Today really was my last day in school, Santosh and Blessy were both in which was nice and Mariam's father came in to see me as well and pick up some info I had for Mariam's mum. He asked me to pray for them and added that they would pray for me and my work in Edinburgh which was very touching, they are a Muslim family. Mariam has not been in school this week, only the morning crew! I thought a pic of Blessy's family would be nice as they are so nice and so supportive of each other.

I spent the rest of the morning going through my files with Jeyakodi so that he was up to speed with everything. they are so hung up on using scales to measure children's progress on. I have tried to explain I don't know how many times that although they can be useful, in many ways as what we are doing is so individual, a scale can be a hindrance rather than a help. When children here go for registration as disabled, they are given a percentage disability as a figure! For example Ramiya who has Downs and no speech and limited mobility is 65% disabled !!?? Anand is 80% and Santosh 85%, I would love to see how they work that out.
At the end of the morning I said a quick goodbye to the children and their mums and headed straight out to my auto. Raja said I was looking tired... not so much tired as in my usual way emotional! I had booked myself a pedicure... very nice, as a treat so I now have painted toe nails, she then offered me a manicure and to my horror trimmed down all my carefully nurtured finger nails! After that, it was off to Selsil for lunch where Joel, Metti, Ida and Aksha, Metti's daughter came to join me. Heh guess what Ali, Janaksha did a dance for me!

I keep putting off saying goodbye to Metty, I have to go round there tomorrow with my dining/computer table. Raja reckons he can tie it on top of his auto.
Reggie and Joseph are coming soon to take my cases and weigh them on a weighing machine which gives a digital read out and is in one of the shops, fingers crossed that there is no bad news. I think I should just make it and would like to slip one or two other bits and bobs in if there is space. I am having to send a box of books separately so I hope they make it back to the UK ok - Colin's birthday present sent registered post last month hasn't washed ashore yet!
I am off out to dinner this evening, to the Janikaram rooftop restaurant I think unless the current thunderstorm carries on... yes it is raining again, but hopefully just to break the humidity! It was over 40 degrees today.