Whew!!!

We made it! Oh yeah, we cruised through day number one. OK, maybe the word cruise is a little bit over the top, but still, we came through in one piece. Ray and I had the schedule all planned out. This was going to be our orientation day. No actual schoolwork would be done, it more of a demo day. We had everything timed out perfectly. It was going to be a full day. RIIIIGGGHHT!!!

About 9:05 AM, Ray leans over to me and whispers "I'm thinking we don't have enough stuff to get us through the day." Being the eternal optimist I whispered back, "Ah, man, we're going to be OK. If this stuff runs out we'll think of something."

(okay, you teachers that are reading this can stop your chortling)

By noon, we had exhausted all of our elaborate plans for the day. Ray's blood pressure was rising and I was experiencing brain freeze. We had done orientation, a journaling exercise, a team-building activity, an icebreaker or two (not to mention a couple of breaks in between) and we were flat out of ideas.

So Roseanne, our organized, only-one-who-has-it-together assistant suggested after lunch that we actually do a class. Imagine that, actually have class! Ray and I, having our creative ducts dried up, jumped at the idea. The only problem was that some of the technology associated with the video classes was messed up.

Ray and I were scurrying around like little water beetles, trying feverishly to troubleshoot the various problems. Fortunately, Rose stayed calm, cool, and collected and got us through the whole ordeal.

Finally, class began, smooth as silk. Everything went well from that time forward and we made it. Tomorrow, yeah, tomorrow will be much easier. I hope...