Update

It has been a while since the Missus left Llyonesse, to carry out her duties in the Great Southern Land. During this time, I have been effectively a single parent, to keep the Daughter in line, so that she does not suffer from the lack of a mother. Needless to say, the schedule has been demanding. And together with the fact that I had recently been transferred to a new, and very different, post, there were a great many changes that I found myself embroiled in.

Work is very different from what it used to be, when I compare it to my days in the East. First of all, my new post in in the West, and the traveling time each day is preposterous, to say the least. Despite that, the position is more comfortable and makes greater sense than the one that I was holding previously. I am also surrounded by people who appear to understand the World as I do, which allows me to communicate and work with greater ease. All is good; or at the very least, tolerable.

Which leaves the Home front:

The Daughter has yet to comprehend that her promotion to her new grade comes with more work, and her grades had dipped over the first quarter of the year. Thereafter, after repeated tellings, she has begun to grasp the fact that she no longer has as much free time as before, and must truly work at her subjects in order for her to maintain her good grades (such as they are)! This has caused some amount of consternation in her, and she reacted with the usual pouting and mild temper displays. Yet, after a few stern talks, and an explanation of the situation, she has come to accept the concept.

Not that it stops her from trying to get around the extra exercises and schoolwork, in favour of more play- and TV time. Fortunately, most of her tricks are not too innovative compared to my own childhood, and I have been able to make certain that she devotes sufficient effort to her work. Sigh. Which meant more work for me!

Well, it is that time of the year again, when she must ready herself for the Semestral Testing. She should not have difficulty clearing the Assessment, of course. But what will her grade be, remains to be seen.

Onto Domestic matters:

It appears that my funds shall be seriously depleted in the coming month: my home computer has been giving me trouble and I have been planning to get it replaced. Yet, with the Missus out of the country, I have been rather cautious about spending the coin, in case something occurs and my treasury has already been drained. Hence, I have been putting off the purchase until after her return (some time at the end of Mai).

Then the TV in the living room has begun to develop problems of its own. And I find myself looking at its replacement as well! Bleeding Hells! That was unexpected, although I will admit that it has been close to seven years since I bought that thing. And since my daughter loves watching her cartoons, I shall inevitably be receiving some protests from that end. Sigh again.

The month of May shall not be so merry this year, I fear.