Well we started off with one of those 'everything goes wrong' days. We had agreed to meet my parents at the Amway shopping Center and then go for brunch at a small cafe near there. On the way to Amway we get stuck in a roadblock- induced traffic jam. We then followed my parents to a different cafe due to a miscommunication - which was closed. Then back to the cafe I had originally wanted to go to - closed down, completely gone! Finally decided to go to Dros as we were running tight on time with Mike needing to go to college. I had a glass of wine there which made me soooo tired for the rest of the afternoon!
On Tuesday Mike collected 20 odd pc's from a school, which he now has to fix up and distribute. Our house has way too many pc's now! Most of the KINOS kids and two teachers have already ordered them though so shouldn't be for too long. At homework club we played a bunch of games focussing on mathematic concepts - rummicub, dominoes, battleships and had playdough as a sensorial activity for the younger ones. The afternoon went really well, with us managing to coordinate the small groups playing different games quite well. Having Mike there full time hands on makes a big difference!
On wednesday I was home with the girls all day - a rare occurrence! It was a lovely slow day full of the kinds of stuff toddlers do!
Thursday was the epic garage sorting day! At first Ded wasn't very keen on us clearing out all the random stuff he has hoarded over the last two years but once we did, and threw away a trailer and bakkieload of useless stuff there is now lots of space for him to start hoarding the next two years worth of junk. Also the passage to the new bathroom is no longer a safety hazard so the KINOS kids can walk through without fear!
On Friday we took the KMP KINOS kids shopping for school uniforms. We had 14 kids between Mike, Kam and myself. The tricky part was that they each had only R500 to spend so they had to prioritize their needs accordingly - which they found really hard to do! It was a great lesson in being content with a no-name brand bag so that you could also afford shoes! The staff at Boundary Silk were surprisingly patient and helpful which was a real God-Moment. Each child managed to buy at least three items which is that much less that their parents need to buy.
Bible Club went really well with myself really enjoying the younger class - we made peg "Isaacs" after learning about God asking Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Michael unfortunately had to be really stern with the older boys who were being destructive and taking the stationery outside.
The meeting went surprisingly smoothly too - i just kept telling the kids to go play outside with the playdough and the books and managed to hear quite a lot of the very educational exhortation re the sacrifices in Leviticus. Liezl taught the youngest Sunday School class about the walls of Jericho and had them make a tower of blocks fall down which was great fun. We then had Leone and Lira visit with us for the afternoon while the Get Going meeting was on. Despite their obvious lack of discipline the afternoon went well and all the kids enjoyed playing together very much!
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