Summer Work Update

This time last week I was dead.  Or nearly dead.  I don't much remember.  Each day was a bit of one, big, chaotic mess.   The kids were loud.  They were cheeky.  Older than I preferred.  One gave me a bit of the creeps.  They refused to do anything that remotely resembled writing or crafting.  The thought of sitting in a chair for longer than ten minutes terrified them.  At least, that's the only logical explanation I can think of as to why we played football for what seemed like five straight hours every day.  Did I mention they were loud?  Even after spending a weekend doing what really qualifies as nothing, I was still not recovered.  

Okay, okay.  They weren't so bad.  It's only in retrospect and comparing them to this week that I see little devils running around in my recollection.  They were mostly very sweet.  They were, occasionally, willing to please.  They laughed at my jokes.  They understood my jokes.  They spoke in English.  They asked me for my phone number.  About 90% of the grief I was caused came from one boy in particular.

Can I tell you, though, what a difference the group makes?  The dynamic this week is completely different.  I am in heaven.  The work day is over, and I can still walk, talk, and I remember how to feed myself.  I think I have the sweetest group EVER.  They come in when asked, sit quietly for crafts and beg for more time when I ask them to clean up, they are nice to each other and include everyone in all the games, work hard, play hard, and they crack me up.  Seriously, I may be adopting twelve little German children.  I am having smashing time and am in shock that there are only two more days left (usually I am just begging for Friday afternoon to come around).  

Hopefully I will get a few photos up from the last two weeks.  Until then you will just have to deal with words, words, words.

basteln ~ to craft

Lärm ~ noise

suß ~ sweet, cute

gemein ~ mean, nasty