Last week was very quiet apart from one of the pirates and me having a play with some new cameras. One even tracks you around the room! What fun. I made a short video and watched it on playback. OMG it’s true when they say the camera puts pounds on you! That or I’m just getting old and heavy LMAO.
Some days I feel like an ‘old’ woman. Other days, like today and I’m springing up the stairs at speed that would shame people much younger than me. Today I feel good. Tomorrow? Who knows…
We had some wannabe pirates on campus today, and I sat and invigilated an exam. I have to set these up, and it’s always time consuming and a chore. Even more so when pirates turn up who didn’t have the decency to confirm that they were coming. I could seriously make them walk the plank! The upshot was that they had to sit quietly and wait for about ten minutes whilst I confirmed they were where they should be, and for me to set them up for the exam. Thankfully they finished in good time and I was able to have a proper lunch break. These things are important; to me anyway :)
The Ship’s dog is a little under the weather in that he’s been limping regularly, especially in the evening. He has a check-up later this month and I’ll get the vet to have a look at him. I can’t see anything wrong with his foot, and at 7 he’s a little young to be having any kind of hip problems. Hopefully it’s just a sprain. He stills leaps about like a puppy despite being 7 now.
Work is quite sporadic, with some crazy busy days, and some quiet days where I’m wishing I’d brought a book in, or a sword for some duels. I’m going to take a week off in July; I just have to decide which week I’ll be missed the least. I have no plans to go anywhere though the break is always good. This year, for the first time, we won’t have the international pirates on site over the summer. They were a rowdy lot, a total pain, and considering they were here to learn English, I never heard much of it spoken. Apparently they were asked to provide a deposit to book our site, and someone took the hump. Oh well, I’m sure many will be gutted that we won’t be overrun with children singing, shouting, and generally littering the place, I however won’t be one of them.
The Cabin Boy has been quiet and I confess I’m looking forward to him going to college in September. He’s no problem, but college will be good for him and it will do him good to mix with people hopefully his own age. When I went for a year I grew up a lot which was no bad thing. I’m hoping it will be a good experience for him. He’s going to study computer aided drawing (CAD), computer design and graphics, how to write apps, create web pages for business, computer games animation, and some art too. His Dad already has his eye on a university course to follow this, though I’m more hopeful that he will gain some employment from it.
I hope you all have a good week, and that sunshine follows you and brightens your day. Keep scurvy dogs and pirates at bay, excepting me of course ;)
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Yes, videos can make you look very Fat and Short or Very thin and Tall as well as Normal.
It often depends on how your PC monitor is set up. Mine can be set to three different formats.
Have a nice week.
Annoying little pirates that didn't rsvp properly! To me that means they haven't been taught at home properly.. It's no different from being invited to a proper party and just showing up and expecting to be seated! You inconvenience the host which is rude.
I'm sure college will be a good experience for the cabin boy.. Perhaps it will help him learn critical thinking skills which is imperative to success..
As to the dog I have a suggestion if after a couple of days the limp doesn't disappear. Our dog Rocco, a chocolate lab, is a little older (not sure exactly as he's adopted but about 9 or 10) does have hip arthritis. So he limps also. He's had that for almost 2 years. Instead of using the expensive meds the vet wanted I had read it was ok to give them buffered aspirin in doses appropriate for their weight. We use the 81mg low dose aspirin. It must be buffered to protect the stomach and no caffeine.. It's cheap (here it's .92 euros for 100) Our dog is about 85-90 pounds. So Rick puts 4 in his food once in morning and once in evening. You can get the 325 milligrams but we found the 81 were smaller and he'd swallow them without even realizing. He's much better with and it's much less expensive then the vet meds.. Addendum_ I just spoke to Rick and he said the rule of thumb is 1 81mg tablet for every 15lbs of dog. He only uses 4 because he'd rather give him "enough" to keep him comfortable than the max dose which would be 6 tabs if he doesn't need to give him the full 6. Oh and the vet agreed with what Rick was doing when he took him for his checkup.
The other suggestion Rick had was sometimes the side of the foot pads get pebbles or some other object. He says it's difficult to see unless you look specifically... Hope all goes well.
We are the opposite here with the children,with 3 schools close by terms times with the coming and goings is a tad noisy but during the breaks it is silence as the grave
John - Glad to see you have sunshine. Weather here is appalling - windy, rain, and cold for 1st of June.
Bernie - I'm hoping it will help him grow up a little and give him some independance.
Gracie - Thanks, that could prove helpful and cheap!
Mick - Definitely a fibber lol. In truth, I could lose some weight...
Mandi doesn't work in the school anymore but apparently she's been told that since it was turned into an Academy the standards have dropped considerably and it's not nice working there anymore. It's more of how to make money than educating the children
Jenny - I totally disagree with turning a school into an academy. I feel it's just our government's way of getting rid of a school that isn't performing well - fudging the figures almost.
Yep, this government cares nowt about anything unless it can turn a profit for their grubby little mitts.
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