Wednesday is my favorite day! Neonatal clinic AND dodgeball. Last week was the first week that it was held. It's by no stretch one of my "good sports." Those involve a lot of running and/or lower body strength vs upper (e.g. soccer vs volleyball). It's nice to get out and play though. Next week I think that I'll go to the social after. 

I am now entering my fourth week of fieldwork. Next week is a big jump in that I'm taking a lot of the "behaviorally challenging" kids instead of the ones that are a little more straightforward. I'm going to be a pro at the "mom voice" by the time that I'm actually a parent. It's nice to be fun and funny, but I've learned the past few years that if you really love a child, you have to be who they need you to be, not who you want to be. In order to engage kids in reading in the Lou, I had to leave my "camp counselor" Joyce at the door, facilitate a quiet and smooth transition, and bring the energy back down after bringing it up. Otherwise, the kids didn't listen or learn anything. The same applies here. I just need to balance the fun and silly with the "lets get it done" attitude. It has been a lot of fun working with the kids, though!

I also love Thursdays, because they're my day off! This Thursday is the start of the Ohio State Fair!! Woooo. I'm excited to experience my first state fair. I hear it's huge with a lot of competitions. Saturday mornings I spend at the farmer's market. Now that I have time to cook for myself, I'm trying to not eat out more than once a month, and to cook all fresh items. Sometimes this is a bit challenging, given that I only have a stove top, but I'm off to try to cook Naan over it now. We'll see how it turns out!!

This concludes my disjointed entry for the weekend!