I am writing 'cos I feel I should, not because I have lots to report - we'll see how it goes.
I had a late birthday card this week. Marion a friend of mine who I met when we worked together in Dover has retired to Spain and sent me a letter (aren't letters quaint, I hardly ever get one). She reported that she reads blog occasionally and enjoys it, which reinforces that more people read blog than comment. I wonder what it is that makes pressing the 'comment' button then typing so hard. I read Carol's blog for months before I plucked up the courage to do so. Then I regretted not doing it much sooner!!
Hope you had a good birthday Bridget. Did Stan remember/know? Were you spoilt? Were you homesick?
Last week I had a teaching week. I ran an Update in Tauranga in the evening and took the second day of a 2 day vaccinator training course. It is very different teaching off your own turf but I enjoyed it. I met the latest member to join our team, we've had a big changeover of staff in short time, and she is lovely. We are now up to full strength and the new girls are finding their feet. With that, and the fact that they have taken nearly 50% of my practices, my workload should soon be lightening. Didn't I say that 2 months ago? We have a 'retreat' over the next few days. 2 days of being spoilt to say Thank you for the hard work of the last few months. During this 2 days I have an appraisal and we have a regional meeting but for the rest of the time we have dinner x 2, a trip to the hot pools, massage etc. Just the sort of thing you'd get in the NHS when you've had a busy run!!! (Actually you wouldn't get it here in the DHB either).
The Mistral is nearly back together. We towed it back last Saturday after the work had been done on the engine and the engine put back in. I am keeping everything crossed that it goes this time.
The weather on Saturday was yuk, rainy and horrible (of course the girls played netball). It was a, tuck up and read a book, afternoon. Which I did after doing some baking and having R+R here for a cup of tea and a chat. They are in Paihia now on holiday (farmers always holiday in the depths of winter when the cows are dry and calving hasn't started). The inconsideration of some people beggers belief though, call themselves friends! They won't be back until after the first test!!!!!!! We were going to watch it live on their big TV, now it'll be an hour later on our portable TV with scratchy reception, but don't feel bad you two, you just enjoy your holiday!!!!!!
Sunday was a complete contrast, once the fog cleared it was a lovely day. The girls actually did an outdoors chore. I had them move all the left over decking that was propped up in front of the barn to the back and stack it. After about 10 minutes they thought they needed a break but I was adamant they were to continue until they finished. God it was painful. The wood was in lengths up to 5m long and they needed to carry them between them. They argued constantly with Alice yelling her complaints at the top of her voice obviously hoping to get Harriette in trouble. Harri was in a particularly beligerant mood and it took all my willpower to stop yelling at them to clear off and I would do it!
We had a parent teacher interview with the famous Mr Flynn. Harriette obviously undergoes a personality change as she enter school grounds as she is apparently a diligent student who always hands her homework in on time, stdys hard and is doing well. We advised him that our perceptions of this one person were poles apart!! Our 'gifted' child, who should have been there for the 1pm interview, could not be found in the school grounds and had apparently taken herself off to the library in Matamata. She seem to think we were psychic and would know where she was as this was not an arrangement we had made. After searching school grounds and checking at Eric's office, where she had not been seen, she was found - in the library.
The Lions are playing Southland as I type. We can't stay up until after midnight to watch it so are listening on the radio. Needless to say, we're winning.
That's it for now. until the weekend when I hope to report on a glorious test victory!!
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