Field day and other events

Last Friday we had field day, and it was a little different this year, since we couldn't have it at the track (the track was under repairs for special olympics events). We used the outfield of a rather large baseball park, and set things up with ropes and cones. I was out on the field working with the races instead of in the scorer's tent like I have been for the last 4 years. It's a lot more tiring being in the field (we were in the sun from about 7:45 to 3:00) but I enjoyed being able to interact with the kids more. I teach just about all of them that were there, so they would come to me excited to show off their ribbons and tell me about their events.
In other news, I will most likely be moving during spring break. I have lived on the same street (I moved from one side of it to the other about 3 years ago) for almost 5 years. There's an apartment that became available that is about 2 minutes away from work with NO traffic, as opposed to 10-15-20 minutes where I live now, depending on which direction, what time, and how much traffic there is when you go. In PR, it's often quite difficult to go to and return from a place in exactly the same way, especially if it involves getting on the interstate. Also, I can think of about 3-4 variations of how I can get to school, each one having its own strengths and weaknesses depending on time of day, etc. So this new apartment is much larger, is much closer, and I like the yard! Seriously, I'm a country girl at heart and there's just something about sitting out side being able to see green, and not hearing cars-just the coquis (a puertorican frog that sings "coqui, coqui" at night) The banana and mango trees and the flowers don't hurt its appeal either. It's not completely for sure, but that's the general plan right now. I may be questioning my sanity in a couple of weeks (some of you probably already question my sanity), but I'm looking forward to being moved in-notice I did NOT say I was looking forward to moving!
A couple of student stories for you:
-I was teaching about even and uneven rhythm patterns in 1st grade music, and trying to get them to think, I clapped an uneven pattern, and asked them this: "If the first pattern I clapped was called 'even', what do you think this pattern might be called?", after which I clapped a skippy type pattern. Christian raised his hand and shouted, "Odd!!"
-while I was giving instructions in 7th and 8th grade girls PE, one of the girls shouted, "Teacher, your eyes!" Made me a little nervous, wondering what she saw, so I asked, "What's wrong with them??", and she replied (again shouting), "they're beautiful!"
Tonight is ASL class again-I seem to have a pattern (however shortlived it may be) of writing on Wednesdays. Maybe that's because I have a longer break in the morning and can get more of my school work done before the afternoon. A couple of weeks ago, we told Bible stories to the class. I had been joking with my teacher that my story was "Abraham not kill his son. The end" which amounts to about 5 signs. I chose the story of Daniel and the lions den though, I think mostly because I think the sign name for Daniel is cool. We would tell our stories, and then our teacher (who is deaf) would repeat the same story, giving facial expressions, helping with order of signs, missing details, etc. It's been a lot of fun, and I've learned so much.
And now, I just realized that I don't think I ever posted that I've got a "new" car. Classic (my old red car, so named by Hulda) did its time, and has been given away-it wouldn't pass inspection and someone drove by and asked what I was going to do with it. Since it was just going to the junk yard, I told them that if they would take it off my hands, they could have it-they did me a favor by taking it so I wouldn't get another ticket for having an unstickered car in the street. Yep, you read right-ANOTHER ticket. Anyway, the Lord opened up the opportunity to buy a 1994 Buick Skylark from one of the ladies in the church for a decent price. It has had issues of its own, but at least I'm not falling through the floor. =) Also, since the new one has a tape player, I've really enjoyed hearing service tapes from Bible Baptist as I drive around. It's been fun to hear familiar voices singing and preaching, and I always enjoy singing along with the music.