Yep El's starting school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think Soph's birthday celebration will be a joint "do" now to celebrate El finally getting into a school and us having a weight off our shoulders.
Visited Oaklands yesterday and I have to say it's FAB!!!!!!!! The Headmaster is great really down to earth, approachable and talkative, couldn't ask for a better Head than him, he made us fell very welcome when he showed us around and he was great with El. Her teacher and her nursery nurse are lovely too, really nice people and again down to earth and chatty, I just know we won't have any problems there at all. Their just so open and forthcoming with information and welcome parents to do the same, they have an open door policy and would rather see you face to face everyday than never, they'd rather you phoned to check up every afternoon than not phone at all. And because El's going back and forth via taxi the teachers willing to do a sort of letter swapping with me to keep in touch, so I may get El a special little book to put in her bag to send messages to her teacher and so she can send them back, rather that bits of paper everywhere, lol.
The do all the sports from Football to Rugby and even have the Welsh Squad in to train them!!! only cos an ex pupil is in it and is loyal to the school, I just want to know when their there to meet them!! They do horse riding every Tuesday, join in all the normal school things with the regular classes like PE, assembly, plays, drama etc, so I feel she's going to love it there, she joined in with the class and made friends as soon as she set foot in the class. She walked in and the Headmaster called the teacher over before she got to us, El sprang into the room, shouting "Ta Da, I'm Elle, you guys, nice to meet you" lol, bold as brass my girl :o)
So we're now waiting for the LEA to sort a taxi out and then she's in, they want us to wait nearly 2 weeks for them to sort it, but we've told them Monday at the latest it's only got to do one more stop to get El it's not like she needs a car to herself and get this the school wanted her today!!!! :o) See said it was a fab school, lol.
What else umm..................... nothing really, had a busy day yesterday one car in for it's MOT, the other being potched with by Hubs, why is it men see "day off = oh...... tinker with car!!!" lol. And not day off, maybe I'll help the misses a little, do the dinner, pick up after myself and not moan, lmao. Men!!!!
Today: -
Well today we're doing the usual end of the month shopping, one trip to Makro for the bulk and then Asda ohhhh...... the joys, just waiting for Kirsty to phone to say she's ready to have the girls, not taking them in this "pee poor weather" it's awful outside not to mention they fight the entire time we're out.
Wednesday, 28 February 2007
Monday, 26 February 2007
What a Weekend
Phew.................... where do I start!!!
Saturday was spent clothes shopping in the morning and then a few hours at nanny and granddad's for the girls to run their legs off and shout and scream until they could scream no more, wore them out for the babysitters you see, lol.
Saturday night was a blast!!!!!!!!!!!! Wales lost, but hey we had a good time anyway, us girls out on the town. We drank, danced, drank some more and then danced a little bit more until the dance floor was empty and only we were on it, lol, it was nearly 1:30am by then mind. Em was left in the capable hands of Lee, Kirsty and Chris wandered home in stoopers, Sarah was picked up by Owain and Sian had a lift home early, hubs and myself somehow ended up back home after what felt like an eternity walking up that hill to the house, lol.
A great night was had by all I think, it was good fun going out in a large girl group running from pub to pub to avoid getting drenched in the rain, which wasn't very successful, lol. Drinking with Em isn't a great idea if you don't want to get drunk, come 10 we were all leg less I think, Sarah cracked on with JD and Coke, yuck!!!! whilst we all swapped to bottles so we could dance and not throw drinks at each other, which is what normally happens if we have glasses.
Sunday was spent recovering, but my lovely sis stayed and made a fabulous dinner for us the full works, roasties and everything, she's a gem!!!!
Today: -
I phoned El's new school, we have a viewing tomorrow and I must say her teacher sounds great, really friendly and guess what, they go horse riding in the centre we take her to, every Tuesday morning they go!!!! She'll be over the moon, I can't wait to get her there, she'll be so happy and we will too.
Had my driving lesson this afternoon, did really well, passed my mock theory so have to do the real thing now, so that's got to be booked, did lots of three point turns, hill starts and as usual loads of driving up and down the A470 and head of valley's roads, but I still hate driving into my own street.
Not much else happening really, lots to do tomorrow so maybe I'll have a bigger blog session then, when I'm feeling better, we're all a bit ill here at the mo, so not with it, lol.
Saturday was spent clothes shopping in the morning and then a few hours at nanny and granddad's for the girls to run their legs off and shout and scream until they could scream no more, wore them out for the babysitters you see, lol.
Saturday night was a blast!!!!!!!!!!!! Wales lost, but hey we had a good time anyway, us girls out on the town. We drank, danced, drank some more and then danced a little bit more until the dance floor was empty and only we were on it, lol, it was nearly 1:30am by then mind. Em was left in the capable hands of Lee, Kirsty and Chris wandered home in stoopers, Sarah was picked up by Owain and Sian had a lift home early, hubs and myself somehow ended up back home after what felt like an eternity walking up that hill to the house, lol.
A great night was had by all I think, it was good fun going out in a large girl group running from pub to pub to avoid getting drenched in the rain, which wasn't very successful, lol. Drinking with Em isn't a great idea if you don't want to get drunk, come 10 we were all leg less I think, Sarah cracked on with JD and Coke, yuck!!!! whilst we all swapped to bottles so we could dance and not throw drinks at each other, which is what normally happens if we have glasses.
Sunday was spent recovering, but my lovely sis stayed and made a fabulous dinner for us the full works, roasties and everything, she's a gem!!!!
Today: -
I phoned El's new school, we have a viewing tomorrow and I must say her teacher sounds great, really friendly and guess what, they go horse riding in the centre we take her to, every Tuesday morning they go!!!! She'll be over the moon, I can't wait to get her there, she'll be so happy and we will too.
Had my driving lesson this afternoon, did really well, passed my mock theory so have to do the real thing now, so that's got to be booked, did lots of three point turns, hill starts and as usual loads of driving up and down the A470 and head of valley's roads, but I still hate driving into my own street.
Not much else happening really, lots to do tomorrow so maybe I'll have a bigger blog session then, when I'm feeling better, we're all a bit ill here at the mo, so not with it, lol.
Friday, 23 February 2007
My First Time........................
Blogging that is, my first blog.
Well haven't a clue where to start, the beginning would be too far away and take me a year to write, lol, so how about this week? Well the week started really well, considering we've been invaded by some lurgy and all come down ill. Soph's been hit hardest and is still ill, chesty, grumpy and generally being a pain in the arse with it at all times, I know she's in the Klingon phase, but now she's a moaning Klingon that just won't stop crying if anyone come near me.
We had a letter at last from Education giving El a placement at Oaklands Primary, so roll on school for her, we've only waited 9 months for them to sort themselves out since we pulled her out of her last useless school that shall remain nameless. She'll be in mainstream, but will have special supported classes, so just have to get her statemented now which is going to be another fight I think looking at the way this authority run things which is pathetic to say the least. We can't wait for her to start though, what a relief it was to get that letter!!!!! She'll finally be in school, mixing with children, learning, playing and having fun, well........... I hope all that happens because I don't want another fight on my hands with another school.
We've had SaLT this week too, where El was finally reassessed ready for school, she came out at 3 years and 9 months for her speech and understanding when she's 4 years and 9 months, so to us a significant delay that needs therapy, whether or not we get it is another thing, we waited over 12 months for 5 block therapy sessions that have been useless as they haven't listened to us. We will wait and see and live in hope hey!!!
Had my second driving lesson this week, 2 hours of driving through small Welsh towns and up carriage ways, over mountains and around roundabouts, lol. Getting much better though and improving according to the instructor, didn't do too many cock ups and did my hill starts perfectly, just have to crack on with my theory now which I'm being tested on next week, eeekkk!!!! Is the world ready for this crazy Welsh mother on the streets in control of a car!!?? lmao.
Today: -
As of 7am this morning when El crawled into our bed I could tell she had come down ill through the night. I knew straight away she was off colour just by her smell, why is a mothers instinct so spot on? I just knew, I could tell from this strange odour she gives off, it's like a sweet sickly smell, she always gets it when she's ill and always has, strange that!! So I can see another 4-5 days of her being ill with high temps and us being quarantined, the girls and I are having PJ days then by the looks of it, no problem there I can do them, I'd say I was an expert by now.
Matt, the hubs, is having half day today and working nearer home doing police HQ's closer to us than the main HQ where he's usually based, which means he'll be home mega early today if nothing goes wrong that is. Don't know what we're doing tonight, he's not going out because of the Rugby tomorrow and it being an all day event, so perhaps we'll have yet another take out or I may be the good little house wife and actually cook tonight.
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