2) And the second week rolled around!

The second week... yes, a fundraiser. I wasn't involved, though, because we have such a large class this year and they didn't need everyone. I was thinking about it the other day... We have 21 students. 14 are girls, 7 are boys. That's exactly two thirds and one third! 

The tuition costs only cover about 1/3 the cost of the year per student, so to make up the difference we'll work through a temp agency when there are Microsoft shows. About 8 of us weren't needed, though. So we 8 were assigned to helping out some of the church families. 

On the first day, we were helping one of the host families move. Packing up their old house and such. I was playing with their 3-year-old son, keeping him occupied... and then their 20-month-old son got into some sleeping pills and swallowed 15-20 of them! He was rushed off to the hospital, and fought for his life over the next couple of days. 

On the second day, we went to Jim and Tammie's house to clean it. They're the assistant directors, so that when Tom (the old sanguine fellow with the cool office) retires after this school year they'll take over. Tammie is really awesome.

On the third day, we went back to continue helping the family move. We went to their new house, which has a bomb shelter in the back yard. Most of the day we spent painting the walls inside. (Inside the house, not inside the bomb shelter.) Then when we were just getting done in the late afternoon, we got to see baby Jude! They released him from the hospital... and my, did that little guy look beat up! He had black circles under his little eyes and was fussy and... generally looked like he was catching his breath. The doctors said that it was a complete miracle that he's alive... and what's more, there's absolutely no permanent damage. No damage to his brain, no damage to his heart, and any damage to his liver or kidneys would wear off in a week or two. Woohoo!

And a few pictures from the week...

My mailbox is the one on the far left.

I have such fun friends. Rachel, Clara, and Megan.

And my host home has an ammmazing garden in the backyard! =D I spent about an hour picking raspberries one evening.