The Month of April

It's been a whole month since I posted here. It's been an interesting month. Work has been routine as I: taught some more of the satellite classes; taught an A+ CompTia computer class (mostly hardware and manipulating the Windows services etc.); and managed the commercially-sponsored test center for a week & half. The test center meant that I checked people in who came to take a Microsoft or other computer test to earn a certification in the field; then monitored their test; and checked them back out. Thank goodness most pass their tests. I HATE sending people off who paid a couple hundred dollars or more for a test and didn't pass it. Most come back again later because it means a good job for them. (I had one person who was going to get to go home if he passed his since a new job wanted him in the US. He passed :-).



Oh, I had a wonderful visit from one of the two adult former students who are in the army over here! He is now about 44 years old (obviously was about 11 when in class). I introduced him to several friends, including one who coached at his High School a few years after Gerald graduated. They had fun talking about Gerald's cousing who the "coach" knew also. Gerald is a SFC (E-7, so has had 6 promotions in his career so far) and is in food service. He loves his job of providing a good meal for soldiers! (He was a student in Wakulla County, before I moved back home.) The other former student is not close enough for me to see, but his mom teaches at our school!!

I was a member on the softball team that helped win the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Sports Cup. It was an amazing tournament that lasted a couple of weeks. We had about 75 people in our unit who participated in some "sport". This included basketball, softball, flag football....pickle ball (mini-tennis on a basketball court), dominoes, spades (cards), etc. Believe it or not, the championship, after all the sports, was a tie going in to the last event: a "vicious" dart game! Our team of 2 met the same unit with which we were tied for the whole cup in the finals of darts. So it was "winner take all". We lost the first of 3.....then won the next 2 and the Trophy.


One more great event this month: OPE sent me 2 boxes: one full of Tagalong Girl Scout cookies (devoured within the month of April) and another box with the following in it: different kinds of Girl Scout cookies; GS Gummie Berries ( I LOVE these); some homemade cards; some craft materials that I get to use with the scouts in a week or so; some toothbrushes, and other personal use things that will come in handy; puzzle books; jump ropes, frisbees, and kickballs to donate to Iraqi children; and a beautiful bouqet of crafted flowers which I have in a "vase" in my chu. The group at school also sent materials so I can teach the scouts how to make flowers. Since I have only seen ONE little, dainty bunch of flowers since I've been here, those construction paper flowers look amazingly colorful and "real" in my room. Thanks to EVERYONE who helped fill those boxes! I know it was a Daisy Troop led by a parent who had a sixth grader come through my classroom; a Brownie Troop; our PE teacher; my own 6th grade :-); a younger class; our "whatever your title is this year, Debbie" from school; and our Community Service Group with media specialist and 5th grade teacher from school.

Thanks to all!!!!!

Enjoy the pictures!