Christmas in May??

Here’s what we’ve been up to today: opening presents! Ha ha, not really all day, but wow, we have been spoiled. We collected the huge suitcase and two togbags from the docks this morning and didn’t have to pay any import customs whatsoever. The mandolin also came through yesterday with no charge. We were a bit concerned about the duties we would be paying, so were relieved to get everything cleared.

After opening everything, and leaving the lounge in a shambles (and the kitchen, and the stairs, and bedrooms, and the spare rooms), we set off to town on foot. We took a slow walk up the hill again (by this time the sun was really hot and mom and Aaron were wilting, but only one of them fell over and hurt a knee), had lunch, and then I took dad out again to sort something else out, and to get his drivers’ license endorsed for driving on the island. He got himself an international license before coming here which was unfortunate, because all he needed to do was go to the police station here, and his SA license is valid for three months! Shame, he also spent a lot of money on their travel insurance policy, but because he paid for the trip on his credit card, travel insurance was automatically included for free. What a bummer.

The ship brought mail today, and at long last the homeschooling curriculum has arrived. Wowee!! There are 29 books, fantastic quality, mostly hardcover, and some workbooks too. We will get started when I’ve gone through a bit of the schedule and familiarize myself with what’s going on. I’m so excited about it though, because it will feel like homeschooling is a bit more official now and I won’t be muddling along wondering if I’m doing enough for or with them. Included in the box was a little gift for the mom, which was a silver pendant bearing the Sonlight logo, and a silver chain. I’m very impressed so far!

Spent some of the afternoon building new Lego with (read for) Caleb, which I had loads of fun doing! Got through some vegetables tonight - had carrots and courgettes with left-over lasagna. The kitchen was stinking today, and after emptying the bin and carefully checking the fridge, we found the source to be a cabbage which hadn’t made its way into the fridge because the fridge was too full…and it had started rotting already. I didn’t know cabbages like to be refrigerated!