not so much winding down

Winding down? Who am I kidding? These past few days I've been doing nothing but rushing around! Kindergarden grads, buying presents for teachers, painting father's day banners, helping people with their English assignments, shopping & cooking for the counsellor training weekend, hosting World Cup parties... sheesh!

Here's the little graduate himself. He was given a fish as a graduation present from his teachers. My suggestion for a name was flatly turned down (Simon is a perfectly good fish name if you ask me) and it was promptly named Fishy Fish. Also known as Pezy Pez in Spanish.

And here's Lauren with her teacher today after their final day at school. In celebration of the year's end, the entire school hiked up a small hill to symbolically represent working to reach a goal. At the top they held a little gratitude service thanking God for a great year. Lauren was kind of volatile this afternoon, so I think she's feeling a little sad at the prospect of not seeing her teacher and classmates again. Last week we sent her to school with a disposable camera to take pictures of her friends. I hope they turn out. She looks through her photo albums often and it would be nice to add those as well.