's 9:30pm and I'm on the bus going home. I thought I'd given up these crazy hours. 

6. Spent an inordinate amount of time trying to convince boys that they will not die if they touch a girl, and vice versa .  Used sentences like, "You only have to touch her 4 times, and for 3 of those you don't even have to touch skin." So very very different from my days teaching high school.  

7. Spent most of the rest of the day constructing and painting Elsa's Frozen ice castle out of an old box. Will finish that tomorrow. 

8. Feel soooo tired, and sad, but sort of accomplished and happy. A weird mix.