Wow, the time is going so fast these days - I can't believe we will be back there in two weeks. School is going really well - the children are loving the Christmas activities we have been doing - we will do them for this coming week as well - the last week will probably be mostly playing and watching videos (along with catching up on things they might not have finished). The teachers still don't know what they are going to be teaching next year - and the contract teachers have no clue where they are going to be (like me). Pam, the other Prep teacher, was offered a permanent teaching position up north, but she turned it down, so she is hoping that she will be teaching Prep next year at this school even though it will be a contract position, but even that isn't for sure as yet, which is frustrating her like crazy. There have been a lot of children who have registered for Prep next year, so there might even be four Preps or a Prep/Grade One split next year.
Dad's week was pretty normal - worked in the FHC, did Meals on Wheels, and SES (filled sandbags all evening). We have been going out almost every day and walking or bike riding - and it feels really good when we do. It's been quite hot here (humid, too - yuck), so we've been trying to go later in the evening. We either walk or bike ride down just past the private school around the corner and down the road from our house or we walk around the neighbourhood (there's a street next to us that has quite a slope to it so we get a good workout going on that street - it's a crescent - and sometimes we go around it three or four times). I have been doing well in my 'summer slimmers' group at school - I am coming in 2nd (grrr) and have lost 6kgs so far. Dad and I have been eating well, along with the exercising so that's really helped. I am hoping to keep going with the healthy eating and exercising while we are staying at Jennifer's.
Dad and I were invited out to some friends' for dinner on Saturday night - Dan and Lynne invited Dad and me and our friends, Robyn and Geoff. Dan and Lynne live by a river about half an hour from here so they have a great view from their home. It was so nice to have time to chat with everyone in a relaxed setting. We had a very simple dinner (roast chicken, ham, salads) and I brought a frozen cheesecake for dessert (no, Dad and I didn't have any). The best part of these get togethers, though, is just getting to know people better. Dan and Lynne are about the same age as Geoff and Robyn (about 13 - 15 years older than us), but we all get along really well and we had a really nice time just chatting around the table. We have been invited to a dinner at the Bishop's house this coming Saturday where we will have another chance to get to know some other members of our ward - we are looking forward to having people over to our house more often when we get back from Canada.
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