August 8th -14th
The week starts again with a 8.20am staff meeting at school, followed by a 1hour 40 mins yr 13 class. Homework was due this morning, I got approx half the number I was expecting. This was due to absentees and several quite simple “I didn’t do it” , the reasons were all the same “just didn’t”. There is a system in school to deal with this, but the idea of homestudy seems quite alien to some of the students. This attitude was displayed to a lesser extent in the year 9 class. After work I go for a run along the coast. My sore knee seems ok, but not perfect.
On Tuesday morning (my day off) I waken up with a sore left foot. It is a lovely sunny, calm day. Lisa has gone to a bar managers course, so I cycle into the village to go to see the chiropractor. A few clicks later and quite a few dollars later, I come out feeling better. I cycle on into the village and, seeing a hairdressers that looked quiet, I went in to see if I could get a hai cut. 10 mins later I come out with half a haircut ! Lesson learnt….there is a good reason why a hairdressers may be quiet ! I cycle on to the wharf for a coffee in the sunshine. I enjoy the tranquillity and read the paper. Before leaving I chat to the owner and end up with a part-time job! I will go in on Sundays to cover the busy lunch period. I am then given a 60 second till training session. I am only supposed to clear tables and low/no skill work, so till training seemed a bit advanced for my low-level job.
A rare thing today…it is wet and cold.Lisa and I went for a swim on Thursday(by know my foot is very sore). In the afternoon we go to the solicitor, to see if our house we are going to purchase is all Ok. It is so we now pay our deposit and it is all go. We also spend the afternoon looking at electrical items etc we need to purchase soon. The sales people can’t believe their luck when we enquire about so many items. I haven’t shopped for so long it feels a bit odd, and not that enjoyable.
On Friday I teach my class and then get some relief work for a couple of classes. I then go for an interview for a youth coach job at a local education trust centre. It is a part-time job and would be a challenge. It is the usual casual chat type interview. I will know in a couple of weeks if I was successful. By the afternoon the house purchase is officially ‘unconditional’ so it is now all go.
That evening we go to dinner to a teachers house. It is a faculty get together with partners. There are 8 of us and we are served a full 4 course Christmas(mid-winter) dinner. It was delicious.
On Sunday Lisa and I go for coffee at the wharf before she started work at 9.45. I am due to start at 12, but get a call to start at 11. I finish at 2 and come home and do some school work. Lisa finishes at 5pm. By then it has turned really cold so I go and collect her. The forecast is warning about severe cold and snow across the country. This area doesn’t do snow, so we watch the news reports and feel thankful we live in this area. It will be a cold start to the week, but before that, we finish our week with a roast chicken dinner ( a bit of a treat), which I am about to eat so will sign off.
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