So, Monday morning, we got up before 6.30am and there was much excitement to be back to school. After a breakfast of fruit, cereal and toast, they got their school bags with their 2 snacks (morning and lunch) and headed off down the compound to the gate, to wait for the bus. The bus rota was sorted so that all the mums (and some of the dads) shared to bus driving to and from school. There are 2 runs in each morning, and 2 out. This then covers the children who go to nursery, reception and school. Start times are 7.45am for school (so the bus leaves at 7.20am)and 9.00am for nursery, and finish times are 12.00 for nursery and 2.00pm for school.
There was another goodbye this week, and the boys were very sad to say farewell to their good friend Luca and his little brother Noel.
They have moved to Dar-es-salaam so that Martin will fly for MAF from there. However, although they are still in Tanzania, it changes things a lot for the family, as they have just moved house (yesterday), city, and school to name but a few of the dramatic changes that they will all be dealing with. Joshua and Benjamin now have a new friend on our compound called John-Luke and he is 5 years old and in Standard 1 at the school. They are glad to have him here, and they do still have one little friend on the compound. However, all the other children are younger than John-Luke, so Esther is happy to have friends here. The only problem for her is that they all go to school - and she can't, as she hasn't yet turned 3 - not 'till October. So, we are busy doing things, cycling into town together, building jigsaws, reading stories, dressing up...
playing games and with playdough, fuzzyfelt, magnetic shapes, etc. and just keeping busy at home. Aside from being busy with Esther, we've been having an average of 2 days of dinner or lunch guests each week, since we returned to Tz. This is company for those who are serving here by themselves, a way of catching up with how friends are since we last saw them and a time of fellowship for us. There is very little time to see people, as they are busy with work, we have to be up early for work and school and bed time is early to allow for rising early.
Then, there is the bread to be baked, cakes and biscuits too, so that there is always something to go into the snack boxes for school (where is Tesco's when you need them?)
On Monday we bought another 25kg bag of white flour. To get brown we have to grind our own. Then we can have to husk and everything left in. This is good for making granola and various breads. Fortunately (for our teeth) our 25kg bag of sugar lasts a lot longer than the one of flour.
Earlier, Esther was outside riding her bike, so I have put a photo in of that too.
This morning she was also playing with her little friend Aleah (who is Swiss) and also not at school.
Who is pulling the funny face
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