Swimming and the rest

Hannah and Zach have had swimming this week at school, a concentrated burst of 8 lessons. The weather has been mostly fine so the quick turn around for togs and towels isn't an issue. Zach has had his third birthday party in a row this week, lucky chap and managed to fit in cricket on Saturday and a sleepover at Anton's as well.
We have our Japanese student, Erika for three weeks, which is going to be fun and a bit of a challenge for us all. I was thinking this morning in church about how to explain how much of what happened in the service was Kiwi culture, how much was Mosgiel culture, how much was the gospel and how much just was what happened on the day. All of which is difficult to translate even with an electronic dictionary! Makes you think, really doesn't it.
Chris continues to plug away on the office, and is on to the sanding bit. He has got stuck into the work thing, meeting with other youth workers on Friday and putting together a year planner which should hopely eliminate some of those 'but we've already planned something' conversations around regional events.