well! it has been nearly 5 months of no blogging. WHOOPS!!! A lot has happened in that time.
Our gardens are in full-throttle with 100+ tomato and bean plants, 200 basil plants 50 peppers, 10 eggplants, 30 cucumbers, dill, onion, garlic, swiss-chard, nearly 100 lettuce plants and the list goes on. SOME ONE BETTER LEARN THE ART OF CANNING!!! And that someone is me.
We also have 5 hens, 1 rooster and 8 chicks at the moment. We originally started with 2 hens, then a friend brought over 1 rooster & 1 hen, then another friend brought over 2 hens, then we ate a rooster cause he was too damn loud. (Dave dealt with him, cleaned him up and I cooked him into a beautiful soup). Voila! Another hen has gone 'clucky,' (where they start sitting on the eggs to hatch them), so we could have another round of chicks in 3 weeks time. We shall see. The chicks are so damn cute!!! I'll take some photos and get them on here soon enough.
I am still working at Mitimiti, (the school that is an hour away), which turned into a mess. The original Principal went on 'stress-leave' because his son had a brain tumor.... 2nd Principal came in and his wife ran off with another man to Australia. There is no 3rd Principal, so that's a bit of a pickle. I am in the senior classroom (5th-8th grade), 2 days per week and the kids are pretty hostile. They are upset that they have had so many different teachers this year and although the school had a fund-raiser which brought $10,000 to the school I am not able to purchase some materials like paper and oil pastel for the kids to have some fun during the last 3 weeks of school. I in turn, am a bit over it, but continue to have a smile on my face at work and deal with it.
My other job is amazing. I'm at Oturu school, which is an environmental school focused on hands-on learning. They make their own olive oil, beauty products and food from their gardens. I am there 3 days per week working in the gardens with the kids, weeding, planting, organizing and making signs and artwork when it rains. I love it there and have applied for a full-time position in the 1st and 2nd grade classroom for next year. I should know soon if I am to interview for the position. FINGERS CROSSED!!!
Dave and I are great! Caught a bit of a cold last week, but all is well. Dave is putting finish on a beautiful guitar he is building for a custom order, as well as starting a ukulele to sell to a woman I work with. I am very proud of him and happy that his business is slowly taking off. I admire him for his hard-work, dedication and having the courage to know what he wants in his life and push for it. Most people in this world are too scared to go after what they want and end up working boring jobs that bring no reward aside from a paycheck. I am happy living frugally, providing most of our own food and being rich in more ways than money can provide. Paying off my student loans still and will be for the next couple years. That's life for now.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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