I took the kids to the lake last night, though we didn't swim. It was a pleasant evening.

Before ss, I had to go make some copies for the class, so I took John with me, and I told him I had to make some copies, and he said "copies for Jesus!" Ha.

He seemed a little down yesterday, not sure what it was exactly. When I took him to his class, he went in and knocked over some kid's blocks. Argh. I wish I knew how to cure him of that.

Finished reading Lord of the Flies. Quite the novel. I've heard it to compared to Conrad, and for good reason. The descriptions are very vivid. Am enjoying A Bell for Adano. It's especially relevant given the US presence in Iraq. I've seen comments here and there that the US military is well aware of the book, uses it as an example for civil affairs people. It's about an American major who is in charge of a newly liberated Italian town, about how he gets along with the people, etc... (the town lost a bell, a local landmark, to the Germans who took it to melt it down for bullets or cannons, and the major helps them get a new bell)