Second School Day

Second day of school was better for some, not as good for the chico. Andres cried for us at some point in the day, saying he missed his mommy and daddy. It's all part of the adjustment. His teacher told me about it after school, adding that he liked chapel. “No, I didn’t” he said. She assured him that he will. “No, I don’t think so.” Pursuing the matter, she guaranteed him that when he knows the songs, he’ll like it, but he’s not convinced. I just laughed.

Emily's Spanish has finally clicked on, praise God! She said that her teacher in English class told her to speak in English not Spanish. Emily had been helping a little girl understand, who doesn't speak any English! So all it took was someone needing her help for it to turn back on. I'm sure she'll still struggle with understanding for a while, but at least she now can speak it, and that will improve as the months go by. We were just worried that it would have taken her a lot longer to remember it.

Eli had a good day, a lot better than Thursday. She has two girl friends in class, which helps. She did struggle during chapel, when she didn’t want to dance with the songs. The school director told her she better dance or she’d move her up in front of everyone. Eli was not happy, to say the least.

We found three boxes of donated books and toys hidden behind donated furniture. (Most of the furniture is ready for the garbage, but that’s another topic.) The bags, purses and backpacks are already filled with notebooks, toys, pens and pencils. The kids found some interesting stuff as well, including a magnifying glass. So they’ve been playing Nancy Drew, surprise, surprise.