She's a maniac, maniac...

Right now I am sitting in my living room while several men are constructing a cell tower on my roof. That's right- a cell tower on my roof. Why you might ask? I have no idea but I heard that the company is paying a generous sum to our landlord in return... They have been here since I got home from school and are still here, shouting and banging around. I haven't even been up to the roof to see what they are doing but I can only guess from the noises and calamity they are making.

Today was a whirlwind of a day. It started out by receiving a phone call this morning from the main school (Monday mornings I get to sleep in a bit and then teach at the preschool before I go into the big school for work). The call was saying that one of the teachers was sick and I was to sub for her. I apparently have become the permanent fill in sub for anyone who is sick- which I don't mind so much as long as I have detailed plans. It always seems to come at the busiest times though when you have the most to do. Anyways, so I got up and got ready, taught the pre-k class and rushed to school to relieve the person filling in until I could get there. Overall the kids were pretty good for me but the whole day consisted of teaching my worst subjects from school- you know, grammar, language arts, writing, reading, etc. I was like come on, where's the math? So, after school was preparing for the Christmas program- which naturally includes making a cardboard camel (pictures to come soon). I finally got home this afternoon, hoping to relax only to find these men banging around making as much noise as possible. Haha- go figure, right? What a day ;-)

My birthday went really well. Thanks for all the wishes, messages, etc. The night before my bday I went to a joint bday/welcome back party- complete with steak and potatoes, mmmm mm good! I also carved a pumpkin- well, it looks more like a gourd but they call it a pumpkin (pics of that soon to come as well). Oh and we played one of my favorite games, jungle speed. The next day, my bday, we went to lunch at one of my favorite Chinese restaurants and then that evening for ice cream and to a new local hotel for coffee. It was great to share the time with friends here.

Everything is going well- sorry it has been a while since I have updated. Things have gotten progressively more and more busy here. And this week is no exception. Until later ;-)