Where did that week go?
Wow! What a week! We started with snow and ice and frosty frosts and we are heading towards the shortest day on what feels like black ice. Out of control!
Janine celebrated her 12th birthday on Friday and we all went out to the Cambodian noodle house, slightly more upmarket than the one we usually go to. We had a birthday party and one person to sleep over on Saturday. I took her shopping a couple of weeks ago and sorted out the clothes situation and Chris organised the computer game side of things - how sexist is that? And she is just waiting for the official release of the next Harry Potter book, which we had organised for her months ago!
Chris worked really hard on Sunday, taking two services, helping with the congregation meeting in between, a baptism class in the afternoon followed by youth group in the evening...whew! Over the next couple of weekends, he has a Leaders' Retreat, Connect and Youth Group camp, so he is plenty busy planning, organising and setting up for all that.
MJ is still slogging away on her thesis proposal, and writing said proposed thesis while waiting for feedback and permission to go ahead. Go figure!
Katarina has been learning about exam technique and study notes this week as she encounters exams for the first time. This has been a good learning experience, you know, the little things like making sure you don't get stuck on a question and not finish the whole exam, or wasting time on little marks and then not getting the big easy marks because you've run out of time.
Hannah has come home today with yet another party invite - what is it with parties at this time of year? She loves a good party does our Hannah, so it is all good.
And Zach? Zach continues to organise play dates at suitable venues i.e. those with Age of Empires computer games (which we don't have at home) and blitzes Civilisation, and Star Wars Lego at home. He is agitating for an upgrade on the Star Wars game but so far, the furtherest we've gone is to rent a PS2 version for a week. Not that he spends all his time in front of a screen I hasten to add, he is also kicking balls around at school most afternoons.
Janine celebrated her 12th birthday on Friday and we all went out to the Cambodian noodle house, slightly more upmarket than the one we usually go to. We had a birthday party and one person to sleep over on Saturday. I took her shopping a couple of weeks ago and sorted out the clothes situation and Chris organised the computer game side of things - how sexist is that? And she is just waiting for the official release of the next Harry Potter book, which we had organised for her months ago!
Chris worked really hard on Sunday, taking two services, helping with the congregation meeting in between, a baptism class in the afternoon followed by youth group in the evening...whew! Over the next couple of weekends, he has a Leaders' Retreat, Connect and Youth Group camp, so he is plenty busy planning, organising and setting up for all that.
MJ is still slogging away on her thesis proposal, and writing said proposed thesis while waiting for feedback and permission to go ahead. Go figure!
Katarina has been learning about exam technique and study notes this week as she encounters exams for the first time. This has been a good learning experience, you know, the little things like making sure you don't get stuck on a question and not finish the whole exam, or wasting time on little marks and then not getting the big easy marks because you've run out of time.
Hannah has come home today with yet another party invite - what is it with parties at this time of year? She loves a good party does our Hannah, so it is all good.
And Zach? Zach continues to organise play dates at suitable venues i.e. those with Age of Empires computer games (which we don't have at home) and blitzes Civilisation, and Star Wars Lego at home. He is agitating for an upgrade on the Star Wars game but so far, the furtherest we've gone is to rent a PS2 version for a week. Not that he spends all his time in front of a screen I hasten to add, he is also kicking balls around at school most afternoons.
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