England Day 61: Last poster making day

I've posted about 4 blogs today (8/16) for last weeks stuff. I'm still behind by slowly catching up so work with me. lol.

I can’t believe in one week from today it will be my last day working with the kids. It’s so sad to think about and exciting since I will be going home. This Thursday was a fun day with the kids. We had to wake up early because I had to go on the field trip today with the preteen at 8 in the morning and we had to have a meeting with the flight chief before that. When we got to the youth center, we sat with the on benches in the lobby and had the flight chief and Mr. Gary talk to us. The flight chief presented us with a special coin from the base. It was truly amazing. Only a select few people get the special coins. We were truly honored. It was amazing.

After the coins, I got ready to go on the field trip to the swimming pool with the preteeners. It was a pretty good morning. We went to an indoor swimming pool and the kids had to do a lot of swim test stuff. It was mostly like a swim lesson the whole time which was kind of a bummer. I wish the kids would have had more time to play in the pool. They only got about 20 minutes of free time. Quite a bummer.

When we were done swimming, we went to the park across the street and had lunch and free play time. I had a lot of fun with the kids besides the fact that one child kept copying everything thing I did even though I told her to stop multiple times. She kept laughing like I was joking with her but I definitely was not. I was getting so frustrated. She later thought that I hated her because I was stern with her about the copying thing. I definitely did not hate her but told her that when she does thing that I don’t like and when I ask her to stop and she doesn’t, it makes me very frustrated and I don’t like it. Sometimes kids just push the wrong buttons sometimes. Ugh.

When we got back from the field trip, I was in preteen for rotating activities but we just had free time in there since it was raining. It was a really good day until the girl I’ve talked about before, S, came in and was picking on me like she always does. Normally it doesn’t bother me because she’s like a little sister to me and I am always messing with her too but today was not a good day. She thought it would be funny to kick me in the stomach. Not so funny. It hurt so bad. I got really upset with her and did the childish thing of ignoring her the rest of the day. I guess I didn’t really see her the rest of the day so I wasn’t really ignoring her but I was definitely upset about it.

After free time, we had closing and then headed home. We had our Thursday meeting and then started our LAST poster painting. It was so sad but also a relief since we wouldn’t have to make posters again. Lol. We had a lot of fun in the hall making posters and also came up with the idea to make a cd of all the songs that reminded us of our summer together. So we started coming up with a playlist and laughed the whole night. It was so much fun. We plan on making the cds on our last Thursday when we have our slumber party. It’s going to be so much fun!

After the posters were complete, we headed off to bed to prepare for our last Friday of the summer, since we will have the next Friday off. Woot!

Cheerio.

England Day 60: A night of luxury with Brandy. She is too good to us.

Wednesday was a much better day than yesterday. Those kids were off the wall but they did so much better today. It made blitz so much better and the kids seemed to have more fun. We then had clubs and I got to go to the CDC with the preteen kids. It was amazing! The kids did such a great job with the little kids. They read to the little kids and did an amazing job! It was the quietest I’ve ever heard the preteeners. It was like they were shy in front of the kids, but they did a really amazing job. I was so proud of them.

When I got back from the CDC, I got to take my lunch and break. It was of course productive as well as relaxing. After that, I went to the gym for rotating activities. I ran a game called What time is it, Mr. Fox. The fox stand at one end of the gym and everyone else is at the other end. The kids at the other end yell, “What time is it, Mr. Fox?” Then the fox yells back a time like 5 o’clock. The kids at the other end take five steps and then ask the question again. When they get closer, the fox will say LUNCHTIME and then chase the kids back to the line while trying to tag them. If they are tagged, they join the fox in trying to catch people. The kids had a fun time playing. They were so cute to watch. Lol.

We then went to free time and I heard over the walkie that I was going outside. I definitely threw a fit on the couch and Ms. Michelle just laughed at me and said, “Are you throwing a tantrum?” Yep. I was. And she told the hallway, Mr. John, that I was throwing tantrums. I went to the hall to fill my water bottle and he just looked at me and laughed and said, “You really threw a tantrum.” Yes. Yes I did. Lol. He also thought it was funny. They all of course knew it was fake because I really don’t mind where I go but it was just funny to do. Lol.

After free time outside and closing, the girls and I changed for our date with Brandy! Brandy decided to take us out to get pedicures and to dinner. It was the best night ever. We went to the nail place and got pampered and got our feet taken care of. It was so nice having a relaxing day away from the stress of working and programming. When our nails were done, we drove to Brandon and went to dinner at Jean Paul’s Italian Restaurant. The dinner was amazing! I had Chicken Roma with a salad and bread. For dessert, we got apple crumble with ice cream. SO GOOD! Brandy is too good to us. She paid for everything. Nails and dinner. We planned on paying but she wouldn’t let us. She spoils us too much. When we told her she spoils us she said that since she doesn’t have kids, she has to spoil someone. Too cute! Lol.

After dinner, Brandy dropped us off and we finished off our relaxing day watching movies and blogging. It was a wonderful day! Couldn’t have asked for more. :)

Cheerio.

England Day 59: Who put extra sugar in the kids breakfast and lunch today?! Not ok!

Tuesday was a hard day at the youth center. Blitz wasn’t going so well because the kids were not listening at all. We had to stop in the middle of our blitz and talk to the kids about respect and listening. It was so rude. We were up there singing songs for them to get them excited for the day and they were talking through the whole thing. It was ridiculous.

After blitz, I went to helping hands club. The whole group of preteeners had to join our group because there weren’t enough group leader outside to be in ratio so they were sent in. I was glad they joined the group. I think they enjoyed it as well. We wrote letters to deployed soldiers, hospice kids, and youth center staff. It was so great to see the kids working so hard to write letters that were really nice. It was so great. The cards were so cute too!

Then I went on lunch and break as usually. I always get so much done during my break. I’m either getting my activity ready for the day, working on homework, or writing postcards. It’s such a nice break in the middle of the day to distress and get ready for the afternoon. When I got back from break, I did coffee filter drawings with the kids. We had them make the planets on coffee filters with markers and then we sprayed them with a little water. They looked so neat after that. The colors expanded and blended together to make really cool designs. So neat!

After that, we had snack and free time. I got to hang out with the kids again before going to closing. Closing was just as terrible as blitz. The kids were not listening again so we had to have the talk again. I don’t know what was up with the kids today but they were off the walls and not wanting to listen at all.

After closing, we went to the commissary for the last time! So sad. We decided to get all the food this week that we would need so we wouldn’t have to buy any more next week and waste it. We then headed home and had a nice relaxing night. I worked on my blogs and the we watched a movie. Then I was off to bed.

Cheerio.

England Day 58: My week of programming!

This week's theme is Incredible Interstellar Mars Space Race. This was my week of programming. It was so much fun programming and I couldn't wait to see it put into play. I had a lot of cool new activities that I knew the kids would like so I couldn’t wait to get started on my week. We started off with blitz, of course. I then joke to tell the joke of the day and call of clubs.

I got to work in helping hands club this week. I planned this club along with writing and culture club. I thought they would be fun clubs this week. Not only did I like the idea of a helping hands club but so did the kids. It is the biggest club we’ve ever had! In helping hands club today, we walked around the youth center and neighborhood collecting trash. The kids got so into it. It was like they were on a trash Easter egg hunt. I was so proud of them for wanting to make the world a little cleaner.

After helping hands club, I got to go on lunch ad break. It was relaxing as always. When I got back, I got to run a craft for rotating activities with Carlie. We got to make alien puppets with the kids. It was so much fun and I made a really cool one. Lol.

After rotating activities, I got to spend time with the kids during free time. I really enjoy the free time with the kids because I always get to do something new and interesting with them. I also feel like I learn so much about the kids and get to know them better. I thought I would have a few kids that were my favorites when the summer was over but every day I learn more about another kid and I love them more. By the end of summer, I will want to take all of them home with me. Lol.

When free time was over, we had closing before heading home for the day. When we got back, we had our usually meeting and made pizza for dinner. We usually make pizza once a week and get the same kind but this week we got just pepperoni pizza. This kind did not agree with me. My stomach was upset all night. Ugh.

While I was still in the day room, Maryanne had gone to bed but had come back in. Apparently she had heard the mouse in her room! Her room is next to mine! I was freaking out and hoped the little bugger wouldn’t go to my room. A little later, we heard it in the kitchen in one of the kitchen drawers. Either there was more than one mouse or this thing moves fast. Either way, I was disgusted. Lol

When I finally went to bed, it wasn’t the mouse that was keeping me up. I could not fall asleep because my stomach hurt so badly. That pizza had made me feel so sick and I just couldn’t shake the feeling. But I finally got to sleep after tossing and turning. Definitely needed to get to bed.

Cheerio.

England Day 57: Another relaxing day at Feltwell

Sunday was pretty much the same as Saturday. I got to sleep in again and relaxing most of the day. I worked on my blogs, homework, and postcards and watched a few movies. And of course, saw the mouse again. Alix and Carlie got back in the afternoon and we all got to hang out in the day room for most of the night. It was nice to hang out and see talk about the weekend. These girls are truly amazing. I'm not sure what I will do without them when I am home. They have become like family to me. :)

After the relaxing day again, I headed off to bed to get some sleep for work the next day. :)

Cheerio.

England Day 56: Relaxing weekend on base

Saturday was definitely a nice relaxing day. Not a lot happened. Two of the girls, Alix and Carlie, went to Windsor for the weekend while the rest of us stayed home. We wanted to save money and we really needed a weekend off of traveling to relax and catch up on some of the homework. I definitely enjoyed sleeping in and relaxing for the day. I got up late, took a shower and then started my laundry.

I then went to the day room where I stayed the rest of the day working on postcards, blogs, and homework. During that time we watched two movies. We watched the Holiday, which I've seen a million times but love even more every time I see it. We also watched Young Victoria which is probably the most romantic movie I've ever seen in my life. It was a true love story. I loved every moment of it. It captured me from the moment it started, and I learned so much about the history of one of England's Queens.

After the movies, I worked on a few more things and saw a mouse again. I'm so used to them now that I just have given up on trying to catch them. I also think that they will never go away. lol. Oh well.

When the relaxing day was over, I headed off to bed. Such a nice relaxing day. :)

Cheerio.

England Day 55: Camp A for the win! Oh wait. You want a rematch? Talent show style? Bring it on, AGAIN!

Friday was a fantastic day. When we got to camp, our boss told us that Camp A had one the Blitz off! It was such a nice win. During our morning blitz, we told the kids that we had won. But after we told them, Carlie informed us that we had a note from King's Camp challenging us to a talent show. We accepted the offer and started pulling kids for the show. We had them practice their talents in the eight categories. We knew we could take them!

We then went to clubs and in cooking club we made muffins for Camp A presents. The kids loved making the muffins and it was a good last day in the club. We then had lunch and break. After lunch I had to go to open rec for part of the day before going out to the talent show!

We gathered both camps outside and the chants begin even before we sat down. Camp A was loud and overpowering and we did an awesome job getting ready for the competition to begin. It was a great time and the kids did so well. Some of the categories include best hula hooper, freak or unique talent, stacking cups, gymnastics, best cartwheel, and more. It was so fun to see the kids up their trying their best to win in each category. We had 3 kids for each category try their best to win. Towards the end, King's Camp was up 6 to 3. Our only chance was the most moving camp song which was worth 3 points. Our kids did the World's Greatest and signed the whole thing. We won that one and tied it up! It was a great way to end the competition. After the competition, King's Camp had the Camp A counselors stand at the front and wanted to thank us for the pieing yesterday.... by spraying us with water. lol. It was all in good fun and I just stood their and took it because I knew they were going to do something to pay us back. But it was funny none the less. :)

After the talent show, I went back to open rec for the rest of the day. It was nice to sit and hang out with the kids. I got to meet some of the King's Camp staff as well and they were all very nice. When open rec was over, we headed home to have a relaxing weekend. We rented a few movies for the weekend and watched the proposal that night before going to bed. It was a nice night.

Cheerio.