Mice! I hate the smell of mice. I came to that conclusion today as I unraveled the plastic that was protecting the contents of our trailer. I saw evidence that the mice had explored every inch of the trailer, but thankfully no sign of them. When we left NZ four years ago, our family put all of our precious belongings in boxes on our trailer. Then Dad shrink-wrapped it in plastic to keep the moisture and bugs out. I was surprised at how well the plastic did its job. There appears to be almost no damage to our belongings. It looks like the mice only got into one crate, but did some extensive exploring. Part of my job here has been to go through many of the boxes and take out all the things that we no longer need. It is a big task, but I hope to have it done by next week.
I only got to work on the boxes for a few hours this morning, as I was to have lunch with the Mitchell family - Andrew, Helen, Joel, Liam, Jessica, Tabitha and Stephen. I was joyously welcomed by the children who have all grown up so much. I got to meet Stephen for the first time, and he is looking so well. He had a cleft lip when he was born and it was operated on and repaired to where now you can’t even tell by looking at him. The Mitchell’s have bought a new house since we went to America, so I got the grand tour and then after lunch, we sat outside in the sun and caught up on all the family’s news. It was a glorious day and got to about 60 F. As I was leaving, I wanted to get a photo of them, only to discover that I had forgotten to grab the battery for my camera which I had set to recharge overnight. But thankfully I had a video camera which takes still shots. So the photos below are not the best quality, but that is all I had to work with at the time.
I had planned to go back in the afternoon, but I enjoyed myself too much at the Mitchells. By the time I left, I knew I wouldn’t have enough time to get down there and back before dinner. So I went back to the Bisleys and continued to work on my boxes. I knew from Mum’s master list which boxes had things that needed to be removed and which didn’t. So by the end of the afternoon, I only had five boxes left to open. At that point, I had to call it quits for the day. I was so dirty from all the dust and mouse droppings, and I was supposed to be going out for dinner. After a quick shower, I headed for the Spurgeon’s house.
I had a nice time with the Spurgeon Family. The kids were a little shy to begin with as they didn’t really remember me. But they soon warmed up and I even got a hug from all of them before they went to bed. I was surprised to hear that both Adam and Joel, the two eldest, had been to PFC this year. They are getting to be so grown up. PFC is a camp to prepare kids for Convention and is run by the Home schooling group we were both apart of. Convention is a competition that the Accelerated Christian Education schools and home schoolers compete in once a year with their Bible knowledge, music abilities, arts and crafts, and athletics. I once again forgot my camera battery, so please forgive me for the poor quality of these pictures.
Thursday…
I spent most of today iwith Juniper, boxing up books and tapes. We did get it finished and the Mazda MPV van, which I have been driving around, was fully laden. There were about 15 boxes of books, one large filing drawer set full of tapes, and a smaller, half size filing drawer set full of tapes. I also had a coffee table and my manrobe in there, which is a small, stand-alone, wooden wardrobe with drawers. On the way home, I stopped at Te Aute College to get a picture of the sun setting over the school’s chapel. It was another beautiful day and the sunset was spectacular.
The Bisleys and I went to the Benson’s house for dinner. It was just like old times except without the rest of my family. Our three families would often have meals together, since we all home schooled and had children about the same age.
I only got to work on the boxes for a few hours this morning, as I was to have lunch with the Mitchell family - Andrew, Helen, Joel, Liam, Jessica, Tabitha and Stephen. I was joyously welcomed by the children who have all grown up so much. I got to meet Stephen for the first time, and he is looking so well. He had a cleft lip when he was born and it was operated on and repaired to where now you can’t even tell by looking at him. The Mitchell’s have bought a new house since we went to America, so I got the grand tour and then after lunch, we sat outside in the sun and caught up on all the family’s news. It was a glorious day and got to about 60 F. As I was leaving, I wanted to get a photo of them, only to discover that I had forgotten to grab the battery for my camera which I had set to recharge overnight. But thankfully I had a video camera which takes still shots. So the photos below are not the best quality, but that is all I had to work with at the time.
I had planned to go back in the afternoon, but I enjoyed myself too much at the Mitchells. By the time I left, I knew I wouldn’t have enough time to get down there and back before dinner. So I went back to the Bisleys and continued to work on my boxes. I knew from Mum’s master list which boxes had things that needed to be removed and which didn’t. So by the end of the afternoon, I only had five boxes left to open. At that point, I had to call it quits for the day. I was so dirty from all the dust and mouse droppings, and I was supposed to be going out for dinner. After a quick shower, I headed for the Spurgeon’s house.
I had a nice time with the Spurgeon Family. The kids were a little shy to begin with as they didn’t really remember me. But they soon warmed up and I even got a hug from all of them before they went to bed. I was surprised to hear that both Adam and Joel, the two eldest, had been to PFC this year. They are getting to be so grown up. PFC is a camp to prepare kids for Convention and is run by the Home schooling group we were both apart of. Convention is a competition that the Accelerated Christian Education schools and home schoolers compete in once a year with their Bible knowledge, music abilities, arts and crafts, and athletics. I once again forgot my camera battery, so please forgive me for the poor quality of these pictures.
Thursday…
I spent most of today iwith Juniper, boxing up books and tapes. We did get it finished and the Mazda MPV van, which I have been driving around, was fully laden. There were about 15 boxes of books, one large filing drawer set full of tapes, and a smaller, half size filing drawer set full of tapes. I also had a coffee table and my manrobe in there, which is a small, stand-alone, wooden wardrobe with drawers. On the way home, I stopped at Te Aute College to get a picture of the sun setting over the school’s chapel. It was another beautiful day and the sunset was spectacular.
The Bisleys and I went to the Benson’s house for dinner. It was just like old times except without the rest of my family. Our three families would often have meals together, since we all home schooled and had children about the same age.
Jessica and Tabbitha
The Mitchel Family
Andrew, Liam, Tabbitha, Helen, Joel, Jessica and Stephen
(Starting at the left going clockwise)
Sunset coming back from Mitchells
The Spurgeons
Joel, Julia, Karen, Luke, Brad, Jonathon and Adam
(Starting in bottom left and working clockwise)
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