SUNDAY

Woke this morning to a fabulous fruit salad Mel made. We sat outside with coffee & tea & then headed to the beach for snorkeling. I forgot the name, but the beach was calmer than yesterday. We snorkeled for a while & then I spent most of the time laying in the sun. There was a great breeze, so even though it was 99, it felt amazing. After the beach Mel made delicious chicken sandwiches with avocado (Mabes), onions, tomatoes... such good produce here. Afterward I worked on my lesson plans for this week. I have to teach TOPIC at school, which is a slot of time each day in which the student learn about a particular subject. We're doing plants... Bla. I have to work hard to make this fun. I am trying to incorporate the outdoors as much as possible, but I know little about Australian plants & climate (haha, or American!), so this will be interesting. I met Mel's sister & kids today. Her mom also stopped by, dropping off fresh crab she & Mel's dad caught over the weekend. While I worked on my lessons the boys sat in my room. Will played with his Legos & was so cute saying, "If I get to loud, let me know & I'll leave." They are so sweet. For dinner we had the crab Mel's parents caught with white wine & Mark had sherries. Now, I am taking my bedtime tea & getting ready for a full week at school. YIKES. I wish I could just play at the beach all day. The PE teacher said she might take us surfing before school Tuesday. Might take her up on that.