We've had another good week and a great weekend - this is becoming a habit - and one that we can definitely live with! :-)
Things went very well this week at school - the kids aren't perfect by any means, but they do seem to be working better and listening better and so I am feeling better about teaching here. Who knows what next year will bring, but I wouldn't mind trying to do Prep again. There is a possibility of a new position next year as there are a lot of Prep students enrolled already - but, it would depend a lot on how many leave the area, etc. Some of these decisions are made on 'Day 8' of the new school year - that's when I was offered the job last year at Kawungan to teach grade two. So, we'll see what happens - if I get an offer of a job, that would be good - if I don't get an offer, that would be okay, too.
Dad had a good week - nothing out of the ordinary - house stuff, church stuff, Meals on Wheels, SES. The guy who does the termite inspection came this week and gave Dad some more suggestions of what to do to make sure that termites are not attracted to the house. For instance, there was some moisture in the insulation in the attic and so Dad had to take out the moldy insulation and put in some new insulation. The inspector also suggested that Dad buy some dirt to fill in some low spots in the lawn caused by the settling of the lawn. These spots are close to the house and might collect water when it rains which might attract termites. This guy has been twice to our house so far and has given Dad some amazing tips!
On Saturday, Dad suggested we go to the beach - we haven't been there in ages - so, we headed out at about 10am with our beach chairs and our camp stools and our books. We sat under a tree on the beach - beautiful day it was, too - sun shining, nice breeze blowing, 29C - and read our books for about an hour. We then decided to go for a dip - only, it was a bit too cold for me at that point - Dad got in all the way, though. We then went back and read for another hour or so. During this time, I realized that my legs were looking a bit red and were stinging a bit - so, I quickly put on some sunscreen (Dad did, too), but it was too late. By the time we got home, our legs from our knees to our ankles were sunburnt and they were stinging a lot - we put some aloe gel on them to help cool the burn down - we ended up putting it on a number of times between Saturday and today. We did enjoy a nice swim just before we went home from the beach, though - the water was a lovely temperature by then and we spent more time than we were planning to enjoying the ocean.
That evening, our friends Robyn and Geoff came over for dinner. Our friends, Trudy and Peter were supposed to come as well, but Trudy has been unwell for the past two weeks and wasn't up to coming over. We had a really nice dinner with Robyn and Geoff and then spent some time after eating just chatting. We were going to play some cribbage with them, but by the time I suggested it, Geoff was tired and so they headed off home.
Dad gave a talk in church today - the theme was about the atonement and Dad's talk was about how knowledge of the atonement helps us in our daily lives. He focused on the need for us to live our lives every day committed to Christ (by following in His way - trying to be more like Him), by repenting and by living the gospel. As usual, Dad did a great job (his talk was 20 minutes long as he was the final speaker) and one guy even asked for a copy of Dad's talk.
We spent the rest of the day relaxing and it was lovely - after lunch, we sat outside enjoying the fresh air and the warm temperature and read our books. We made sure to sit in our chaise loungers underneath the roof which goes over the patio - totally in the shade. :-) What a great way to spend our day of rest. :-)
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