Birthday

It was my birthday yesterday, although after our day out at the weekend this one was quite 'normal' in that the girls were at school and both Sue and I have got plenty of work to do this week.

However, we had a break over lunch and went to the Thai restaurant in Dee Why, followed by a brief walk along the beach, although it was cold and windy. The tide was high but also most of the beaches are still suffering from sand loss after the storms in June, so there is a much narrower strip of sand than last summer. In the evening we had a present opening session, and a 'party tea', interspersed with UK phone calls and then a table tennis session around the dining table!

This afternoon I attended a brief training session for just over an hour about being on the teacher selection panel at the girls' school. Since I've joined the school council as a parent 'rep' the principal has asked for a 'pool' of people he can call upon when necessary to appoint new staff members and we all have to undergo this training and receive a certificate to say so! The process is very procedural and whether I actually get to contribute to the process in the future will remain to be seen.