I ran a half marathon Sunday. I went to ballet yesterday. I ran three miles today. On top of that I'm observing two great high school science teachers and have tutored Algebra after school the past two days in a low income neighborhood of San Jose, an area I grew up in; furthermore I am using up the last of my vacation days to do all of this, except ballet. Um, yeah, I'm tired and it has not been a vacation, but I'm so ready for all the upcoming challenges I'm about to face. Layoff, going back to college, fund raising and training for my second marathon with TNT, starting a family and starting a new career. Oh that's a lot!
Classes today were a bit edgy but good. The instructor was coming down with something and not feeling 100%, the kids picked up on it and bugged her of course, "Oh my God, swine flu, stay away from me! I don't want to be contagious!" Their words, not mine. But other than that they were fine as long as I walked around.
Oh, today I led an integrated science class! I helped the class learn how to find coordinates on a world map and also led the class on geography Bingo. I know, really exciting! I stood in the front of the class and spoke quietly and wrote on the overhead projector. I went home with my hands covered in ink, just like a real teacher! I'm such a dork but I like it.
Ah, I woke up this morning and forgot it's Theme Thursday! Today's theme is wind. Wind! What am I going to post? Thankfully it was a windy day at Campbell park and I happened to have my camera with me. Ok, so I took my camera with me. Here are a few shots I took today in the windy warm afternoon.
It's been a long time since I flew a kite. Then again, the last time I flew one I accidentally let it go and it hit nearby transistors. Oh how the sparks flew.
Canada geese hudling for their night and protecting their goslings from pesky onlookers.
Cattails blowing in the wind alight by the shimmering rippling pond.
