week of sep 18 - 22

Okay, my principles are back. Get rid of the uniforms. I'm finding I dislike the sameness in the kids. Their character comes out in their clothes. Also some children don't have uniforms (not that they seem to notice) because not enough were ordered. They wet themselves, children get water spilled on them when they are watercolouring, smocks don't always keep you try at the water table. You know how it goes. Spare clothes are not uniforms so let's just get rid of them. I want to see individuals.
My Italian dinner was a big hit. The food turned out great, (Emma offered to buy sauce from me every week - I said, "I'm not making sauce every week") the company was fun and I didn't have to wash the dishes. Although I did have to tell Ray she was rude because she wouldn't wash the pots and pans ( she doesn't do pots and pans she said.) Soo Hui stepped in and finished the job. Ray is from Namibia, a country in south west Africa. There is going to be a documentary about it on TV here (on the english channel). I had never heard of it before meeting Ray and now they are on TV.
It's going to be a busy week at work. Next Tuesday, we have a Parent Teacher Night. This morning I had an e-mail about what we should have ready for it and it needs to be ready on Wed. (This is Mon.) for the co-ordinator to read before we make copies. There's no way all of this can be done in 2 days so I'm not sure how it will go.
I went to the fabric market again this past Sat. to have more clothes made. The novelty of this has worn off also. It's much simpler to walk into a store and buy something off the rack. They just don't have my size here. Quite a few people have that problem - the clothes in the stores are very small. I am having navy silk pants made with a navy silk brocade chinese style top to match. I hope I like it when I actually try it on. That's another problem when you are having clothes made. You can't try it on first. I am also getting a beautiful yellow tablecloth made. I'm sure I will love that.