We have spent almost all weekend indoors. The weather has been pretty ordinary. Still I’m glad I wasn’t camping!
 I have completed about a quarter of the things I’d hoped to do. I didn’t manage much more than a glance at my students work, let alone correct it all. I have almost completed the first weeks tasks […]

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I didn’t realise it was a long weekend until Monday. It’s an unexpected bonus. It also indicates to me how well I’m travelling. The last few years I have longed in advance for each upcoming break from school, but this mini-break is a treat.
We have the kids this weekend. I’m excited. I love the change […]

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My year has began well. I have rearranged my furniture and cleaned the house. It feels more spacious. I have removed some clutter. There is always more to let go of. I noticed yesterday how I just move things that have no value to other places. I want to rid myself of it. I really love […]

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It’s hard to believe it’s less than a week since Asha’s 21st. What a packed week I’ve had! It’s all been lovely and I have seen most of the people I love this week. I miss Kate and Tom today, but had Tom here this time last week for the weekend, which almost makes up […]

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Today we had our breakup for school. We had breakfast together, a liturgy and then a lunch. At last! This school year is over. My office is empty at the junior campus. I think I’ve got everything completed there.
So this first day of the six weeks ahead is mine at last. When I got home […]

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Friday I had a bit of a meltdown and felt overwhelmed with what seemed like too many different emotions to even be able to say what was wrong. I went home. Darin listened patiently as I spewed out all the major and minor upsets I was feeling and to be honest some of them were […]

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I dipped in the sea yesterday. We went to Inverloch with the kids. The water was cold, but I couldn’t resist. The carpark at the surf beach was full so we went to the beach near the town. The girls swam with me. Dad and son dug a big hole and buried himself.
Then we headed for […]

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Mosquitos have invaded my world. They are everywhere. Today was muggy and hot and amongst all the activity of that last day before the four day break, there were many minor irritations.
Tonight when I finished work, we went for a swim. It was divine. A hot muggy day meant the enlivening thing to do was to be […]

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Yesterday we took the kids fishing. Darin’s son brought his rod for the weekend and was keen. I had asked a couple of the boys at school about the local fishing spots, but I wasn’t clear about where they meant so we headed for Sale. Getting bait was the beginning of the adventure. We went […]

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Asha and I went to gold class to watch ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ this week. I missed Tom. I have such great Harry Potter memories with my kids. The most amusing was when we lived at our old house and the kids climbed up on the garage roof, with a chair each […]

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