Free Stuff

This morning started out like usual: breakfast (oatmeal), talking to Nick on skype, getting dressed, and going to school.  I was not at school yesterday, so it was a short week!  However, today is my most stressful day: Tuesday!

I stopped at a bakery to try and get Lilla some sweets for a belated birthday gift, but they only had these new things I've been seeing, that I cannot remember the name of.  So, I asked the guy for a few of them and he was trying to convince me not to take them because they were not fresh!  I explained that I was taking them to school, and could not come back in an hour or two for the fresh ones.  So, he reluctantly gave me four of them, and then said that I could have them for free!  Thanks nice guy...I like getting free stuff! 

So, free treats in hand, I started walking to school.   Lilla's 4th years were up first.  When I first walked in the room, Lilla looked a little shocked to see me, and started accusing me of missing school.  She said the students missed me, and had been expecting me.  I explained that I had not missed any school, and that we were working one hour with them, and one hour with her 1st years.  She said she knew, but then tried to say that I missed school.  I was so confused, and so I just moved on.  I did the famous people dinner with them, and it was um...somewhat successful.  They never fully participate in anything, and everything is a big joke to them, so....I did my best.  Lilla's person was Marylin Monroe, and she talked a good bit about her.  For some reason, the students found this HILARIOUS...

Next up was Lilla's first years.  They are AH-MAZING!!  We reviewed the first part of the Civil Rights presentation, and then per Lilla's suggestion, we finished this lesson.  They are so smart, engaged, communicative, and amazing.  They pay attention and speak...they try hard...and they really are very knowledgeable.  They are all so sweet, and I am so excited to be spending an hour a week with them!  WHen the lesson was over, they cheered.  This is so sweet, yet so unnecessary...however, I'll take that over the other any day!

So, for my break, I talked to Nick for a bit, which is always nice!  I am so lucky to have him...for many reasons, but it also makes the days less lonely!

Francesca's class was weird...there were only a few students there, but thankfully they were my boys who pay attention.  We looked at two different "ads" that I stressed about finding last night.  The first was a David Beckham "Got Milk" ad, and the other was for skittles.  They had to answer some questions and they were good about talking.  The BEST thing that happened with this group was that the girl I have been trying to get to smile...SHE SMILED...DURING THE LESSON...AND LAUGHED...she did not have her other girl friends there, and sat at the front.  She struggled with the English, and interacted mostly in Italian, but she interacted...AND SHE SMILE DURING MY LESSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOAL ACCOMPLISHED!!!

After this lesson, I went home...had lunch...talked to Nick on skype...worked my butt off on lesson plans and such...talked to my momma on the phone...talked to Nick some more...and basically just worked until I went to bed...a lot of lesson planning to do!