Tomorrow is the big day. It is Patty's birthday, she will be 27. She has not been a big fan of birthdays since I have known her...I am not too sure why, but hopefully tomorrow she will enjoy the special day. We are planning on going out for a boat ride on Hong Shan Hu (Lake). The weather has been very beautiful here lately, so we have been out for many walks and today we made it out to play some frisbee (fei pan). This sport is something people here are very interested in, so it often brings great interest. Many of our students came out to play; they skipped out of their PE classes to play. It is a physical activity, I guess. This is a normal occurrence, many students will skip PE class, because they only have to test out of each physical activity.

This week was a good one. There were lots of fun little events. We received a package of goodies from my mother (some candy, peanut butter (we cannot get it here, but two hours away), birthday and anniversary cards, and other fun foods that remind us of home. It is always a happy event to receive things from home. We are hoping to send more things in the mail throughout the semester. We also had English Corner, which was centered around Festivals, so we had a chance to share on Easter and Christmas and hear students share on them as well. We are planning a American sports Open House for this week, so I am excited to teach them Ultimate Frisbee, we have some baseballs and softballs and gloves, a football, and a hope that the weather will cooperate on Sunday night. Spring is a beautiful time around Anshun. Some of our friends from Guiyang will come this weekend to check out the yellow canola blooming in the fields and the beautiful scenery. We are very excited. I will update how the weekend and the big birthday celebration goes. We wish you warm weather in your areas and that your days and nights are blessed in great ways.