Rain, Rain!

It honestly seems like it has not stopped raining for two straight days!
And...(hang on a second...let me check the forecast...) they still predict rainstorms throughout the week 'til Sunday! During the first day of the rain, as I walked out my door, without my umbrella, my first thought was of a Chinese saying that my co-teacher taught me the other day: "It it rains in the morning, you will have sunshine in the afternoon!" So, walking down the stairs, I took that to heart and braved the light sprinkles falling from the sky. Unfortunately, I must have taken the saying too literally, because by 4:30 that afternoon (going home time), I was walking back to our apartment--becoming drenched--while my smug umbrella was sitting in its cabinet warm, snug, and dry. Believe me, today I did not forget that umbrella!
The array of student umbrellas with their canvases spread wide, drying on top of the lockers, looked especially artistic today. Flowers, blue plaid, and spring colors shone brightly out against the normally gray metallic scene of the hallway, and for a while hid someone's forgotten grass seed sock bear (I wonder if we will end up doing those in the spring?) We are enjoying the rain, and so far the students are holding up pretty well. Quite a few ran outside to play football (soccer) during the lunch break, that is, until I decided that we all were becoming too wet (forgot the umbrella in the classroom this time!)
Well, it is back to work for me...I know that you all are anxious to hear about the school, and I promise that is coming.