The unit Dad and Harry are staying in is a two storey apartment which is serviced every day. It was in a little better shape than the hotel room which Dad stayed in last time he was in PNG. There are 13 guys on the course and they are the same ones who Dad taught the theory of the airplane to last time he was there - a nice bunch of guys, Dad says. Both Harry and Dad taught on the first day (Monday) - Harry has never seen Dad teach before - and, at the end of the day, Harry told Dad that he was very impressed with his style of teaching this POC (hands-on) course and that he wants Dad to come to Brisbane to demonstrate to other instructors (who teach about different aircraft than Dad does) how he has set up this course. That was such a nice positive comment for Dad to receive from Harry.
I went to tai chi and yoga as usual this week and was very happy to get back to my aquafit classes again this week. I couldn't believe the difference it made being away for those two weeks - I could notice the difference in the difficulty I had doing the workout compared to the last time I did it. I am for sure going to have to find a place to continue to do my aquafit classes when we are away from HB.
On Tuesday, I went to the HB pound to do an orientation of the place. I want to be able to go there and play with the cats since the pet rescue place has closed down and I can no longer have cats stay in our home, for now. The lady at the pound said that if I was to volunteer for a while, they might consider allowing me to take a cat home for a bit. I have to do a take-home test about workplace health and safety and return that to the woman at the pound and then I can start volunteering there. I will be volunteering with the cats - playing with them and giving them lots of hugs and cuddles. :-)
After the orientation, I headed off to have my 'standing appointment' with Helen - the woman who does my facials. I love this part of my week! :-)
Robyn and I took our friend, Denise, out for lunch this week to celebrate her birthday. Our other friend, Jan, had suggested we go to a new cafe at the back of a housewares store called 'Open House' so we decided to try it out. We had a lovely time chatting with Denise, and the food (and iced chocolates) were sooooooo delicious - I am going to take Dad there when he gets back from PNG.
I spent a lot of time with Robyn this week organizing things for our Homemaking activity which was yesterday. We had to do a fair bit of shopping as the activity included a luncheon. The theme of the activity was 'When life hands you lemons, make lemonade'. The Relief Society presidency and secretary and myself were making the food for the luncheon. Robyn and I were in charge of making the dessert (lemon mousse) and the treat which was to be taken home (lemon bar). Jan made the lemon chicken and Daphnie made the rice. Robyn, Jan, Jan's visiting sister, Karen, and I went to the chapel on Friday to set things up for the Homemaking activity. Jan has a lot of decorating skill and she and her sister made the tables look beautiful. Robyn also found a cute way (from Pinterest) to make table decorations (hollowed out lemons with ferns in them) to add to the middle of the tables.
The program of the activity included three talks by women who had had 'lemons' handed to them in their lives and how they made lemonade from their experiences. The first one, I read from an article I had found on the net about a woman who had suffered from depression and how she had dealt with it in a positive way. The second was given by Jan and was about her physically disabled daughter and how she (the daughter) had dealt with her disability. The third was a video of our former Relief Society president (who has moved to Adelaide) telling us how she had dealt with her son having autism (this was about 20 or so years ago when there wasn't as much known about autism as it is today). We were all touched by the strength of these three women and hopefully were encouraged to do the same when handed lemons in their lives.
The food at the luncheon was enjoyed by all the sisters as was the time to chat and get to know each better. I sat with two older ladies, Audrey and Jeanne, and enjoyed their company. I was disappointed that we only had 13 sisters in attendance (especially because of all the effort put into preparing for it), but, like Robyn said to me, as long as those in attendance enjoyed themselves, that is what counts. The sisters each received a lemon bar to take home (in a bowl with a tag on it which read 'When life hands you lemons, eat a lemon bar' - which Dad made in PNG and sent to me via email and I printed out - isn't technology amazing!). We have been having these activities for six months now and the sisters who have attended them have really enjoyed themselves at each one.
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