Time sure gets away from you sometimes, eh? Well, it has from me since we have returned home from Brisbane. My second week at school went very well again - the kids are getting used to my way of doing things (a little different from Bronwyn). There were a number of children away this past week, though - there was some kind of bug going around - plus, a few went on vacation early. So, on Friday, I only had 12 children. I couldn't do any teaching, really, so we spent the day mostly doing fun stuff - painting, reading, cleaning up the classroom. :-) I have spent this week planning for the two weeks after the holidays. I went into school today to do some prepping and to get some supplies which I will sort out at home.
On Sunday, we had our first run-through for the Primary Sacrament meeting presentation and it went quite well - I was really pleased. The three children who can read were away, so we had others reading their parts (just to get an idea of the timing) and the other children parroted what the grown-up sitting with them read from the script. I photocopied the presentation and drove around town on Tuesday delivering the scripts to the Primary children. I am just hoping that they all show up for the next two practices.
Monday, my first day of vacation, was spent going to doctor's appointments - my doctor is getting all sorts of tests done since I am a new patient - so I have been to get blood tests, did the mammogram and pap smears, and have to go tomorrow to have an ultrasound of the uterus/ovaries area and also to have a skin check. I haven't had a skin check before, but I am guessing it has something to do with checking moles, etc. as Australians are very susceptible to skin cancer as so many of them spend a lot of time out in the sun. The only thing left to get at the doctor's is a physical - phew, I will be glad when it's all done, at least for another year. It is good to know that the doctor is being very thorough, though.
On Tuesday, Dad got the call he's been waiting for about the job he interviewed for - he was so excited about what the guy, Chris, was saying on the phone, that he kept giving me the 'thumbs up'. :-) It was so great to get some good news re: a job for Dad - he is very excited to start on this new adventure! He will be travelling down to Melbourne at the end of November for three weeks to sit in on a course - it's a course about the A330 airplane - Dad has a license on the A300, A310, and the A320 and some experience with the A330, but hasn't got a license on it. So, Chris wants Dad to sit in on the course (like auditing it) so that he can learn the differences of the A330 (so he can eventually teach the course himself) and also Dad wants to see how the instructor (who's been teaching for this company for nine years) teaches. The company will pay for Dad to fly down and back and also will put him up in the company condo in Melbourne. He is going to ask if I can join him - I hope they say yes - Melbourne is a beautiful city and I would love to spend some time touring it.
Yesterday, I went out for lunch with my friend, Haidi. She and three of her children are going back to the UK for an extended vacation, possibly leading to them staying there (being joined by her husband and two other children who are staying here til the end of the year to complete their high school education). We had a great time chatting with each other and eating a good meal, as well. I'm sad for me that she is leaving, but I am happy for her as she feels that the UK is her home (even though she was raised in South Africa). It sucks making new friends and then having them leave - first Julianne left so that her husband, Clive, could get more work, then Rosalea left to be closer to her granddaughter, and now possibly Haidi. I had so many friends in Canada that there was always someone to hang out with, but of course, it took me years to make that many friends. I am glad that Robyn and Geoff have no plans to move out of HB. :-)
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