My Night Out!

After trying on about 4 different outfits, I finally found something to wear. I managed to squeeze into a pair of old black trousers and found a black top in the back of my wardrobe that I wore on my first date with Alan (I've GOT to go on a shopping spree soon...we have now been married over 4 years!) As luck would have it, I was completely overdressed as the other girls were in their jeans. Well, at least I made an effort, and I don't get out much!

I spent a fantastic evening with two girls I have been working closely with for 4 years. We went for a meal in a lovely restaurant and spent a few hours catching up on each other's news, gossiping about school/colleagues (in a nice way, of course) and generally having a good laugh! As I said, I have worked with Nicola and Debra for 4 years, but we know and treat each other like old friends. We know we can say anything, insult each other, divulge top-secrets, and it will kept between the 3 of us. You don't often find friendships like that, and I am really going to miss them! Top girls!!!

This afternoon, I was invited to a tea party with the children I had been working with at school before I went on maternity leave. I had been working as a Special Needs teacher in the booster base for a year and a half. I don't really think the children understood what was going on as, despite one of the other teachers explaining the reason we were having a party (as in, I was moving away), one little boy asked "When are you coming back to work with us!" Then, another boy got upset because I was leaving. He went back to his classroom to draw me a picture and, on the back, he had written; "See you when you come back!" Er no, I'm not coming back! That's the point!

We spent the rest of the day packing. Our house is even more chaotic than it was this time last week! You daren't lay anything down, otherwise it gets packed.

In fact, I haven't seen Samuel for a while................