long update

This week has not been the best. I don't think I would say it was a bad week, but it wasn't necessarily a good week.
First I want to give an update about the bite I got from a child on my arm. It definitely bruised and looked pretty gross. I still have the bruise, nearly a week after the incident. Thankfully it doesn't hurt anymore.
Wednesday at Talitha Koum was fine, I don't think anything significant happened. Friday was a different story. The first hour was fine, but the second hour was a nightmare. There were a few small problems I had with kids not listening, and then it turned in to a lot of problems. I had to break up two 4 year olds a couple of times when one did something to the other, the other got mad and started chasing after the other one. One of the teachers came over to me once when I was holding a kid back and gave me a little girl that was in the middle of solving a problem. I go sit with this little girl and just as we are finished solving the problem with another girl and the teacher, the teacher quickly gets up and runs to the gate. In the gym they have big doors that open up to get some air flow, and there is a gate about 5 ft. tall to keep the kids in. A couple of the kids figured out how to open the gate and took off down the street. I follow the teacher to the gate to try and help, but then I realize that I can't leave the gate, so I stay right by it, making sure no one else gets out. There was another teacher in the gym but he was talking to a kid the whole time. Then I realize that there are a couple of girls missing. I hear them snickering around the corner and they run and hide in this storage room. I pull them out and they run to the gate, trying to unlock it. Then they go back to the storage room. We did this for awhile until I saw the director and asked if I could lock the door so the girls would stay out. We stayed in the gym for a few more minutes and then another teacher came and everyone went outside. We were heading outside and the teacher asked me to wait. She closed the door and asked if I was alright. I said yes, but I wasn't completely sure what she was talking about. She said that the director told her it looked like I was having a problem with one of the little girls. I told her I was, and what happened. I got a little worked up about it and felt like I had to be defensive. I didn't cry, but it was close. I went outside to play for a few more minutes before I had to leave. One of the teachers came over later and said that he was sorry I had to deal with so much today, and that I shouldn't have to deal with problems with the kids, and that I should just be able to play with them. It was time for me to go, so I left and as I was walking down the hallway, another teacher asked if I was ok. I told her yes and kept going, while I was about to completely break down. I get outside and to my car and completely loose it. I still don't understand why I was so upset about it, but I was such a mess that I decided not to go to class. I came home and had calmed down. A little bit later Deidre walks in and I start telling her the story. Almost immediately I lose it again as I go through the day with her. I really wish I could figure out what bothers me about it. Hopefully I was just extra sensitive that day and everything will be fine this week. I only have 2 more days there, so I am very relieved about that.

Last Sunday I started losing my voice. I sounded like a man the entire week but never felt bad. Jacob even told me one day that I sounded like his dad. Friday my throat started to hurt and I didn't sleep very well that night. Saturday I woke up feeling bad, so I considered going to the doctor. I never go to the doctor because I never get sick. So when I do get sick, I would rather not go. I knew the SLC was open on Saturdays and so I called and got an appointment. I knew that if I waited until Monday, it would be harder to get an appointment and that I might feel worse by then. I was very proud of myself for going without anyone telling me. :) Turns out I had an upper respritory virus, and I got a couple of prescriptions. When I was at the pharmacy counter the lady said, "You're allergic to minocycline?" I told her yes, and she said that there is a small chance that I would be allergic to the Z-pak they were giving me. That made me feel real good inside as I was having flashbacks of hives all over my body. I was scared to take it, but since I paid for it, I thought I might as well try it. I haven't had a reaction yet, so I think I'm ok. I have felt better, except for one thing. I felt this bump on the inside of my mouth, at the top, but towards the back of my throat. When I swallow, it puts pressure on it and it hurts. I don't know what it is, but I am hoping it will go away soon. I don't have such a deep voice anymore which is also nice.

Yesterday I was planning on cleaning out my closet and getting rid of some things. I went through my closet and only found about 10 items of clothing that I want to get rid of. It didn't take very long, so I wanted to keep going. I never really found another project to work on. I feel like it is too early to start packing things or getting rid of things that I am selling/giving away.
Yesterday I thought I broke my computer. I have been getting these messages that say my startup disk is full. My computer had some automatic updates that it wanted to I tried to update it, but it gave me that message again. I have tried to figure out what the startup disk is and how to fix it, but I am afraid that I will erase important things. Smart me, I decide that I should just restart my computer. I restart it and the first thing that comes up is a picture of a folder with a question mark over it that flashes the whole time. I wait for awhile hoping something would happen. After a few failed attempts I frantically look through my desk for the user info that came with my computer. I find something that may help and try it. It made something else happen, but it wasn't really fixed, so I try another option. I get my computer to come on and everything is fine. I haven't seen that message since, but I am still going to try and solve this problem.

This week I finished 2 books. One was for class, which was not very interesting or exciting, and the other one was for fun. I finished reading Same Kind of Different As Me and absolutely loved it. I highly recommend it. It is a true story of a rich art dealer who becomes friends with a homeless man and their journey. I also started reading a new book Friday. It was given to me as a gift last Sunday and I wouldn't let myself read it until I finished the school one and then the other one. It is called The Irresistible Revolution and Kyle and Charlotte both read it last summer and always talked about how great it was. I have been wanting to read it but never bought it. I am so excited about it, but I am trying to finish writing a paper before I read it.

This upcoming week will hopefully be good. I have a speech on Tuesday, but it is with a partner, so hopefully it will be fine. I also have a paper due Wednesday. Thursday is Diadeloso (day of the bear for my non-spanish-speaking friends) which is a Baylor holiday.

Today I went to a bridal shower for Beth, a girl who lives with my former roommates. It was fun, even though there weren't a lot of people there. We played fun games, and I made some pinwheels that were a huge hit. Next weekend I have 2 more showers but I can't go to one of them. There are so many people I know getting married. Last week when I got paid I paid bills and then bought all my gifts for these showers. Needless to say, I don't have any paycheck left.

This has been a long detailed update. I wish writing my paper were as easy.