Epic and painful day

Insect count: only dead ones I saw around the school! Yay?

T5B: 1) My Deaf kids were SO great (as usual). 2) My elementary kids didn't want me to leave :,). 3) I was able to find a drugstore near my house and get some things. 4) I stopped by the bank on the way home (doesn't sound like much but considering I needed money for tomorrow and it felt like I was dying - HUGE accomplishment!) 5) I finished my power point before the lesson in which I needed it.

basal temp: finally a repeat: 36.48

Today started out a little frustratingly. I awoke to rain (YAY!) at around 4 am. And then an hour later I was still awake. What the heck body!? I fell asleep a half hour before my alarm went off (round 5:50 am). *sigh* The problem? Cramps. I was in so much pain I couldn't sleep. I took some tylenol. Ya, that didn't help this time. :/ I couldn't even THINK about doing my combination scripture reading and stretching this morning. Plus the fact that I shuffle around like an elderly person because of the pain... I ended up doing my religious studyings on the bus. I'm ok with that - but I was in AGONY on the bus. It took me FOREVER to read. I kept having to reread and I remember the gist of what I read but that's about it. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. So yes, I got ready, and took the bus. Because of my non ability to think I took the long way to the bus station :/ but I still made it with a minute to spare, thank goodness. I already told you about the bus ride. The hike up to the school was slow torture but I eventually made it! And ironically though my basal temp has been lower, I've been overheating all day. (It was way more humid today too because of the rain... but still...)

I taught a lesson on pronouns (subject, object, and possessive) to my hs kids and then we played thimbleful. Huge success IMO! :D One boy wouldn't participate in any of class, but that's ok. I'm glad he wasn't throwing desks. :D Then after that class I went back to my desk and essentially sat in nausea and intense pain trying to gather my thoughts. Finally I remembered the powerpoint I needed to make and got on that. I didn't finish it before my next class, but the next class was elem and I needed it for jhs. So off I went to teach my elem kids. One girl was absent :/ but the lesson went super well. I brought fruit snacks (since this is the third lesson on "What's this?") and had them taste test and tell me what they were. Bonus: the fruit snacks were from the US. :) They loved it. We did some other things as well. We were playing a towel game when it came time for me to leave. I-c ran over and changed their schedule board to put English next again. SUCCESS! (They say your goal in elem school is to make sure they have fun/love English. Mission accomplished!) But seriously, it really touched me. :) After that I went back to my desk and finished that power point. (By the way Kawai-s was gone for her grandfather's funeral. :() After I finished that I went to finish my worksheets for Monday and found out I brought the wrong material home from MM. Awesome. Argh! That means I have to JET to make it Monday morning as I need it for my first period. Eep. :/ I felt like crying (my period helped me feel like that), but what can I do? So I pushed it out of my mind. Soon it was time for me to teach again anyway.

The jhs class went really well. I taught them about ordering food. It was really fun. Unfortunately we didn't get to thimbleful. :/ That's ok.

I supposedly had some time before my bus but I didn't. I just was in so much pain I zoned out while trying to distract myself. I almost missed my bus! But I didn't, so yay. After I got off the bus, I went to the bank (since I need money for tomorrow and I need to buy another bus card soon). That was a huge accomplishment and right across from the bank there was a drugstore. I wanted some vitamins and contact solution so off I went. The lady was SUPER helpful. :) I used my translator because I just didn't know how to say certain things. But, success! Well, they didn't have one thing for which I was searching, but everything else was there! :D I stopped at the bakery on the way home and got what I THOUGHT was a fresh ham and cheese sammich. Ya no, that was mayo. Dang you Japan! I guess they don't do ham and cheese. :( That's the second time they've gotten me with that trick. Shame on me. (But also shame on them!) When I got home I ate that roll (after I scraped out all the mayo) and another roll I bought. It's made me feel even MORE nauseous. :( *sigh* Oh well. I don't have anymore stomach medicine and can only do my best. :/ Right now I have to keep repositioning every few minutes. You know, I've had cramps everyday for almost a month and these are even worse than what I had before. I was in a pain but this is excruciating. :,c I wish there was some sort of answer. I hope the doctor has one. I'm afraid he'll be like, "Well you're on par for endometriosis." No duh! HELP ME. PLEASE. :c In any case, I don't know why my uterus is so mad at me but I wish it would stop. :/ I'm pretty sure I don't deserve THIS level of rage. Especially since this is my second period this month. Come on life!

I've typed this up now. I will watch some Darker Than Black and then get some sleep for tomorrow. Since I have to work I am hoping against hope that my cramps have or will let up. Oh - I also did laundry. :) Have a happy Friday! XOXO, A

the forecast - looking good! (although Sunday has already gone up to 29, dang it!) - oh it starts with Saturday (土曜日)

hehe You You Bon Bon - I think it's a gambling hall but the name makes me laugh

a salad M made - it was SO good

vitamins and iodine (and my leg)