A Tumble Through June

We've just tumbled through June, trying to get ourselves back into a decent routine.  Dad being away in Canada for the beginning of it meant that Mom was kind of living life both here in Penang and in Canada as dad called a lot to talk through some issues that came up while he was there. That really threw the family off rhythm.

We had a joint birthday party for Jasmin and Aiden on the 14th - half way between their birthday dates. Aiden was pretty pleased to get this book - and it worked well: the next day he read it all and promptly beat dad at chess! Jasmin got the shelf and reading lamp she was hoping for - her bunk was getting too full of all the things she wants access to from her bed.








Game days with friends. We set up a dedicated afternoon for board games with another family; every other Tuesday now is filled with games like Bonzana, Settlers, Quirkle, or Ticket to Ride.

The girls scrambled to finish off the last bits of school; in the end Grace was trying to do up to 6 lessons of math to finish before July 1st! It has been difficult as we've moved to a summerish schedule of sleeping in after later nights, and other summer activities have competed for their time.
For example, Jasmin was offered a pet sitting job for a week, so she was out twice a day for this commitment.

Mom had a short, acute bout with sickness, complete with high fever and strong stomach pains. Thankfully, she was out of commission for only one day, though tiredness and weakness lingered for a few more days.