A very thought full gesture

This Medal was brought for all the children at Charlotte's School by the Headmistress

It has the name of the school engraved on the back.

This Medal was brought for all the children at Sarah's nursery school buy the Headmistress.

These were both brought out of the teachers pockets and no school/PFA funds were used which I thought was a very good idea on such a major event. It will be a very long time before this happens again no matter who is on the throne.

Well done to all the Ramsey Colts U7s you improved so much in one season. Next season I think you might be real contenders.

Most girls....

Like butterflies and flowers. Not my Sarah!

One disadvantage of working Sundays

Hubby and the children had a great time playing in the snow

Having been brought a cupcake maker for my birthday I have got quite creative but here is my first attempt at meringues with lemon meringue cupcakes

Where does the time go?

It has been nearly a year since I last posted. I don't think as myself as a busy person but I think going to college has highlighted that I do do quite a bit or at least my time is used up.

I love my sleep I always have done, from a very young age and through most of my school life I used to come home and fall asleep. If Nan did not wake me for dinner I would sleep right through.

It was not till I had Charlotte did I truly realise how long a day really was. She was a good baby but I was still up early with her and her last feed would be quite late. Then things are never the same again!!!

So here I am nearly 9 years later with two more children and a very forced apon feeling of Who needs sleep anyway!!!!!

Charlotte and Harry are now at school, Sarah goes to nursery 3 days a week. Harry has Cricket and football after school and Charlotte has brownies. I have 3 council meetings a month and work Fridays and Sundays. I have just become Secatary and 1 of about 4 perminant leaders of a youth group K.I.T.E ( Kids In Thier Element) Mark works steady hours so he is always home about 5:30 each day.

To me this means a very busy week I have friends that have lots more on than this but I think they are either bonkers or just Supermums but I'm sure as they get older and Sarah starts school it will get even worse. She just keeps me up late. She does not need much sleep at all. She will fall asleep after nursery at 4 for about an hour of two then thats it she is in hypermode untill she drops at some stupid oclock in the night or early morning.

College Showed me I am useless at English and maths although I did pass my exams I did not do so well on my Uni interview day.I am no good at interviews or group interviews. (Think this may be why I did not get accepted in to college) and I am highly unorganised. It was not till after college did I get my first diary. I found it on a site called Orgasnised Mum!!!!! it is wonderfull. If I remember to put things in it.

Pyjama day!!! We walked around Huntingdon town and raised over £500( College record) for Hinchingbrooke hospital

I also did The midnight walk this year in my Pyjamas with my Friend Carey.

Went to see 30 Secondes to Mars!!!!
Enter Shakari were Supporting.

One thing I did come out of College knowing is all about the Heart I seamed to have memorised that.

My Friend Lisa and me at a Charity event in the town. Shortly after this we had our first Council meeting and Lisa was made Mayor of Ramsey!!!

And Saw the long awaited Harry Potter!!!!

I was very sad to see the end that I read the book again. and then was rather disapointed in the film so to anyone who has not read the books or seen the films (If there is anyone out there) Read the Books!!! they are by far better.

I must be MAD!!!

After 14 years I am now a college student again!

I am doing
Access to Health Care (diploma)
which is Level 3 - A level standard

Very Scary for me considering my highest GCSE was a D. This is why I am doing the Access, If I can't do this course I've got no hope doing the Nursing course which is degree level.

Talk about feeling like a school kid, I walked into reception (Back straight eyes forward...You can do this!!!) told them what course I was doing and they gave me directions. Of I set, to the library they said...MMmmmm lot of men there, businessy types a few girls. Not being stereotypical but they did not look like nursing students, but hey what does a nursing student look like. so I stood out side for a little while not many people walked past....maybe I should go and ask again maybe they said a class by the library.
As I walked back i heard a group talking. "Access... nursing ... "
Excuse me I asked very nervously are you doing the access to nursing course. "I am" spoke one. Cool can I walk with you I asked and breathed a sigh of relief when she said yes.
Of to the library we walked again and we walked in and both saying we were glad we were not going in by ourselves( the rest of her group were doing something else). It turned out that all students in the library were access students and we would be split up into our courses when everyone arrived.

This week was my induction week, lots of form filling and team building exercises, principle talk and getting to meet the bunch of great "girls" I will be spending the next year studying with. We are mostly mature students who have been out of the education system for some time or have not got the grade to go straight into Nursing, Most want to go into Midwifery but there is one other that wants to do health visitor like me!

I go Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ,so my typical college morning will be:
7:00 see off hubby
8:20 have all 3 kids and myself ready to leave the house
8:30 Sarah dropped off at nursery
8:40 Charlotte Dropped off at junior school
8:45 Harry Dropped off at infants school
9:00 I am at college.....

well that's the theory, my induction week started at 10:00 so next week will be the tester will let you all know how I get on

as I say " All Fun &Games"!!!!