March 5

It's been an up-and-down week. Luckily, the down side is coming from tomorrow. Tuesday was pretty heavy but the last couple of days will be fairly stress-free. My school is now hosting 40 high school kids heading for the States to study in university. So far, the kids I've had are pretty good and keen; I'm very grateful....I've had some real dumpees over the past few years, so it's good when one gets kids who are very eager for the trip abroad.

It's also been up and down in terms of the weather. We've had some pretty stiff gales to rival those in Chicago this week. Plus, the temps have been doing some major yo-yos. For the next little while, we'll be fairly cold but perhaps next week, we may be getting those first few licks of spring.