How can it be nearly May already?

Our visit to the dentist for a polish and a clean turned into a nightmare as the news was progressively worse for each child. Hannah has to have 2 teeth out, and because of her age, and the state of the adult teeth, under a general anasthetic in the hospital. That means two appointments, one for X rays and one for the extraction. Eek! Katarina has to have a couple out and Janine has to have four! (not in hospital, thankfully). Most bizarre, as Chris and I have good teeth.
Zach had a great time at camp; this was "Transformers," a pilot project aimed at 9-12 year olds, encouraging them to step up and be leaders in their churches. The program incorporates the mentoring philosophy that I've been advocating for a long time, and is empowering for the children. Katarina was a leader but learnt heaps too - she was fabulous.
Janine went to Christchurch (on a bus, by herself) and helped my sister Sue by babysitting during the holidays. Sue brought her back on Saturday, and spent the day in Timaru. I gather there was a picnic at Caroline Bay, all good.
Chris and I are off to Dunedin Very Early Tuesday morning for a 'Mission Possible' meeting. This is a gathering of the project leaders for projects run out of the National Mission Office in Dunedin. Zach is going to spend a day at Opoho School as we were not able to get him to Dunedin these holidays to see his friends; one mate in particular is in a cast at the moment with a broken leg!
Katarina starts a babysitting course soon. Janine is disappearing off to Stage Challenge practices at odd times, and the weather is unseasonably warm.