G'day for Monday.
Sharon/WO, that special time with easy child must have been so therapeutic for you all. Respite is so important!
We had a quieter day today. difficult child 3 actually started, and finished, English worksheets. It's next year's work but I wanted him to have a go before this school year ends so we can get a little ahead. There's absolutly no point him doing any more work from this year's allotment.
We're going in to school tomorrow for another special presentation from the principal, but I won't hand in those completed sheets - technically, he hasn't got a teacher yet for English for next year. What he was doing was from the general starter pack, by the time the students complete the starter packs they will have their subject teacher assignments and any individual fine-tuning of the student's work has happened.
Today was cool and overcast, we even had a few drops of rain. I heard the lorikeets getting wildly excited, that was the first (and main) sign that there was a little rain. Meanwhile I completed the desktop work I've been doing for the upcoming village carols but when I went out to take copies around, nobody was home.
I did drop in on difficult child 3's godmother - her next door neighbour is dying, not expected to make it to Christmas and he is leaving three young daughters for whom he has been the main caregiver. His wife is a business executive who has been the breadwinner and now has to cope with a huge emotional burden. difficult child 3's godmother is there all the time, the little girls troop in to her house and watch cartoons with her or read books. In between they are drawing pictures for daddy and giving him hugs. I went back home and baked a loaf of bread this afternoon for the family, godmother is taking it in to them tonight. It really helps put everything in perspective. I am very thankful this lovely man is able to be at home, not in pain and well looked after by the doctor. He's on a drip because it's the only way to keep his fluids up. Hopefully he won't need to go into hospital to die. He probably is too weak to make the trip anyway. The village support system is kicking in, thankfully. The bread isn't for him, he can't eat any more because his GI tract is completely occluded by cancer. It's for his little girls, who eat a lot of bread and I think could do with a treat.
Tomorrow I am also dropping off some cooking gear to easy child 2/difficult child 2, she and her friend are having a baking session to make cookies etc for gifts for people. difficult child 3 & I should be finished at school by 2 pm, we'll head back to easy child 2/difficult child 2's friend's place and work there until it's time for difficult child 3's drama class (the last one for the year). Hopefully I'll be able to organise a cooking session at our place, where all my materials and utensils are available. I don't like moving around too much.
It's going to be hotter tomorrow, then on Wedneday & Thursday the weather will be REALLY hot, I'd rather not overheat my kitchen then. I do want to teach these girls a lot about how to put together a home-made hamper. Some jams would be good. Again - I need to be at home.
After tomorrow, I don't need to go out anywhere unless I choose to. For example, to finish off shopping. Maybe by Friday I'll go out to do my shopping. It's getting mad at the mall anyway, not the best place to be.
Enjoy your Monday, everyone.
Marg
