Well I've settled in well here in McKinlay, I'm really in the middle of the outback! McKinlay is a tiny settlement that would have been doomed to eternal insignificance had it not been used as a location in the amazingly successful movie Crocodile Dundee. I am now working as a Governess, I'm a home tutor for 2 children ages 5 and 8 and I also take care of a 6 month old baby. I work hard, long hours but the pay is very rewarding. I have my own 4 bedroom house with everything I need. I've been having lots of fun but I do missing having a busy social life!
Today I was Miss.Helen with Dylan and we made a long alphabet poster, (very colourful and all made from colourful scrap paper and card), read about 5 books about 3 times each, collected materials for sand and water play and played with small animal toys with the weighing scales. Then went for a swim with Dylan and Zara in their pool, lots of swimming, diving, swimming through legs which keep getting smaller and smaller, underwater handstands and playing with the volley ball and other inflatable toys!
Then after swimming we made banana smoothies and I had baby strapped to my tummy and I was Miss.Helen to Zara teaching and helping her with English, checking other work she did whilst I was teaching Dylan, fun maths games, etc. Also managed to make a wallchart for Zara which has lots of fairies, glitter, mushrooms, etc. very magical!
For rewards Dylan gets to play a online computer game for half an hour if he gets 4 stars. Zara will get to go for a drive with me to the road house (petrol station) for an ice cream and play tennis in the courts in the tiny settlement. I swear I've seen about 10 people who live here. So after school was over I did alot of washing and cleaning, I made three beds up for 3 school of the air teachers who have come to stay the night to meet their new students in the area.
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