Happy New School Year

Today is the last day of winter break.  It has been a very long vacation and we feel rested and ready to go.  The students have been arriving all day long and we will begin bright and early tomorrow morning.

We spent our holiday in South Africa.  First we went to Durban and were able to see my parents.  The boys were so excited to see their Grandparents.  We even managed to see Star Wars The Force Awakens on the day of the international premiere (two days before the U.S. release).

Then we went back to Cape Town for Christmas.  It was a wonderful trip full of fantastic sights, sounds and tastes (amazing food....double burgers, sushi, etc.). 

We're pretty convinced that we are destined for good things over the next six months given that today we managed to have enough water to power the shower and the hot water heater at the same time.  So amazingly, after nearly 1.5 years living here, we all took showers....and there were hot.  And the water stayed on long enough for us to wash the dinner dishes.....Wow....