Here we go again!

I really underestimated Valentines Day,  I thought it was bad enough having to send a card and sweet to everyone (all bought in Walmart!) but some children handmade all their cards, gave bags of sweets to all the children, some gave presents like little pots of play dough or party favours and one girl had made bracelets for everyone!!! It was so overwhelming, the children came home with bags full of stuff, four days later they are still wading their way through the sweets!  In the afternoon the gym was set up with stations and each group of children moved around each station doing Valentiney activities, painting, sticking and quizzes.  There was Valentines party food and even a 'love punch', then they all watched a movie... it was just like the end of term!

This is Big White Community School before it goes out on a Thursday afternoon, Lucy is sat on a boy called Connor who is the latest object of her affection (he's 13!), Ned and Charlie are behind the right hand stripey girl.  Two hours later came the call from Charlie's teacher saying he was at Ski Patrol with another hurt knee.  He had fallen at the top of the mountain and not satisfied with a skidoo ride this time he was strapped to a stretcher and pulled by a Ski Patrol skier down half the mountain before meeting up with the skidoo and being pulled behind that for the rest of the way!  When I got to him there didn't look to be much wrong except for being completely over-excited about his adventures, what had happened, who'd called who, which run he'd thundered down and at what speed.  Not wanting to think Ski Patrol had wasted their time, his teacher had tried to tell them that she thinks he's lost his confidence in his knee and assumes he's hurt it again badly before fully trying it out, not to mention he is also complete drama queen!
The Kennels arrive tonight...hurray...2 adults, 3 children...and none have skied before...I so, so, so hope they enjoy it, if not, it's going to be Apres ski all day!