Update

There is only one word to describe this last week...but I'm so frazzled I can't even think of it right now. The kids all had the week off for winter break, so we at City Year ran day camps. The theme of the camp was "Let the games begin". So basically I spent the week playing all sorts of games with kids: dodge ball, soccer, ultimate frisbee, cards, mofia, and lots of other games that we made up on the spot. It was a blast, but my legs are sore and I've starting making this noise that makes me feel about 100 years old whenever I have to bend over to pick something up. But not a bad trade for a week of fun away from school.



In addition, on Thursday night I went to see Ani Difranco in concert. It was amazing! I don't even know how to begin to describe it. I sat in the second row, close enough to see Todd the bass player's fingers move across the strings. As you may know, a lot of Ani's music is not of the cheerful variety. But the concert was one of the most uplifting experiences of my life. I left so full of energy that even though I had spent the day running after children, I couldn't fall asleep till the wee hours of the morning. And if that wasn't awesome enough, Over the Rhine opened for Ani. The lead singer Karin has an amazing voice. When she sings acappella, it sounds like she is accompanied by a full band.


Then on Saturday I came to a full stop. Seriously, didn't even brush my teeth or change my underwear (that may be too much information. It has recently come to my attention that working with middle schoolers has negatively effected my self-editing instinct). Today things are mostly back to normal, so there is hope for the week.