today was...full. someone from conafe came to observe chuy and the school. it was also the first day we had both classes together, and the preschool kids (that are used to a 1 hour class) were supposed to be there for the full 3 and a half hours. needless to say, that didn't work out so well. the good thing was that conafe was able to see why it's very hard to have the two classes at the same time, so we got the okay to separate again (thank you Lord!). renie, angelica, chuy, the woman from conafe, and i sat down to talk for a loooooong time. it was a good conversation - we got a lot of stuff out on the table, frustrations were expressed, grace and mercy were shown, and i helped translate when angelica had to leave :)

centro de salud stopped by right before lunch to give everyone flu shots...it was pretty funny to see the varying degrees of hysteria. it was just like any other shot, a pinch and then nothing, but you would have thought some of those kids were mortally wounded. none of the kids in the big house, either. ely smiled through the whole thing. it was teddy, alex, and jose who were freaking out. it was cute though - they were making a big deal out of being so brave and ready for the shot, but the look on their faces when they felt that pinch was priceless. i couldn't help but laugh, and they were laughing too, when they saw the pictures. just another day at gabriel house...