Yahee! Felix and I had a wonderful sleep last night. No dreams, well none that woke me up anyway.
I had my Quiet Time, did my Bible study and then got my paraphernalia ready to teach at school today. I am looking forward to spending time with the children again, but shoo, I think it is going to be a scorcher of a day!
I feel so bad leaving little Felix all by himself, but I put the radio on for him, so he feels as if he has company of some sort! And I made sure that his food bowl is well stocked and there are at least four bowls of water throughout the home. So, he will be fine.
Yoh! It was a seriously warm day at school – just over 37C – real sweating weather for sure! Sitting outside watching the children playing I turned into a wet rag that looked as if it had been put through a wringer several times!
I am very proud of myself that I conquered my fear of driving in traffic, (I lost all confidence after not driving for years,) and again got to and from school without any mishap. I found it rather irritating trying to avoid the pedestrians who insisted on walking on the pavements, but luckily, I missed them all! Hah!
I feel so honored as I have received a formal invitation to attend the Year 6 Farewell Presentation evening at the Long Flat Primary School. It is the first time I have been invited as it is normally just for parents/carers only. So, I feel so chuffed and loved.
By the time I got back to Mariaan’s from school, there was a hefty storm brewing – we seemed to just have got the sound effects and a few drops of rain only, but I think we could be in for a drenching later by the looks of the weather map. That would be nice for the garden to get a good soaking after this intense heat.
Yep, here comes the rain now - pelting down with a strong wind driving it. Yahee, nice weather for me to snuggle down in to bed later with a good book to read and Felix to keep me company. Poor little guy is hiding somewhere as he is terrified of storms.
Felix decided this hiding on his own was no fun, so he called out to me, and I fetched him, picked him up and brought him to the study where I was working. He hid by my feet under the desk, and he felt secure and safe there. Felix is a rescue cat so one never knows what trauma he has experienced in his life that may have caused his fear.
Tonight, I think I will take things easy and tomorrow I will write out my talk for the children on Sunday, and do the ironing and wash whatever needs to be washed before Mariaan and Tinus arrive back home.
I have so enjoyed my time here that the time has gone quickly, and I am so happy to have got a lot done too. Things like sorting out articles, et cetera on my laptop, emails, Pinterest articles and to add or delete and so on. I have almost finished the main section of my baby shawl too! Stuff I want to do but never get around to doing.
I bought all the veggies today to make a thick homemade vegetable soup and will set one serving aside for Tinus to add cooked chicken (which I will shred for him) to his soup too, as Mariaan is a vegetarian.
Yikes! Come early the storm was raging above us and the noise was pretty loud – like all the angels in heaven were having a drumming practice! and then suddenly – tjoef! Off when the electricity. Poor Felix, he was my shaking, shivering shadow. But I heard this weird sound, so I went to check it out and there coming down the passage towards me was Mariaan’s Orimba floor cleaning robot machine! What or how it was set off I have not idea, maybe the thunder or lightning. I had to wait until the lights came on again (an hour later) before I could dock the robot as I could not see how to do that in the dark.
What lesson did I learn today? To call on the quieter kids in my classes to help me during a lesson when I can, without stressing them. Today I got them to set up the large noughts and crosses game on the floor using masking tape and cups marked with an ‘X’ or an ‘O’
What am I grateful for today? My time with the children at school and for the rain.
My saying for today is …
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