Odd Friday and unusual Saturday

Yesterday was a bit of a strange day…we finished school at 1 pm! We also started off a little unusually, by watching a video of St Helena which Wilson has either lent or given us, I’m not sure which. It’s quite an old one, so some things have changed, but it was very interesting to watch. This happened straight after breakfast as Nick happened to put it on so we all watched. Then I helped Caleb build some Lego, and only then got to my bath. We still started school on time though. The first part of school was normal, with actually less work to get through as it was a Friday – there seems to be less stuff scheduled. I got the boys to finish off a Maths worksheet before tenzees, and Aaron actually beat Caleb!!! I was thrilled that he managed to work so quickly, and fairly neatly too. During our post-tenzees school session, we had three interruptions, although pleasant ones – firstly, we were blessed with a big amount of groceries from one of our generous and caring church ladies, then our salary was delivered, which meant making a cup of coffee for the bearer and having a social visit before I had to politely throw him out so we could continue with school, and finally a lady to collect some dishes left here from our arrival lunch. The boys were hanging around during this time waiting for school to continue so it could get finished – it felt so wrong to finish so late!

This morning Caleb wanted a ring made, as he found an old metal spring which he was wearing on his finger, but wanted it decorated. So out came the wooden beads again, and some invisible thread, and the thing was done. Then Aaron came in, and of course also wanted one, so I threaded up a little elasticated one for him. Good News Club was quite fine, with a teaching on Mary and Martha. After the club, Keisha, one of the girls, came home with me while Nick took the boys swimming again. Keisha usually has to wait for some time while Enid goes to town for a bit of shopping, and then she gives her a lift home, picking her up from the schoolroom on the way up. It was fun to have Keisha here as she’s a keen crafter, so enjoys spending time in my room.

During the late afternoon we had tea at Plantation House, as well as a tour of the rambling, old mansion. It was a super afternoon of good Christian fellowship.