We were able to get some rest this weekend after 7 nights of campaigning. Sunday was a day to relax with a family from the church--we went to lunch with them and spent a couple of hours at Santa Elena park. It was a great opportunity for us to practice our Spanish.
We also used the time to prepare to leave for our niece's wedding. Because we will miss three days of school I prepared lesson plans for two weeks. The regular classroom teachers will follow my plans so the students don't miss the opportunity to hear, read and write English while we're out of the country. Today's plans include a bingo game for each grade: 1st grade--body parts, 2nd grade--telling time, 3rd grade--prepositions. We have individual prizes for game winners and a treat for the whole class when the game is over.
We will be driving our truck to the airport and parking it there for the week. Please pray that it is there when we return next Tuesday! :-) We are planning to pack light so that we can stock up on a few items while we are in Tampa. I would like to find a quilt store to buy material for a project that I need to get started. I have a list of several grocery items we need to replenish (Rotel and McCormick gravy mix to name a couple) and we need to find the time to buy Stephen a new laptop. The display on his very old laptop is now totally black! Of course, all of this shopping won't get in the way of the two main events! The rehearsal dinner is Thursday night and the wedding is Saturday afternoon. Stephen has been practicing for weeks now and he's ready to sing "Love Never Fails" and "Beautiful." In case you were wondering, he will be playing one of his trademark Coldplay songs for the recessional. We will be handing out with Stephen's brothers and he hope to be able to get in a round of golf. We are disappointed that Daniel, Shannon, Maleia and Jon aren't able to come. (I couldn't resist posting a recent picture they sent us from their vacation in Yosemite.) Our Skype calls will have to suffice until we see them in December.
A couple of weeks ago we asked my dad to ship our White Mountain ice cream freezer to Florida. We're excited about bringing it back to San Salvador with us. We're going to buy some rock salt (no one we've talked to thinks it is available here) and bring it back with us, too. Our first homemade ice cream party will be on Sunday evening, October 31! Can't wait to share the fun of making and eating the delicious treat! It will definitely be a taste of home for us.
Well, I've got much to do on this last day, so I'd better leave the blogging for the tasks at hand.
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