Boating, birthday and butterflies!

I have had a hard time trying to persuade my Mum that this is the 'cold season' as she enjoys a stay of skirts, tshirts and flip-flops! Very sad to think that this time next week will be Mums last day at Amano before we make the trek back up country to Lusaka for her to catch her plane back to England. But what a great time we have had showing her a little bit of our lives here in Zambia. Although, once back in the UK the flipflops may not last I am sure the memories of her African adventure will do!

We are now fully into the swing of 2nd term at school. It's lovely to hear the shrieks and laughter of playing children once again filling the school site!
Last week we had a day off for May day and what a treat to have a daytrip out with the boarders to Mindolo Dam. Once the bus was fully loaded with skipping ropes, bowling balls, table tennis, suncream, 70 students and enough sausages to sink a ship we were off! We enjoyed a LOVELY day relaxing by the pool, playing ultimate frisbee, having a BBQ and just being together. Most of the students got to have a brilliant time on Mr Boatmans sailing boat and others on a small canoe!

Sunday was filled with cake and chocolate treats as we celebrated my birthday with Mum and friends. We had a wonderful time getting beaten at UNO, having yummy cherry cake and enjoying catching up with our friends in the afternoon and then some board games with the trailer neighbours in the evening.

I wanted to try and post a picture of the beautiful butterflies which are covering the school site at the moment, at times there are so many that it looks like it's raining butterflies! They are a true picture of serenity.