Tuesday 2nd October

October - I can't believe it's already October! So many things to do and so little time..........

Since it was raining on Sunday, all the sports days were cancelled so all the local schools held them today. It must have been a real headache for parents trying to get the day off work at such short notice and I can just imagine most of the local offices/supermarkets etc working with only half of their staff! Setsuo took time off and I went with a short 'time-out' for my nursery school class and Setsuo's sister and brother-in-law were also there. Actually when I went in the morning, I saw half of my nursery school classes were also there so it must mean that a lot of them had brothers or sisters at the same school! It turned out that a lot of the kids had taken the day off so the nursery put the two classes together. It wasn't really a problem, but since I usually only plan for 30 minute lessons (ie 2x30 minutes) I had to come up with a 60 minute lesson on the spur of the moment but we managed! After the lesson was over I went back to the sports festival at watched until the end and then I had to go to the new building to finalise the colours for the hallway. It's always a pleasure to talk to the painter.

Well, it's now the 4th - I gave up half way through the last post and went to bed.

Today was my day at the dentist. It turns out that my tooth can be saved after all and all the rest weren't as bad as I thought. Today he drilled all the rotten part and has put medicine in to kill the nerve (I didn't think there was one since I've had no pain) and I'll go back again next week. I now have a lovely bright white 'filling' so can't afford to smile much! The anaesthetic started wearing off around lunchtime and it's uncomfortable but not that bad. Nowadays, they don't inject it, I think it was a 'rub in' type which just shows how long it's been since the last time (almost 5 years I'm ashamed to admit, and don't deserve to be getting off so lightly).

House-wise, the outside is now painted and it's a bit disappointing since I'd got geared up for a greenish colour whereas it's more brown. It's still a nice colour but not what I expected. A lot of the wall-papering is also done and the kitchen arrives tomorrow and should be finished by Saturday but I'm going to try to stay away until it's completely in! The sink units for both upstairs and down will go in next Tuesday. Last night I was trying to pick out curtain material to get them made in time for everyone being over but I've decided to use what I have in the house for Ka & K's bedroom. I'll need to buy for ours since we also have the balcony door to cover and we have ordered screens for the guest room, bathroom and utility. I'm getting pretty fed up with choosing things. It was great at the beginning but the novelty has worn off a bit. I saw some nice material that would look good in the classroom (I've decided to go with curtains) but since getting them made is expensive, I'll look in the shops first to see if there are any ready-made that I like although I doubt I'll find what I'm looking for.

Tonight we have a baseball meeting in my classroom from 9pm. The meeting usually takes around 30 minutes and then everyone drinks! Normally it would be okay but tonight I am determined to get back home by at least midnight. Last time it was 3am and I was like a zombie the next morning!