What a day. What a weekend.
Okay, nothing spectacular has happened this long weekend other than some major relaxing. Until this morning.
We were told to meet at the school at 6:00 for the parade. So we left our house around 6:05... and we still stood around for about half an hour before we left. Our kids looked so cute--all decked out in their band uniforms (complete with blue capes) or cheerleader outfits (Martha, a girl in my 5A class, was the head cheerleader... she got to carry the whistle and called the routines). I took pictures, which embarrassed the boys to no end. Priceless, really.
Then the parade started... Drums, pom poms, people lining the streets! The route ran 4 blocks down the main boulevard, turned left into the town, and then another left as we ended right in front of the Central Plaza. 10 blocks took 3 and 1/2 hours. And we were the 3rd school in the parade... I don't know what I would've done if we'd been assigned 12th. Most of the parade was spent standing still--or walking very very slowly. I have a very nice v-neck tan from my polo shirt. gross.
Honestly, though, it was cool to see the town come alive. Our band played so hard and energetically the whole time; I'm pretty sure my arms would've fallen off before we'd gone one block if I'd been playing the drums like those 11th graders were. Some of the other bands were crazy--one had clowns on stilts! Oh, explain this to me; the Catholic school marched right behind us... Nuns swarmed on every side, organizing the kids while their cheerleaders wore some kind of corset-and-mini-skirt combination with 3-inch heeled white boots. Ironic. haha.
Now we have two more glorious days of vacation, and Thursday is Teachers' Day! Apparently the 11th graders have some activities planned for us--I heard rumors of American Idol and Top Model. Hopefully I won't have to get involved. Haha. Then my 5th graders have their first Math test... it's written and ready to print. :D
Life goes on. Yesterday us SMs celebrated our 1 month anniversary in Honduras!
Okay, nothing spectacular has happened this long weekend other than some major relaxing. Until this morning.
We were told to meet at the school at 6:00 for the parade. So we left our house around 6:05... and we still stood around for about half an hour before we left. Our kids looked so cute--all decked out in their band uniforms (complete with blue capes) or cheerleader outfits (Martha, a girl in my 5A class, was the head cheerleader... she got to carry the whistle and called the routines). I took pictures, which embarrassed the boys to no end. Priceless, really.
Then the parade started... Drums, pom poms, people lining the streets! The route ran 4 blocks down the main boulevard, turned left into the town, and then another left as we ended right in front of the Central Plaza. 10 blocks took 3 and 1/2 hours. And we were the 3rd school in the parade... I don't know what I would've done if we'd been assigned 12th. Most of the parade was spent standing still--or walking very very slowly. I have a very nice v-neck tan from my polo shirt. gross.Honestly, though, it was cool to see the town come alive. Our band played so hard and energetically the whole time; I'm pretty sure my arms would've fallen off before we'd gone one block if I'd been playing the drums like those 11th graders were. Some of the other bands were crazy--one had clowns on stilts! Oh, explain this to me; the Catholic school marched right behind us... Nuns swarmed on every side, organizing the kids while their cheerleaders wore some kind of corset-and-mini-skirt combination with 3-inch heeled white boots. Ironic. haha.
Now we have two more glorious days of vacation, and Thursday is Teachers' Day! Apparently the 11th graders have some activities planned for us--I heard rumors of American Idol and Top Model. Hopefully I won't have to get involved. Haha. Then my 5th graders have their first Math test... it's written and ready to print. :D
Life goes on. Yesterday us SMs celebrated our 1 month anniversary in Honduras!
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