finally connected

I finally have internet in my apartment. PTL!!! Hopefully communication will be easier now.

School has gotten better. My kids are so cute, but that doesn't really make up for the stress they cause. For instance, three of my children locked me out of the room today. Since we're not allowed to be negative at Eton House I had to calmly say, "We don't lock Miss LaRee out of the room" instead of my natural inclination which was to say, "Listen, you DON'T EVER lock me out of the classroom, do you understand me, punks?"...or something like that. I like this approach though. It produces results every now and then, but it keeps me positive throughout the day as well. If I was constantly saying my initial reaction to their behavior I would only use one word all day-no.

Since I can't just say no to the children, I say, "No thank you" to get them to stop punching me, each other, what have you. Today my entire class started chanting, "No thank you!!!" for a solid two minutes. I didn't know if I should laugh or get frustrated. I decided to laugh because I hadn't just told them to stop; that's simply one of the few English phrases they can remember at this point because it's all I seem to say.

I'm off to shop for groceries with Rachel!!!!! She's finally here :)