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It took almost all afternoon before Elle finally came up to us and told us that we could take a break for the day. In all, we moved almost a quarter of the plants to new homes. Our backs are aching, we are drenched in sweat and personally, my arms feel like rubber. But, the plants that we moved are much happier in their new homes. Maybe this will mean that they will thrive even more than they have been.

The walk back to the pack house is farther away than I remember. As I make the walk, my feet feel like lead. Maybe the longer jog this morning before lessons was a bad idea. Then again, how was I supposed to know that Elle was going to expect us to do physical labor today as well? Normally training with her is all mental.

If I am feeling this sore then I am sure that Julia is really feeling it. She may have just been training with the kids today but any training on a body that is not used to it is going to be extremely difficult. By tomorrow she might even decide not to