The daily grind

I've been in my new job for 3 weeks now, although I've barely begun to perform any of the tasks in my job description. Just when I am relieved to have unpacked what appears to be the last box, my supervisor the nun asks if I can please drive pick her up at the convent on my way back from lunch so that we can bring more boxes. I have learned that we still have approximately 15 boxes in her garage. Happily, we have unpacked most of the uber-important office-things and we finally have internet, so we are getting ready to jump into some sort of routine.

Last week I went to an Italian potluck at a friend's house and tried my hand at making tiramisu, one of my all time favorite desserts (hard liquor, coffee, and cookies...really, how can you go wrong?). I told Sister that I was going to try to make it, and she had the idea that we could have tiramisu at our open house--and I could make it. In all of the business of unpacking and settling in, I hadn't heard much about the tiramisu and hoped that perhaps she had forgotten...that is until one of the other Sisters expressed her excitement about the tiramisu that I would be making for them.

Speaking of things that are not in my job description, I was volunteered to teach computers 2 days a week. In college I was the resident techie of my household of 4 girls. The only reason that I was credited with having any computer knowledge was that the internet modem and router stayed in my bedroom, and my dad (who actually knows what he's doing) was only a phone call away. Needless to say, I don't actually know much about computers, although I am able to perform most of the tasks that 5th graders would probably need to be doing. However, I am not sure the objective of this "class," nor do I know what age the kids will be (I was told that I can have whatever ages I want). Additionally, instead of operating Windows, these computers run Linux, which I have very little knowledge of--and half of them are set to Spanish. I was supposed to have already begun my classes, but fortunately they were postponed when the person in charge realized that the computers do not have any programs installed. Safe for another week!