Four Weeks of School

If you can believe it, we have made it through four weeks of school. It was a busy week. I spent a bit of time watching over maintenance issues, working on some things for the school council, and trying to start planning for our move.

John made it on the school's Facebook page. Think you can spot him?

The boys finished up their two week program of swimming. Unfortunately, John missed the last day of this due to a painful ear infection. We got him some medicine and he seems to be on the mend now.

While John was at home, we made sure to watch space history being made. The NASA Rover Perseverance completed it's journey to Mars.

We even got to see the first pictures from Mars.

We spent the weekend trying to relax. Andrew and I went out for an evening with a few friends. We have not been out for a while. That was refreshing.

Here is hoping that this next week will go smoothly.

What Are You Watching?

I am always on the lookout for shows that the boys would be interested in. Lately, we have been watching Drain the Oceans on Disney+. This has been interesting and educational. The boys get a spot of history and geography along with some science about sonar used to uncover information about the sea floor. Unfortunately, we managed to get through all of the episodes so it has been a hunt to find something new. 

Lo and behold a few days ago the boys found some old copies of the Adventures of TinTin. They began reading these with fervor. It seemed only natural to search for it online. Luckily, there are three seasons of the cartoon on Amazon Prime. 

What are you watching these days?

Another February Week

Another week has started. While TC Ana created a bit of havoc last week, the boys were back at school and participating in swimming. I am really happy that the school provides swimming lessons for students here. It is an important life skill especially when you are living on an island.

We also hosted a few people for the Super Bowl. Thankfully, the internet held up well enough for us to stream the game. It was a relaxing way to start the week. We are back to the grind again though.

Big News

Finally, after four months of waiting, we have finally learned where we will be heading once our time here in Fiji is over. I am not sure if I have positive things to say about the Army's new assignment process. It seemed to take a lot longer than previous years. Or maybe the PCS (permanent change of station) bug has hit me rather early.

Drum roll, please....

By Touch Of Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Back to the good ole US of A. Now we have a few short months to figure out all of the important stuff - downsizing stuff, packing, flights, where to live. Oh, joy!

February

February started off with a big bang. 

The remnants of TC Ana still had (and continue to have) a hold on the islands. The boys got to enjoy another day off from school. Thankfully because the school is private, they were back in the routine on the 2nd. The public schools here will not be back in session until next Monday.

I have been busy trying to wrap my head around a bunch of house related maintenance work. Electrical circuits were going out. We had a new stovetop and dishwasher installed. The heavy rain from the cyclone seems to have shed light on several issues in the house. It is making the remaining few months here less than relaxing.

I have also been working hard on the school's governance committee. It has taken a lot of my mental capacity. While rewarding in some aspects, I admit that I am ready to hand the torch over to someone else. I believe the only reason I seem to be decent at is that I have a schedule, create to-do lists, and set deadlines. It's the declines that are important. 

We also invited a few friends over on the 2nd. We watched Groundhog Day and had food. It provided a little modicum of relaxation a fun. Managing things lately has been a herculean effort. Hopefully things will quiet down for a little while before we ramp up for moving. Whenever that is...