Life is unpredictable

Isn't that the truth! We've just gone from 10 days off of school due to the flu. On Monday we returned to school for what would feel like the first day of school again. My kids were surprisingly well behaved. Well, I more so fought with them about getting their heads of their desks and to pay attention. "But Miss I no sleep until 4." I felt their pain.

Well, around lunch time things began to shake up a bit. The principal's assistant Roberto showed up in my room to ask for a child to go home. I asked what was up and he signaled for me to come to him. I had flashbacks from last year of when Mr.Greene came to my room to tell me my student David had to go home because his father died. Thankfully this was not the same news but still it was news. Roberto informed me that the ex-President Mel Zelaya had returned to the country and parents are coming by the masses to get their children. I had 4 kids leave. We finished out the school day unsure of what was to come and the kids were uninformed.

At 3:30pm my principal barged into our planning meeting to announce curfew was starting at 4pm and we all had to go home. As we're all rushing to get out, we had to pile into cars as there were not going to be any buses. Everyone is supposed to be inside. I guess you actually can be arrested for being out. Which makes sense because the purpose is to keep violence down and Mel's supporters at home. So Mel snuck into the country via El Salvador border at a blind spot. Spent all night driving in a car and found refuge in the Brazilian Embassy which of course is neutral grounds. Once he leaves, he'll have to be arrested. Him being arrested will upset the masses; hence the curfew.

So, we don't have school today. 10 days off...one day on...one day off with who knows how many more. So to top it all off, as I arrived home yesterday I hadn't even walked in my door yet when a neighboring teacher yelled "Kristi, Did you hear that the girls were mugged at gun point?" Oh shit. So with the cell phone network being down at the point I was limited on who I could call. I finally located them and after an hour of sweating and making repeated failed phone calls I located the girls and Ben who could get them. Here's the kicker. They had read my email about staying home and chose to go out anyway and just close to their home had their cell phone, a few lempiras, and their house keys stolen. The house keys was the new factor into the situation. So we had to get them to their house to get their things and all 4 came to crash in my apartment. They are doing ok emotionally. We all slept well and I am thankful their is no school for the fact of 5 sharing one bathroom in the am. So....what do I do now?

We're running low on food and water. Supposedly I can go out and buy it but not sure how or if stores are even open. We're under curfew until 6pm tonight! That's 26 hours of not being able to leave home so far! We have no idea from one minute to the next of what could happen.

Being here in Teguc we are in the thick of things. Where Mel is currently is on the other side of town from us thankfully, yet the highway to the south is in our neighborhood and many could be trying to come in to support him.

So, I've got cabin fever to the max! Another day of 'vacation' and I have to stay at home. Blah! I can't say we're excited about not having school. We're so behind as it is already. It's hard.

God is in control. I know he will protect us and stand by us. We have to rely on him.

So I'm home all day doing not much of anything. Give me a call. Send me funny links or new things to check out.

In his grip,
Kristi