It was another wintery week here at High Trails. Now it is the weekend and a chance for us to recuperate and regenerate for another busy week ahead. Next week I’m working time and a half plus taking a shift for my friend who needs the day off. So basically I’ll be working 24/7 except for Wednesday during the day. It’s going to be crazy but it’ll make my pay check that much heavier. :) Let’s hope everything goes smoothly.
This week was fun and easy. I was on single field and had a great group of kids. They loved being in the snow and so we came up with some pretty fun activities to give them a great snow experience. The first day I could tell that they were so antsy to play and explore all that white stuff so I gave them my snow talk and just let them play. I always tell my students some winter advice from my years of experience in the freezing tundra I call home. :) I tell them that they have to be careful of their hands and feet getting too cold. I tell them the warm places on their body (ex. arm pits) when their hands get cold. I also tell them some tips for making a great snow ball. It’s strange how these kids have no idea about snow. It’s fun to see them learn things as the week goes on. One of the best things is that since our snow is so deep out here some of the kids don’t realize that the have to walk lightly so they don’t fall through. Many of the kids at the beginning of the week just fall though so that they can have a good laugh and land in the snow. :)
We got to start out with adventure day (climbing, archery, orienteering, and adventure course) which they totally loved. They named our group the KFK which stood for Kentucky Fried Kids. :) It was pretty funny. Since we started out with the fun day I told them that we could do some snow play on the other environmental days. The first day we went to the designated sledding hill which was great but then the next day we had to top that so my friend Joe showed us this secret sledding hill he found which was huge! It was a hill that went down into the valley. We started at the top and then slid down. Joe went first to pave the way and then the kids got all excited. It was so steep and such a long run that it took some of the kids a good 20 mins just to get back up the hill. I had to help some of the ones that were really struggling. The kids convinced me to go too and it was crazy! Hills like that are hard to come by in Minnesota. We had a blast and I’m sure the kids won’t forget that fun!
I taught line dancing this week which I haven’t actually done for a while. It was very fun but also a little crazy. I taught two classes back to back. The first one was for the other school that I didn’t work with. I taught them the Macarena as a warm up and then when I was about to teach the second dance I found out that they already knew that one and the next one I was going to teach! What?! I didn’t know what to do. They were a performing arts school apparently and so the students were just good at everything! I looked at my friend Matt, who also teaches line dancing for some advice but he didn’t know what to do. There was another dance I sort of knew but hadn’t ever taught it so I wasn’t sure if I should do it. What ended up happening was that Matt, Jessica, Wayne, and I all ended up teaching this dance together. It was kind of a mess but we all just went with it and the kids had a great time. J We made sure to end it on a good note so we finished with the Cha Cha Slide. The kids loved it!
So as if that wasn’t enough for a surprise when I taught my second class I found myself in for another one. Joe had told his and Emma’s cabin to say “meow” every time I said the word dance. It was pretty funny when I was explaining everything in the beginning. For example, when I started telling them that, “we were going to be doing three dances tonight”. They all responded with “meow.” :) It was pretty funny and even though the evening wasn’t perfect it was definitely a great memorable night!
Well, that’s what’s new with me. This weekend is pretty uneventful. Today is Valentine’s Day and sadly I can’t be with my valentine but a bunch of us girls are going to be girly and eat chocolate tonight while watching The Notebook. Can’t get much better than that. Bring out the Kleenex! :) Thanks for always reading! Miss you!
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