What a week (for the second week running)
No, I haven't given up being a blogger, I just haven't had a minute to myself since me and Sophie went back to school. Despite finding an absolutely fantastic website that has done 95% of my project preparation work (www.enchantedlearning.com for any other teachers who might pass by here !), I'm still snowed under with paperwork and lesson planning. Oh well, only another month or so and I'll be on holiday again !!!
On top of all the schoolwork, there have been loads of added extras this week too. On Monday I got called up to go and do some mystery shopping - you go along and check out the shop, how clean it is, how helpful and knowledgeable the shop assistant is, etc and fill in a report afterwards. I won't say where I went because the company will have to come along and kill me afterwards (on the phone they offer you a "secret mission" and you have to sign a contract the first time to say you'll keep everything confidential !!!) but I had to ask for "a clown fish and sea anemone ornament". I'd already found them myself and was standing just in front of them but the woman still told me they didn't have any !!! I think she might have failed!! But I didn't, so I still got paid my €10 (£6.50).
Tuesday was a meeting at work to decide on how many crosses to give (for kids forgetting their books and stuff) before giving them a detention and how long to confiscate MP3 players or mobile phones for - riveting stuff !
Wednesday was post office day (sending off all the packages from last week's ebay sales).
Thursday was just a normal work day so I had the evening to relax .... but I crashed out in front of the telly at 8.30pm so didn't really make the most of it !!! (I think Juliette's second tooth is about to make an appearance, so the night before, she was awake every 2 hours and funnily enough, Mike didn't hear any of it!)
Friday was free ads day on ebay so I obviously HAD to list a load more freebies ... ummm I mean unwanted items (mini Incredibles radio is at €1,50 at the moment so I might have to get some more !!!)
Saturday, Mike had a seminar at work and I had the joyous job of filling in all the paperwork with the childminder - it took all morning and I've still got to follow it up with all the declarations at the tax office and benefits office (so I get some cash back). And then I had the bright idea of taking the girls to McDonalds and the park while Mike was at work (and I don't know who out of me and Sophie had the most fun looking for conkers in amongst all the dead leaves, until Sophie kicked a conker that turned out to be a bit of mouldy old dog poo !!!). Then to top it all off, I took Sophie roller-skating in the car park opposite and she almost wet herself laughing every time she fell over !
Today you almost got a piccie of Sophie eating a humungous great corn on the cob, but the camera's obviously had a hard week too and the battery needs recharging (and I know just how it feels !)
Next week isn't looking any better - tomorrow morning I work (three whole hours !!!) , then in the afternoon, it's Sophie's 4 year checkup. She'll see a doctor (general checkup) and a nurse (hearing and sight) and they say to allow an hour and a half !!! Sophie's a bit concerned about why they want a little pot of her wee and asked if they'll give her an injection in her bum, so I don't know who she's been talking to !!!
Roll on 22nd October I say (half term holidays!!!)