The turkey hunter

Monday night André took part in an archery tournament at Baden archery club. They had to shoot at a moving target. A (fake) turkey was put on wheels and then pulled across the field by one of the guys while about 15 other guys each got to shoot one arrow per round at it. Sometimes the turkey 'ran' fast, sometime slower and sometimes it would unexpectedly stop before carrying on again. It even charged right at them once! This turkey just kept going, it wouldn't die!

If you look carefully you can see the turkey.

The guys then got points each round according to how accurate they shot the target. At the end of the competition the scores were added.

After having his bow for only one week, André came second! I was so proud of my bow hunter :-) Especially when he brought his prize over to me: a chocolate! First prize was some real turkey meat from the grocery store! (Personally I think second prize was a way better prize to get.)

André even beat the president of the club (who came 3rd). Perhaps not such a clever move since he still needs to be approved as a member of the club...

This past week

I had a busy week this week. I was a working woman for a change. I worked every day except on Monday. Okay, it was only an hour or three per day. (Just the way I like it) :-)

On Tuesday I taught three English second language classes, two on Wednesday and one on Thursday. Today I spent 2 hours with the cutest 5 year old girl at her house. We had lots of fun. We made blue play dough. I just love play dough, that squishy feeling between your fingers when you squeeze it and it's so soft. She loved it too. She's so excited about everything and that makes it easier. Otherwise 2 hours can be very long.

And on Wednesday I manage to drive safely all on my own to the class I had to teach. No bumps or scratches! Phew! It all went well and each time driving feels a little bit better.

Last night I went to buy some second hand children's story books which I want to use as readers for my English first language classes. We met a lovely couple, they're moving to France and selling some of their stuff, including some of their toddler's books. Second hand books are much more affordable and they still look like new.

Oh yes, I haven't even told you about last weekend. See how busy I was (for a change!)

We went to Luzern. It's a beautiful town. Ok, I know I say this about every place we go to every weekend, but it's true. See for yourself:

The actual reason for visiting Luzern was because there's an archery shop there. André has now rented a compound bow for a month and he's really enjoying it. He has blisters on his hands to prove it. A real Robin Hood!

Now I'm waiting for my husband to come home so the weekend can start. Not sure what we're doing yet...

Enjoy your weekend! :-)

Look what we did last night!!

André is really interested in archery, since before we left SA. On Saturday we went to see a guy who sells compound bows. It was very interesting and he even discovered that although André is left handed, his right eye is more dominant than his left. So it's actually better for him to shoot right handed. This also makes it easier to rent a bow which you do for the first few months. This guy even said that he will give André a bow for 2 weeks to try out before he buys one.

Then last night we drove to the archery club in Baden, just 13 minutes from us. They practice on Mondays and Thursdays and Monday nights are for beginners. André just wanted to go see how it's done and how the club works etc. So we were standing there watching this family practising, the parents and two young kids, when the one trainer came over and asked us if we would like to try.

And that's what we did! It was fun! I even got one arrow right in the centre of the target! Beginners luck! Only 2 of my arrows missed the target board completely. Then you have to go off in search of your arrow in the bushes... Luckily mine didn't go too far. André did really well and got all his on target. These are called recurve bows and you also get the Robin Hood style longbow.