End of year, end of school & holiday time…
Much like life in the US at during this time of year, things are BUSY. I might actually be more busy here at year end because it’s been the end of school as well. Since Thanksgiving, Heather and I have put up my Christmas tree, taken the grade 1 and 2 class on a field trip to the Mack’s for swimming, survived the last day of school, taken our students shopping to buy Christmas presents for vulnerable or orphaned children in Stinkwater, taken our students to deliver said presents, celebrated Ruth’s birthday, and had a Christmas party at my place with all the single ladies working with/for Bethesda. Today and tomorrow we have teacher work days where we try to wrap up anything that hasn’t been accomplished thus far AND we are packing to leave on Wednesday. I am starting to get pretty excited about that 18 or 19 hour plane ride…I might need it to just sleep :). I thought you might enjoy some photos of these end of the year festivities. So here ya’ go 8) …
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- We took the kids shopping and then fed them McDonalds…sound like we are Americans or what!
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- Two cheese burger meals all around!
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- They might be getting tired, but now it’s time for a movie!
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- Wrapping the gifts for the Stinkwater kids
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- More wrapping…they definitely did an interesting job.
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- Some of the Stinkwater children enjoying their snacks.
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- More basketball…this is the first time I’ve held a ball in over a year.
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- Masego watching as one of the children opens their gift.
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- The boys watching the boy that we bought for looking at his gift box.
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- Prudence and a granny
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- I dropped the entire box of ornaments on my foot as I was getting them out. Thankfully none of them broke on my foot or the tile floor.
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- Putting lights on the tree
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- Heathere wanted to show her family what they were getting for Christmas :).
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- This little one was quite afraid of going under…she kept grabbing my suit and pulling herself up…
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- The whole gang is just getting started. Some were afraid at the beginning but not nearly so much at the end.
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- Taking various trips to the “deep end” with the teachers.
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- Obviously from Heather you can see that the water was still a bit chilly.
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- Aren’t they cute!
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- Hi, Olinda!
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- They are all excited to be in the water.
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- These three weren’t quite sure about the temperature.
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- Thandi and I are going under!
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- Why are there so many pictures of Olinda :)?
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- Happy was quite happy on his raft.
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- Poor Peter had a pink suit…
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- All the “old ladies” and the interns went out to dinner for Ruth’s birthday…these are only the “old ladies”.
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- Christmas at my house
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- More Christmas at my house
Tonya Small 