Day 10

Officially one week til the campers start coming. I cannot wait! Summer's gonna really start flying by I think when that day rolls around. Finished some detailing of some lesson plans today and a few of the activity books, which I really enjoy making (REALLY, and fortunately my partner doesn't so much haha).

We moved around from room to room this morning. We'd get to one, settle in and start working to be stopped by someone saying the room would be used soon. At one point, we spent a while in what is known as the Waterfall Room in the Discovery Center, which was actually a nice change of scenery. Although, it felt like it was freezing in there compared to the oven that it was outside today. Here's a few shots of the big windows that we were able to glance out as we worked. You can see right into the main exhibit area of the Discovery Center. Kinda reminds me of the Lieds Jungle at the Henry Doorly Zoo...

We attended an all staff meeting at 1:00 this afternoon, where we introduced ourselves. Then, they went around to the various departments and reported on some current happenings in each area, which was interesting.

I put together one little craft today that ties in with talks about rainforests... if you can't tell, it's a walking stick, which is an insect :-) Plus, I made him with a real stick for a body.

 

We were told today that one of our supervisors broke her tibia this morning, which is a bone in the bottom portion of your leg. Hope she recovers well. I had my fair share of broken arms when I was younger, but I've never had to use crutches.

Also, in my thoughts today were my Great Grandma Boschen, who passed away last Thursday night. She was 104 years old and one well respected woman who was able to tell us so many great stories about her life. Love you Grandma!

Here's a photo of my Great Grandma with my younger brother Sheldon when he was just a baby that I found.

Speaking of my brother... he actually flew to North Carolina today, where he will be shingling some roofs for a couple of weeks. This was his first commercial flight. When I talked to him the other day, he sounded pretty excited to go, and I told him he better take photos so I can see it. He hasn't really traveled much outside of the Midwest... so maybe he'll gain a knack for traveling like I have, and we'll be world travel buddies. A girl can dream, right?

This is one of my favorite photos of Sheldon and I:

Final note for today... it was taco night at home with Jeremy, Kari, and the girls. Woo! Then, after while I found myself doing a Zumba workout. I've really missed Zumba class, and this felt pretty good today. I always enjoy changing up my exercise routine every now and then, as well.