Friday Eve

Today is Friday eve.If Wednesday is hump day this can Friday eve. Eves are nice they hold the promise of something nice on the morrow. Fridays usually deliver if nothing else some unfettered time to fill with personal activities whether they be must dos or just for pleasure.

Actually Wednesday this week was great. My French club or at least 19 of them went with me to the Sunflower Supper Club's kitchen on North Plum. Julie Kimmel met the kids and they filled and rolled two types of crepes. One was savory filled with chicken and mushrooms with white sauce topping ; the other creme fraiche with blueberry ( bleuettes in french) sauce topping. A third group rolled out puff pastry and made pain au chocolate. Then she allowed all the students to actually cook a crepe if they wished. she used these crepes to make a breakfast crepe with prosicutto, cheese and an egg which she then baked. The kids then did the dishes for her and learned how state health regs require a scrape, rinse wash, rinse and sanitizing. The kids liked being out of school, enjoyed the food and even more important came back ready to try the recipes on their own. In fact my French two students are now broken into groups to do French cookbooks---desserts, breads, and main dishes. a good result from a fun oputing and a learning activity they suggested as a result.

My French 1 students are making models of landmarks ( canoncreativity.com); they also have to do a 1-3 page report on the construction and history of their landmark. They really bought into it but are finding the scale of the patterns not easy. Still learning to succeed at something that proves a challenge is a lesson is it no? The paper has to be in full MLA research style and that is bothering them also. But life will challenge them once they leave the feathered nest of a home and halls of the high school
and a challenge in these protected places with a mentor to help them should help them to develop useful coping skills.

The week has seemed long with snow packed roads left from a big storm getting another 3-4" to travel Monday and Tuesday, but yesterday the thaw began with sun shining thought temperatures remain below zero. Today it was even warmer and 60 degrees is a distinct possibility this weekend. Warmth and sun can lift spirits. It has been a good week so far. Hoping the good things hold tomorrow.