Was reminded that working for Mary is worth more than the $15 an hour, as we both have 13yr old daughters in the same school. We got a few things into perspective over the making of beds and scouring of toilets. Also get inside stories of life here, that I could miss as an 'ex-pat'.
Meg as usual addressed her school worries head on and I have a meeting set up to discuss her dyslexia support on Monday; she had me phone and book her in for extra tution for English at a centre round the corner, and has organised the 15yr old Sam next door to tutor her in maths, as he's top of his year in that subject. Tony has looked out the kayaks for Spook and I when we get a day off together and Spook is going to fit the chain and sprockets on Tony's motor bike. Spook is happily fettling his mountain bike sans le midge and Finn and Max are holed up in his bedroom. They spent the last 2 days swimming in the bay after school, so this is allowed. After getting his lecture on reliability, he borrowed my watch so that he would be home on time. Then he got a lecture on reliability re: not dipping my watch in clay and sand. He said he thought it was waterproof. It is! No-one said it was sand-proof. It will never be a stopwatch, alarm or timer ever again. Unless Spook can fettle it too.
A good nights sleep did MOST of us some good.
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