Good weekend

This past weekend was busy but fun. Saturday D and I went to a staff retreat dinner with the cadet group. Yesterday I went snowmobiling with J. Our trip started off a little rough as we had to return to the truck within five minutes for repairs. J pretty much melted down in a fit of anger while I calmly made my repair and attempted to guide him through his. Within an hour he had calmed down and we had both sleds repaired and ready to go. The rest of the day was fabulous. My sled is incredibly fast and I am really enjoying driving it. At this point I have only $700 into it including the purchase price and I am hopeful that the maintenance costs will remain low.

Friday I spent some time at the adolescent home and I am now part of the staff (albeit unpaid). Soon I will be able to be alone with the kids and take them off site. Friday night I had a situation where I was playing basketball with the boys and one of the boys walked off the court as I was warning him about pushing. I approached him and he said he was not pushing and said I had no right to tell him to stop. He had only been at the home for four days and I am sure he was pretty traumatized at that point. However, I feel that I need to stay true to myself in my belief that I need to teach kids the right way to do things including playing basketball. I will make sure to try and talk with him next time I see him.