The Pleasant Heat

We are now experiencing what's known as the pleasant heat. There is nothing pleasant about this heat. It has been over 100-degrees all week. The water coming out of the faucets is ALWAYS HOT. No need to turn the cold water on. I think brushing my teeth with water this temperature has been the worst, so far. Warm water would be tolerable but hot water is torture! Apparently, the temperature goes up to as high as 130-degrees. I don't know how I will be doing at that point. I'll let you know.

Scott leaves for Virginia on Tuesday. I will be alone yet again. He'll be gone for just under a week. The only positive thing about him going back to the states is that he can pick-up a whole bunch of things we need here & can't really find. Oddly enough, the most important thing we need is a door stop. They are non-existent here. We looked for some while in Italy and found a sort-of door stop. We need the real thing! He also needs to get some furniture stain to repair the dresser I burned a hole in and of course he needs to get Benny boy a bunch of treats.

Work is good. I told my kids that Scott installed a hidden camera in the room & that I record everything and watch it at the end of the day. I had to tell them this because I need to leave the classroom periodically for a minute or two. Each time I've done this, I've come back to a bunch of wild animals. Now things are great when I leave the room. The best part which cracks me up is randomly, throughout the week, one of the kids will raise their hand to inform me they've discovered this non-existent camera. Apparently, it's the head of a nail in the wall, a hole next to the white board and even a crack in the ceiling. They are going crazy trying to find it. It's pretty funny stuff. I have to be very serious when I talk about the camera. I want to laugh the entire time. Their faces are priceless. I had the mother of one of my kids tell me that her son told her about the camera. I immediately thought, oh ____! She went on to say that she knew it wasn't true and that she thought it was the smartest thing to tell her son. She knows how nutty he & all his little sidekicks are.

The principal came up to me Thursday (which is our Friday) and told me that an American man was coming to the school & she wanted to show him my room. I said fine & pretty much forgot about it. At the end of the day, there he was. He just moved to Bahrain 2-months ago & his wife & kids were coming in the summer. One of his sons will be in the 3rd grade next school year. He wanted to ask me about the school. I was honest with him and told him the positive & negative stuff. Funny what a small world this is. He is also from LA. We talked about so many things and places we had in common. He also lived in Memphis for a few years. I finally asked him what he was doing in Bahrain and he told me that he's a professional basketball coach. He's here to coach one of the Bahraini professional teams. I had absolutely no idea they had a professional, let alone any type of basketball team here. I was really shocked. Anyhow, he told me to look for his son's name on my roster next year & that Scott & I would be attending many basketball games this coming season. I'm pretty excited about that!

Benny's fine. He's as dramatic as ever. No swimming lessons this week. We just didn't have the time. I've had a pretty bad cold which has just made the last few days miserable for me. Benny's not enjoying this heat very much, poor guy. At least he stays in an air-conditioned house all day. He's a lucky dog compared to the ones I see out on the streets. My heart breaks when I see them!

All in all it was a pretty calm and uneventful week. I like it when things are calm & uneventful. Until next week, stay well!