Can She Fly?

Back at last!

2010-06-15T11:42:00.002-07:00

Despite my best efforts, there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day and I have not posted anything here for months....shocking! Well, I'm going to give it another try. I'm about to embark on a new and exciting (and daunting) phase of my life. In exactly one moth, I'll be moving to Atlanta! I have no idea what the future holds for me, but I'm hoping that it will be exciting and fulfilling. I'm hoping to be faithful to my blog so that all my dear friends that I'm leaving behind will be able to keep up with me more easily. Meanwhile, below are pictures of my adventures over the last few months.

The Navy Pier, Chicago Peter, Paula, Shofela

Funlola & Alla (Memphis) Funlola & Jessica (Memphis)

Paula & Funlola (Memphis College of Art)

Paula & Alla (Memphis) Funlola, Peter, Alla (Memphis)

Armilenta, Paula (Atlanta)

Colette Naidoo, Paula, Bukky Alarape

Greensprings School Lagos, my birthday

Peter, Paula Xmas 09, Lagos

Paula, Shobo Lagos, Jan '10

Hello!!!!

2009-08-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

After a long absence, I'm back (for now at least!). Since my last blog, a lot has happened. I went to Memphis for Shofela's graduation. I can tell you, there were definitely more than a few tears shed!
We sadly lost Peter's Mum, after a traumatic illness, on June 25th, just two days before her 83rd birthday.Then the day after the funeral, I flew to London to attend a course on the International Primary Curriculum at the University of Greenwich, London...it was great.

Then I spent the next few days visiting family and friends and generally having a great time!

Now I have just one week left and it's back to the grindstone....unbelievable! Why am I not getting ready to be whisked off to my yacht in the South of France?????? Oh well, maybe one day!

Exercise!!!!!

2009-04-06T14:27:00.000-07:00

I recently decided that the time had come for me to start exercising, before I turned into a blob, so on the first day of my Easter holidays I decided to take the bull by the horns.

Hmmmmmm, I thought.....skipping!! I can skip!! I used to skip running, on the spot, every way possible, when I was a kid...I can do it! Ha! I was in for the biggest shock of my life! To my greatest surprise, my body has apparently forgotten that it ever knew how to skip. Not possible do I hear you say??? Believe me, it IS possible.

And so I spent my first exercise day re-learning how to skip - and I ache in every place possible just to prove it :/

I REFUSE to give up though!

She Lives!!!!

2009-03-25T14:50:00.000-07:00

Yes, she lives....just about!

Long time no see!!!!

2009-02-08T08:57:00.000-08:00

Well, I definitely don't seem to be keeping to my new year's resolution as far as my blog is concerned......it's been at least two weeks. If I think hard enough, I'm sure I'll find something to blame it on!

School has been hard & I really can't wait for the mid-term holiday, but best of all, Shobo'll be back in less than a week. The house is in complete turmoil with builder's in & out all the time (WHY do they make such a mess???), but thank goodness, it'll all soon be done. Peter & I can't wait. How I wish that both Funlola & Shofela could be here for the summer holidays.

Anyhow, as always stuff has been happening at Greensprings. Friday was Pre School Activities Day & the little darlings had a great time, as you can see.

Crash!!!

2009-01-25T05:56:00.000-08:00

AGGGHHHHH!!!

Yes, well, after waxing lyrical over the Obama inauguration, I've come back down to earth with a loud CRASH!!!

The reality of my existence has caught up with me & I suddenly REALLY feel like a bee without wings....and this one can't seem to fly without them :(

A New Day

2009-01-21T12:23:00.000-08:00

It's amazing isn't it that one man can create such an outpouring of emotions: hope, joy, tears, belief in the future, when many had stopped believing. I am humbled to have been a witness to history in the making. Had I the means to be there, I would have been - the feelings generated by the unprecedented crowds were palpable. Thank God for technology at least giving us the opportunity to witness it.

Finished!

2009-01-18T11:21:00.000-08:00

I've finally finished the presentation for my workshop on assessment!! Pheeewww!!! Great relief! Every time I have something like this to do, I start of with lofty intentions to get right to it so its over and done with, but of course I never do. Its always left right to the last minute and then inevitably it's rush, rush, rush and occassionaly, even sleepless nights. Maybe I should make a New Year's resolution.......hey, why's everyone cracking up????

New Year Resolutions

2009-01-17T11:38:00.000-08:00

At the beginning of the year, I made a couple of resolutions, telling myself that this time it would be different. One of them was to control my addiction to chocolate & sweets :( and the other was that I'd update my blog regularly. Well, I'm happy to say that I've succeeded in one at least (so far); I've been really good and I've stopped the sweets (well almost....sigh), but as for my blog, it remains for the most part, unattended.

I really think we should consider adding another hour on to each day, maybe then I'll have enough time to get things done...what do you think? :D

A new year!

2009-01-02T11:45:00.000-08:00

Another year and another birthday, another year older......how time flies! The holidays have been strangely quiet this year with none of my kids around :(

Here's hoping that this year is good to us all, better than the last one. We have high hopes for a lot of things...great improvements in all areas of our lives.

It's amazing, earlier, when I thought about updating my blog, I had so much to say, but now that I'm actually doing it, my mind is totally blank....how stupid is that?

Oh well, I'm going to make the best of my final weekend of freedom, before work again on Monday. The good thing is that once the second term starts, the school year is almost over. Let's hope so!

Have a wonderful year everyone...I plan to.

Lazy Days

2008-12-21T13:37:00.000-08:00

I've been on holiday for a week now & have done absolutely nothing. I seem to have been enveloped by a severe case of lethargy (laziness?). Not even my brain seems to be working.....it really is TOO much stress to even think. The only thing I seem to have done is to take a very fuzzy picture of Peter & me - using the timer (see below). Oh well, I can't complain, before you know it, it'll be back to the daily slog.

AT LAST!!!!!!

2008-12-12T12:13:00.000-08:00

It's here at last!!!!! FREEDOM :D

And now the countdown begins!

2008-12-05T11:28:00.000-08:00

Pre-Schoolers....they can't do anything wrong.

Three concerts, all done now; wonderful work from the teachers. I really just sat back and enjoyed the end result.

Junior Elementary, shepherds looking for their sheep.

And the Three Wise Men on the lookout for Mary & and a desperate Joseph......

Staff Christmas Party to round things up

Reunion!!!

Just 3 more days (thanks to the Muslim holiday) and then 3 blissful weeks - I can't wait :D

And the days go by......

2008-12-02T10:13:00.000-08:00

So......one down, two to go & tomorrow this time, one to go (Christmas concerts that is). Then just about 10 more days & three blissful weeks of FREEDOM!!!! Whoever thinks that working in a school is easy, I challenge them to swap places with me, just for a day. I wouldn't change it for the world though :D Wouldn't you just love to join us.....re-live your childhood....notice the elf on the right!

Is it me?

2008-11-27T02:14:00.000-08:00

I envy those who have well-ordered lives, who know from one minute to the next what's going to happen. No matter what I do, no matter how careful I am with my calendar, it doesn't work; things change from minute to minute. Is it me I wonder? I look around and everyone else seems to know exactly what they are doing....help!!!! But then again, maybe I should be more positive, after all, they say variety is the spice of life :D

I met Dracula today!

2008-11-25T13:17:00.000-08:00

Today I went for a blood test as I don't seem to have really recovered from a recent bout of malaria. At the lab I met Dracula, disguised as the lab technician (no kidding). He must have stabbed me at least 10 times before he found my vein...I saw the blood-thirsty gleam in his beady little eyes - if only I'd looked more closely before he started! My advice.......before you take a blood test, check to see who's really behind that mask.

Today

2008-11-24T10:44:00.000-08:00

Hmmmm, well, let's see...what happened today? Well I was at a 4 1/2 hour meeting.....that I do not recommend. Not much else apart from that...another boring day. Oh yes! Almost forgot....I had a huge slice of insanely calorific, totally illegal chocolate cake....mmmmm!!!

I told you so.....

2008-11-23T10:42:00.000-08:00

Told you I'd win :D

You hope!

2008-11-23T10:28:00.000-08:00

This blog thinks it's cleverer than me & can make me do what it wants me to...like use a font that I don't want......Ha!! Not a hope!

Arrgghhhhh!!!!

2008-11-23T10:03:00.000-08:00

Can anyone tell this bee what she's done to deserve PHCN? For those of you not familiar, they are the ones that produce our electricity (or rather, don't produce). What goes through my mind now is........KILL! What if we didn't have a generator?

I can blog too!!!!

2008-11-23T02:18:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!!!! Well, as you can see, I've risen to Shofela's challenge. Whether I can actually keep the momentum going remains to be seen.

Why am I a bee without wings? Well, Most of the time I feel like a bee...always buzzing around....a worker bee unfortunately :( The only thing is I have no wings. Makes things a whole lot more difficult doesn't it?

Well, I shall try my best to keep this updated, even if it's only a line or two, not the least so that my 3 great kids Shobo, Shofela & Funlola can keep up with me.
See ya!!