Honiara Woman's Daybook

Just for today...Tuesday, April 15

Outside my window...and down the road, Eastern Guadalcanal is still struggling to recover from extensive flooding.  SITAG is looking for ways to help.

From the learning rooms...already on Week 31 for school and into the 1940's.  Our book basket includes some great books for all ages this week:  "Mercedes and The Chocolate Pilot" by Margot Theis Raven, "Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers:  Duke Ellington" by Mike Venezia, "Duke Ellington:  The Piano Prince and His Orchestra" by Andrea Davis Pinkney, "The Little Riders" by Margaretha Shemin, "The Butterfly" by Patricia Polacco, "The Harmonica" by Tony Johnston,  "Snow Treasure" by Marie McSwigan, "Escape from Warsaw" by Ian Serraillier, "The Little Ships:  The Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II"  by Louise Borden, "Baseball Saved Us" by Ken Mochizuki, "The Four Story Mistake" by Elizabeth Enright, "Twenty and Ten" by Claire Huchet Bishop, and "A Boy's War" by David Michell.

A heart of thankfulness...that Aaron was the only one who vomited last night.  A healthy family is a gift, and I don't take that gift lightly.

Crafting in the kitchen...over the weekend, we enjoyed a white chocolate cheesecake thanks to a care package from a friend. 

Even the littlest ones scarfed down the sweet treat while the rest of us learned how to play "golf".

Hearing...Elgar's cello concerto and his Serenade for Strings as the kids finish up their independent work.

One of my favorite things...real friends.  The kind of friend that helps wash dishes, even if it's his birthday.

A few plans for the rest of the week...trying to catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse, which will be around sunset tonight for us, enjoying the company of a Wycliffe Associates team tomorrow night, making lots of hot cross buns to share on Thursday, and then slowing down so we can celebrate Easter weekend thoughtfully

Noticing that...thankfully, the earthquakes over the weekend didn't do any serious damage.

A peek into my corner of the world...love watching the SITAG dads!  Every one of them plays hard and loves on our amazing SITAG kids.