Day 1170. No alarm clocks this morning, as there was no swimming because of construction. And so it was 9 am before we got up, even though the kids had been up for a while, as usual, and they kept bugging me to let them watch videos. After breakfast, I cleaned them up and dressed them.

Day 1169. Originally we had planned to go to church last night, the second day in a row, but then I was so exhausted and needed to catch up on office work, so that we stayed at home. I really needed that day at home, the way life has been busy.

Day 1167. This morning I had to set my alarm for 8 am, which was pretty tough. We both had a pretty hard time getting up. But I had a 9 am lesson, and so time was short. I don't usually teach before 10 am, only when absolutely necessary. The kids were still upstairs and wanted to say hi to my 10-year-old English student.