Cankles / BeBeep the Road Runner(s)

My foot is much better. I haven't used crutches for two days now. On Tuesday when I went back to school, they were all teasing me about the silly things. I put my foot up on my desk during my break to keep it elevated so the swelling would go down. One girl said, "You have cankles!" when she saw my ankle. Naturally, we all wanted to know what that was, so she explained. When she was expecting her daughter, she retained an awful lot of water. Her ankles became so swollen that they were almost as thick as her calves - hence "cankles" (ca(lf)ankles).
We moved to another classroom, as our classes have split after the first 5-week segment. Just 16 weeks left till graduation, and so much we still have to learn! Our new classroom is really nice and roomy. We have big desks, with enough room for our computers, transcription machines, books, and working room. There are only seven women in the legal secretary program, so we almost rattle around in our "office." Our teacher, Lola, wants us to get a feel for what working in an office will be like, so we treat our classmates as colleagues and Lola as our boss. On the door is a sign with the name of our firm, Hill, Conners & Carleton. We will be taught how to do standard office work, such as filing and answering the phone, as well as a host of other things that I am afraid I can't remember off the top of my head. It's a little overwhelming at the moment, but I'm sure we'll all catch on. This afternoon we started with our transcription machines, typing sample letters. I'm not very fast - have to practice the typing a bit more.

Last night Alison and I went to a Road Runners game in Edmonton at Rexall Place. A client at Alison's shop couldn't go, but has season tickets, so he gave them to her. For the unenlightened, the Road Runners are a hockey team in the Alberta Hockey League. Because the NHL hasn't played this season, AHL hockey has become much more important in a way, sort of the replacement, but less money-centered. It was the first professional game I have ever seen, so I was really excited. Rexall Place is a huge stadium, and last night it was full of thousands of people making lots of noise. The game was fascinating to watch, as I've really only ever seen the kids of our church play before, and heard the play-by-plays on the radio. The Road Runners were playing the Chicago Wolves, and they beat them 4-1. Altogether, it was a very fun and satisfying evening.