The week started out at 70 degree weather. Then, it jumped to 30 degree weather with snow, slush and rain. Then the next day it was back to 60 degrees.
Monday evening, we flew our kite at Rock Canyon park. The wind was just right as the evening wore on and we got in lots of stunts. We even had a a group of kids that just wanted to watch us fly a kite. So we put on a show for them.
We tried to pick up some new jeans for Rebecca on Tuesday, but no luck there. All her jeans have been dying all at once, so we need to replace the old ones with something new. I went with my class to see the documentary New York Doll. It was very well done and I highly recommend it to people.
Wednesday we helped Gallery OneTen some more with their website. Thursday it snowed heavily. Rebecca had mutual and the girls came over to make cookies for a service project. The good thing is that despite all the cookies and frosting around, Rebecca and I stuck to our guns and didn't try any of it: we're still on our sweets fast. The bad thing is that at the end of the day most of the girls wanted to "give service to their family" and just take the cookies home and eat them. I think they got too attached to the cookies and instead of wanting to share them with others, wanted to keep them for themselves. So, I guess they missed the point of service. Anyone have any ideas how to teach REAL service?
I've been spending a lot of time editing video footage that I filmed some time ago about Mckell Brockbank. So I've been thinking a lot about him and about how to present good documentary materials. Or rather, I've been thinking about researching movies. Friday night, Rebecca and I went to the Library and reserved a room where we could watch some of their films they wouldn't let us check out. We watched a documentary on paperboys (entitled 'Paperboys') and another on the artist Bill Viola. Paperboys was a real highlight. Because I grew up being a paperboy, I was intrigued by this portrayal of them. The film was really well put together and was an interesting look at small town life and the good things that come with responsibility.
We tried to fly kites with Karl and Angela Saturday evening, but the wind died down too fast up in the canyon. It was sad because, when we came back into the valley, all the flags were waving...but we just couldn't get our kites high enough. Best of luck next week. Congratulations to Melissa and Russell and gang for their new baby.
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