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Day 5: Rolling

5.22.12

Got a 20 minute call with Mark this morning which was the highlight of my day.

Things are rolling – the team members are in the classrooms at the university teaching. Friendships are being built. Everyone is learning quite a bit–teachers and students alike, it seems. The students’ English skills aren’t as good as Mark was expecting, and it’s hard. But, he clearly was smiling when he talked with me this morning (which made me smile for most of the day), excited about the opportunities in front of him to both serve the kids there and serve the teachers who are there long term.

And, things are rolling here – another school week began, grocery shopping done, lunches made, homework complete, leftovers on paper plates for dinner, surfing Craigslist for bunk beds (see previous post). Just rolling along.

This, however, is not doing much rolling.

I got a lesson on how to get the thing turned on before Mark left. I mistakenly assumed it would work sort of like a vacuum cleaner that has that nice wheely like thing underneath that makes it sort of move without much effort.
Wrong.
Using this thing is worse than pushing a double stroller with a buggy board around Disney World.
And, my yard is proof of that. I feel like I need to put a yard sign out that says: 

NOTE – yard care provider out of the country for a time. Have mercy.

Good news is that I was worried Mark would come home to a wife 5 lbs. heavier after all that yummy carny food from last week. But, I mowed the lawn today, so I think I’m good. 
Not good enough though to make myself one of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup milkshakes I made the 3 big kids tonight. 
Yup, still sugaring them up. And, they’re loving it. 

Off to watch an old episode of The Guardian which I’m currently hooked on and then get some editing work done before I collapse.

Day 5. Over and out.

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Posted by Kelly the Overthinker
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  1. Stephanie says

    5.22.12 at 2:03 am

    Totally cracks me up! I love your math of mowing cancelling out carny food. :)
    You’re doing great! So glad to hear that Mark is doing well in China. Super exciting.

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