I loved this class. They were too fun. I met some pretty cool kids. I worked with one little boy, who I must say was really smart. He kind of inspired me to become a teacher, at least thats what I'm thinking I would like to be. I got some pretty cute cards today & an amazing painting. I will keep them forever and ever.
Anywayyy since this is supposed to be a blog about everything thats going on with this whole, mission, I will attempt to tell you some stories in the next post.
Bye for Now,
Alexandrea.
Five days!
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Dear Alexandrea:
It is with much emotion that I'm writing to tell you just how proud your mother and I are with you.
It's amazing that about 16 years ago Maureen and I were just starting to care for you as a 2 month old baby and now you are a young lady leaving the home for 3 months.
May God bless you and all the others on your team that are head to Belize. As always you will be in our prayers.
Love,
Your Dad.
xoxoxoxoxox
Mom & Dad escorted Alexandrea to the last possible point that they could get to at the Buffalo airport on March 1 at 4:30 a.m. I watched as my beautiful daughter walked away with her friends on a very exciting journey and the 1st time she's been out of my sight for more than a few days - extremely scary! There were tears but I held myself together to be strong and let Alexandrea know that everything was going to be OK. We're only a "click" away, a phone call away - a plane ride (?) away. Somehow I think I'd get there faster than our adventure to Arden, ha ha.
It was a long day on Wednesday getting ready and finally getting to the airport, we came home and crashed as I'm sure all the weary travellers would have done also on the 2 flights they had to take just to get to Cancun. Then the 9 hour bus ride from Cancun to Belize. I hope Alexandrea remembered to take her gravol - I did after all pack a pharmacy of supplies just in case.
It was my intention to go to work after a couple of hours of sleep Thursday morning, but we slept through until about noon. I don't know how I imagined I'd get to work - but my whole focus was making sure that I was ready for the departure not what was going to happen after that. Anyway, I've pretty well managed through the day because as it has turned out we've been experiencing another bad winter storm. Snow, freezing rain and now just plain rain about to start - school closed at noon and Bill & I never got to work at all. Anthony has just been watching the news and it says HDCH will be closed again tomorrow. I'll have to check the website just to make sure though.
I hope everyone who reads the blogs that the kids have set up will take part in communication with them. I'm sure it will make them feel that much closer to home, family and friends and may even help us here as we all deal with our children being away from us. At least that's what I hope it will do for me - I'm sure I won't be alone wondering what they are up to.
I can't wait to hear from Alexandrea about the first leg of their adventure. If in fact they are functioning at all to remember what has happened in the last couple of days.
We'll be praying for everyone in Belize as well as family here at home.
Maureen - sending hugs and kisses to my girlie - Love you lots xoxox
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