Packages make any day ROCK!

I love it when you find that little note in your mailbox at school that says "You have a package waiting for you in the administration building, bring Lps 5 and its yours"...That little note just makes your day even before you know who its from or what it is. I did however know it was from Darcie, which made me even more excited because I couldn't wait to see what fun and exciting things she sent this time :) Of course it contained items to help me remember where I came from....what would one do without a Tatoo of a mountie hehehe...I'm trying to convince melodee or kara they should try that one out. lol...no sale as of yet hahahha. I quite enjoyed my new Degarmo & Key cd...hahaha Darc or Julia I can still hear you groaning hehehe. Can I just say I am soo blessed with such awsome friends...I miss you all so very much.

Alrighty moving right along another week of school is done...thank goodness this was a 3 day week. I don't think I would have lasted any longer. Don't get me wrong it wasn't a terrible week I am just really ready for some seriously fun R&R, and not the kind you get when you are off sick! I was so pumped today when that last bell rang, and I found out our teacher meeting was cancelled. Couldn't get any better. Well actually it did, we had a freak hurricane like storm blow through after school while Melodee and I were in the home ec room trying to finish/fix our new bathing suits. Amazingly and thankfully the power stayed on so we could run the sewing machine, and so I could have a hot shower when I got home. When storms like that go through more often than not the power goes out for at least a couple hours.

The rest of the evening was uneventful really. Made dinner...Baleadas...oh so good, with home fries...even better!! We also broke out the Dutch blitz cards again as Kyle really wanted to try to redeem himself from his performance the other night. He seems to be catching on little by little. We actually let him win a game tonight, figured it would boost his confidence. We wouldn't want him to start a long weekend feeling defeated once again.
Then we finished off the evening with a blast from the past viewing of Cool Runnings - Feel the rhythem, Feel the rhyme...ahh I love that movie - good times

Neways I just lost half my post again so I'd better stop now before I throw my computer....arrrrgg ....I hope you all have a super awsome weekend and I'm sure we will have stories to share when we get back - oh right forgot to tell you I think - We are going to San Salvador, El Salvador tomorrow morning at 5:30am...ya thats in a couple hours!!! There are 9 of us going so it should be a sweet trip. Hopefully I'll get to try some surfing...so fun.

Take care and I'll write again soon
Miss you all
Heidi 8)

Yes I'm Alive!

So I have decided that it is about time I stop letting my computer win this blogging battle. So here goes…

I have survived 2 weeks of school now and classes have been going fairly well, much better than last year neways. I am excited for this year; I think it is going to be a great year. My girls seem to be enjoying class more than last year and now I can spend more time getting to know them more as opposed to always having to be getting after them for complaining or not participating. I am trying to make the class more personal for them and I think they like that.
I was excited for this week too because Kyle and I were going to do Tae-Bo all week with all our classes. However, I found myself “violently ill” and have not been at school for 2 days now. As Amy has already told most of you I did have a fever of 102, but thankfully that dropped back down after taking 4 Advil – they do work wonders!! Well I did get to the Dr. yesterday and found out today that I do not have Dengue (which is a pretty serious virus or disease) but just a bacterial infection which is reeking havoc on my intestinal system. I will be very glad when it is gone and the antibiotics have run their course. I am feeling much better, still a tender abdomen but I am hoping to go back to work tomorrow. Probably won’t be doing any tae-bo myself yet ;) but at least I can be there to watch, encourage and press play and stop. Maybe even give Kyle some encouragement hahaha. He seems to be keeping up with most of his classes.

Oh yes another interesting event occurred on Friday when I got hit in the head by a soccer ball which was kicked my one of Kyle’s gr 11 boys, man can they ever kick hard. Crazy thing took me right off my feet, fully laying me out on the grass. My girls, who I was trying to teach at the time, were probably more shocked and scared then I was. Needless to say they were really great for me the rest of the class. They figured I should sit down and take it easy. How supportive of them.

Well that seems to be most of the things that have happened so far this week. I am hoping to be feeling better and that way maybe I’ll get better at keeping up with Amy’s blog. Thank-you to all of you who have been praying for me I really appreciate it and can definitely use it as this year my body seems to be taking a beating. Please continue to pray for stamina for me, in the physical but also the mental and spiritual too. I am so thankful for the supportive Christian community I have surrounding me down here, it would be SO much harder without them. That also goes to those who were here last year and are GREATLY missed this year (You know who you are J)

Alighty well I’m going to stop rambling…and put in some pictures because I much prefer to see pics than read a never ending post. So here goes…..
Love and Miss you all
Heidi 8)


Looking out over our dock and boat. So BEAUTIFUL! Pictures just doesn't do it justice.

Oh how I miss the sunsets on Skookum Lake!!

Practicing my fileting skills.....oh bass is SOOOO GOOD!! especially cooked right on the boat.

I got to help in the clean up of the tree my dad and I took down this summer. What fun!
This cutie-pa-tuttie is my nephew Samuel Josiah..and yes he is the cutest kid EVER!
And is taking right after his Auntie - gotta have DQ!

One of our little lizard friends...isnt' he just the cutest ever...such beautiful colours too!

Estefania and I - she is one of my awsome students!
Our apartment and our adopted member (a.k.a. Mr. Anomnous)
This is our very technologically advanced apartment, yes thats usually what our living room lookes like and yes there are wires everywhere to wach out for!!