Flexibility

I have had my lesson for Sunday night planned for several days, so I was more than ready to talk to the kids about a very important topic: Choices. Of course, we all have several choices to make daily, but I feel like teenagers have a more difficult time making good decisions than adults do. For this reason, I was eager to present my lesson. Well, things can change at a moment's notice, and for whatever reason, I only had three teens show up. Even after I had invited two more kids earlier in the day. I typically plan my lessons and activities for several students, so not having kids there really puts me back. But, I try to be flexible in every situation I get myself into because if I only have one plan and it fails, then I feel like the end of the world is upon me. So, I saved my lesson and the girls and I looked through designs for t-shirt ideas. We are in dire need of new t-shirts. Well, perhaps we don't "need" them, but it's been five years since we've made some. I brought it to the Board at the meeting last night, and everyone approved it. So, this morning I skipped by Champion Trophies and Ts and placed my order. She said that they may be done by Friday, which would be awesome because we can all wear them to the Shrine Circus that day! I honestly didn't think they would be done so soon, but it looks like they might be. Good deal. Anyway, we also took some stuff outside to play with. I used it as a "hang-out day". We drew with chalk on the pavillion concrete, some of the girls played with a hula hoop, and we just talked and had a good time. Hopefully this Wednesday will bring more kiddos to NCC. I know it's still the beginning of summer and sports are starting and people are still settling into the "boringness" that is to come (kids always look forward to summer, then complain after two weeks that there's nothing to do), so I have high hopes that they'll be back.