Dog Days Are Over

With our new teaching schedule and the arrival of Lily and Sophie, I have become increasingly busy over the past week. Here's a day in the life from last Thursday:

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Wake up. Prepare food for Lily and Sophie, let them out, and feed them.

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Get ready for school and pack my bag.

9:15 AM -10:30 AM 

Head to the Piazza to have a chicken slaughtered for Lily and Sophie and stop by the Dashen Bank ATM. Go to the Merkato to pick up fresh produce in addition to a vegetable peeler, plastic bowls, and a strainer.

10:30 AM -10:45 AM

Let Lily and Sophie out and feed them lunch. Grab a banana and Luna bar to eat on the way to school.

11:03 AM - 11:45 AM

Teach morning shift 5^th period English class.

11:45 AM -12:27 PM

Teach morning shift 6^th period English class.

12:27 PM - 12:42 PM

Break. Review lesson plans in the teacher’s lounge.

12:42 PM - 1:24 PM 

Teach afternoon shift 1^st period English class.

1:24 PM - 2:06 PM 

Break.  Review lesson plans in the teacher’s lounge and read Wuthering Heights.

2:06 PM - 2:48 PM 

Teach afternoon shift 3^rd period English class.

2:48 PM - 3:30 PM

Head back to the Piazza to pick up the chicken, purchase bananas and oranges at our favorite stand across from Fasiledes Castle, and buy oatmeal, olive oil, and vinegar at a local supermarket.

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Let Lily and Sophie out, feed and play with them, and let them out again.  Give the maid the dirty sheets from their room and have her mop their room while they’re playing outside.

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM 

Eat dinner in the Piazza.

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM 

Let Lily and Sophie out, feed them, and boil and mash carrots and eggs for the next day. Let them out one last time.  Put the puppies to sleep.

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Shower, check emails, and read Wuthering Heights.