Bullseye success at last

Caleb showed a big improvement on his reading and dipthongs today. He remembered ar and sh, and all the others I taught him yesterday. He can read words like “church” and “thirsty” now. First thing this morning I had to go to the schoolroom to take down all the paintings and HBC posters that we had put up. The schoolroom is going to be reroofed, starting on Friday, and since it’s an asbestos roof at the moment, everything has to come out because of the poisonous spores. Did an exciting science experiment with the boys after that, which involved vinegar, bicarb, dishwashing liquid and a volcano! After lunch Nick went into the schoolroom to take down the really big picture, the top of which I can’t reach, and then he also cleared out one of the little back storerooms, and found all kinds of interesting stuff, like more computer paper, and boxes of linoleum tiles, and 10 lunch box/juice bottle sets (the boys quickly acquisitioned one each, to their glee), and a dismantled jungle gym, which has been reassembled in our back yard. Nick and the boys went for a swim, and the plan was for me to walk down to the pool after I finished all the washing up and cleaning of the kitchen after preparing supper (see next paragraph…flies are a real problem), but by the time I got there, it was feeling a bit cold (the sun had gone from the pool) and Aaron was already out, and Nick and Caleb were about done, so I didn’t bother.

I took bullseye # 3 out the freezer this afternoon, and then found a recipe for “American Fish Pie”. Actually it was a great success – the cooked flaked fish gets mixed with white sauce and put into a casserole dish. Then hardboiled eggs are sliced and layered over that, and then a tomato sliced and layered over, followed by mashed potato and grated cheese, and then baked - drop me a line or comment if you want the recipe! It was delicious and the boys even loved it. Aaron finished before Caleb, which says a lot. The boys really enjoy fish, and they stood around like little vultures while I was flaking it, waiting for a nibble.

After supper we took our pudding to the top of Ladder Hill (we drove around, didn’t climb up Jacob’s Ladder) and watched the sun set over the sea. Not as spectacular as South African sunsets, but lovely all the same. It’s unusual to watch it setting over the sea. If we got up early enough and drove a little way, we’d see it rising over the sea too.