update and mice

Hello Everyone. Sorry I haven’t updated in more than a month. I’m not even sure what to say now, so let me start with, we’ve caught 10 mice so far without killing them. Let’s be honest, there is no way to kill them because traps here don’t work. Our kitchen has been invaded by pooping mice and there have been mice trapping missions. For a while, we had a mouse trap maze set up in our kitchen using cans, games, boxes, and Tupperware. At random intervals, there would be a sprint to the kitchen to catch the mice and if the mouse was eating the food in the maze, most of the time, he would get caught and be thrown to the ground outside (probably to find his way back up to our kitchen…agh!
In addition to catching mice, school has started. I am teaching freshmen and sophomore lit, and English composition. Once I get to the comp class, I fall over and tell the juniors and seniors how much I love them! Haha. The sophomores are great too, and some of the freshmen, but WHOA BABY, some of these freshmen need someone to put them in their place. Part of the problem though is that there are 40 in each class and they’re just at so many different levels…it’s insane. I’ve been concentrating mostly on vacab though so the students can increase their vocab. It’s not really a fun class at all, whereas the sophomore class is wonderful. I love teaching that lit class.
Although teaching freshmen and teaching in general can be difficult, I am really at peace with it. I’ve been missing home in a weird way. I am super happy here and don’t want to leave, but I still miss people and things from home. The feeling is more wanting to visit home than to be there for good. Regardless though, I’ve been really happy and at peace here. This is where I’m supposed to be and what I’m supposed to be doing at this moment. This past weekend was our staff retreat and I realized I’m really at peace with God, nature, and where I am right now. As everyone there are things on my mind, but overall I’m peaceful. I’ve felt at one with nature. I’ve felt closer to God, and as if my life is truly blessed as a product of God’s love.
Along with being at peace this weekend, I’ve been feeling a weird feeling that I’m supposed to really do something with my life. I know I want to be a wife and mother, but I also feel like I’ve been given so many opportunities and blessing I need to figure out where my gifts and talents best meet the worlds needs. I’m still thinking on that! I think what I’ve been doing though is a path to where I’m supposed to be.
So, that’s a life update.
Peace,
Trout
PS. Caro’s parents got here yesterday and brought sticky traps-so sad- and we are up to 16 mice caught in our house! INFESTATION!!! We drown then on the sticky pad to be more humane so they didn’t starve to death. One of them still had head mobility and poked his head outa the water in panic…Tyler had to push the sticky pad lower in the water….really really sad day. Heart breaking… wah wah.