It is summer and it's a good time to be a teacher. Things are much quieter with only 3 kids instead of 150. I am always amazed with my ability to fill the 40 hours a week I usually spend teaching without much effort. I do admit I'm sleeping in with my little family, and not needing to be anywhere, or pack 4 lunches a day are truly heaven.
The kids are are exactly that; kids. I've run out of babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. We have yet to enter the teen years, so we are in a utopia of childhood right now in the Williamsfam5. Days are full of camps - so far they've attended Masters of Illusions (aka magic camp) and soccer camp for the boys, and currently Brooklyn is away for the week at YMCA residence camp. (sniff from mom) We swim, play on the trampoline and I'm constantly acting as the "screen time" police, encouraging the boys to put down the ipod touch and play outside. We've eaten a steady stream of snowcones and slushies. Living one block from them is just too tempting. We really do live in the best part of Boise for Summer Time fun.
My feelings are torn now though as I prepare for one of the biggest adventures I'm sure I'll ever be a part of. In two weeks I leave my little family for 4 weeks to be a US Youth Ambassador Mentor for the US Department of State. I'll be in Washington DC for a week and then we are off to Ecuador for 3 weeks! You can check out this link if you are interested in more info: www.partners.net/partners/Youth_Ambassadors.asp?SnID=778093593
I'll try to blog while I'm there. I'm hoping my new ipad2 will be here by then. Keep in touch and watch my adventures. Hopefully I'll be ok so far from my favorite people on the planet.
4 comments:
Oh Emily! My envy runneth over! First of all that you live in Boise in the summer (I miss it!) and that you are heading out of the country. What an incredible experience! I can't wait to see what it was like for you :D Have fun!
WOW, what an experience of a lifetime, you are one of the most traveled people I know. Have fun & be safe.
You are going to have so much fun in Ecuador. So much fun. I want to hear all about your trip to Seattle in the meantime. And please invite us to your dessert night in August, if you are having one, because we can actually come. XOXO
That sounds amazing. I wish we had more time to talk when we saw you at the farmer's market. Enjoy your trip.
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