Batter, batter, "bat"ter up!

Well, we have had another full week. This week brought a bat swooping over my head in the library and plopping down in front of me. I screamed of course. Shortly thereafter, I heard another scream coming from the next room; it was Victoria. They had 4 bats in their classroom. We are also accumulating some very undesirable bat poop in the library, so my next project this coming week is to find some brave soul to go into the roof area and kill the bats and clean out all the poop b/c it is being to drop through the ceilings--YUK. I did manage to get alot of areas organized this week though. Classes are going quite well too. We are studying Europe in Geography and reading A Father's Promise in Literature, so we are incorporating Poland into our studies as well. I taught the HS Lit class this week and helped them broaden their horizons with some interesting writing assignments.

Our "homecoming" event is beginning to shape up. We will honor our Senior on Nov. 7th and 8th; first with a semi-formal dinner and presentation and then on Sat. with tournaments, games, food, contests and a bonfire all with a Renaissance theme. I hope I have not taken on more than I can accomplish.

Victoria spent the afternoon playing dolls with one of the moms here whose daughter is all grown up and no longer wants to play. They had a fantastic afternoon. Minori (the mom) teachers Spanish and Japanese for SAM Academy. They also made brownies. I spent the afternoon going to town in search of a marker board. I found an older gentleman walking around with several hanging over his shoulders, so I popped out of the taxi and made a beeline for him. Moments later, I was the one walking through town with it draped over my shoulder. Ah...the simple life (no WalMart). I ended my successful town trip with a coconut shake which was welcomed as it was 100 degrees here today with very little breeze.

Just a reminder, we have a hammock waiting for the brave ones who want a jungle town experience...blessings.