Movie Night

 My Saturday morning involved logging onto my online learning platform and I started to go through the induction- not particularly inspiring so far, all very 'this is how you need to do it' But at least I've now started and feel like the journey has begun. 

Then we got dressed and ready for a 'carnival' that was in aid of making money for a the breast cancer care charity that my mate Tabitha runs. It was very warm and I had a lovely day, I did drop my phone in the toilet just after I'd weed in it. But happily I still had speedy reaction skills and fished it out before it was damaged. Phew. I also had a lady help me rearrange my top half of my outfit when I was trying to cover up my bra, having taken off the vest because I was so hot. 
Home and asleep by 8pm! 

We've been carrying out a review of boarding which involved me spending a day shadowing the bits of boarding life I rarely see. Very interesting and good to see the love and care they all have for each other. 

I was police checked on Tuesday, which involves too much ink and a man with a bit of paper! 

Highlight of the working week was Wednesday and teacher appreciation day. 2 beautiful messages from students. It was also my day to spend with boarding to help me learn what that bit of the school really involves and I certainly did learn a lot. 

Friday was dad's birthday, a strange feeling. I kept busy, lunch with friends and then chaperoning the school seniors film night. My job, to sit in the corridor and stop anyone sneaking off for any extra fun! Some of the boarding students decided to entertain me and I was laughing out loud for a good half an hour at their improvised melodrama. 

I'm getting so very excited by the immanent arrival of my mother. My job today is to see if I can make a bit more space in the spare bedroom to make room for her and Lynne. 
I've also been organising for a few campus folk to take them to lunch and out and about during term time so they don't get too fed up with staying in! 

A got her real exam timetable this week. And it's only 5 school weeks until her mocks. She's relaxed a bit, interestingly, given that in my experience most students get more stressed. 

The cats have figured out how to knock over the food box so we now have to hide it. 

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