Fog advances up the road by our house on a recent June day at RVA. Just as this fog moved relentlessly upward from the athletic field below, time has marched tenaciously onward this term. This week is the fourth week of classes. I have only 7 more contact class periods with my students. Final exams are one week from this coming Wednesday. Wow, time has really rushed along since we first arrived at RVA in May.
Sunday lunch today at the Cafo was one of Megan's favorites. Mashed potatoes were on the menu. She loves mashed potatoes and always takes a LARGE helping on her tray. I must admit that those potatoes do taste pretty good. Before the clean-up crew removed all the food from the line, I asked Megan to get me a small amount of mashed potatoes in a bowl. She brought back a bowlful. I couldn't leave any behind, not after the admonishment all of us received during the sermon not to waste food. My Christian duty was to make sure I was a good steward regarding food portions at all my meals. Amen! I say again, Amen! Bless those mashed potatoes!!
Well, the flu has struck RVA. At least eight students or more are in the infirmary with this contagious disease. The infirmary medical staff has asked all dorm parents to disinfect common areas with bleach and students are encouraged to wash their hands frequently. Station parents are asked to keep any of their kids, who develop the symptoms, home. Louise has gotten her cold back again, but I don't think it is the flu. She does quite well during the day, but as night approaches, her nose begins to stuff up and she has a somewhat restless nite. I keep telling her to "fist-bump" the grandkids. Don't kiss them on the lips. Does she listen? "Sniff, sniff! Snort! Ahchoo!" NO!
Last week, Monday thru Thursday, the 6th grade class went on their Safo. Megan is a part of that class. Joyellen went along as cook and chaperone. They all had a great time and the weather was wonderful. Good thing, too. Because all the kids slept in tents. The adults slept in small cabins which were quite spartan. The only incident that marred the trip occurred near the beginning of the safari. As the bus approached Naivasha, the police stopped it and cited the driver, a school staff person, with speeding. He allegedly was traveling 87 kph in an 80 kph zone. As the bus has a governor on it which prohibits the bus from going faster than 80 kph, and the bus was just recently inspected during which time the governor was checked, and the bus passed inspection, speeding was an impossibility. In addition, the governor prints out the bus' speed every 5 seconds. However, TIA (this is Africa) AND the Naivasha police have the reputation of being among the most corrupt in Kenya. Therefore, our driver had to appear in court in Naivasha this past Friday. They apparently liked him so much, he has to return two more times! This whole thing could drag on into August!! All over a speeding ticket which never should have been issued. The school, obviously, is fighting this gross miscarriage of justice.
As I write this posting for the blog, the weather here at RVA is just beautiful. The sky is blue with a few, fluffy clouds and the sun is shining brightly. The temp. is around the mid-sixties. A wonderful day for being in the "winter/rainy" season. From what this time of year could really be giving us, we can't complain. Yes, the days have been in the sixties and the nights have been usually in the mid-forties, but the rains have not been frequent and when they have come, they have come at nite. We just recently received a load of wood for our shed. We had Jeff and Joyellen's yard worker, Steven, come over and cut some kindling for us and split some of the large pieces. We paid Steven's day wage for Jeff. Louise has gotten really good at building a fire so we are now comfy at nite when the temp in the house goes down. I must admit saying we're "snuggling by the fire" and the time of the year is June/July does sound a bit crazy. But, hey, TIA!
Will write again next week. All, Y'All keep cool while we keep warm!!
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