Also, Will and Peeps said I should post cute things the kids say (Does "Miss, Katie just called me a slut" count?), so here are two gems from the last week:

Liam: Miss, in schools in Ancient Greece teachers used to whip their students. Did you get whipped when you were at school?
Me: No Liam, I am not quite that old...

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This is a little ray of sunshine in a bleak week.

http://www.chichester.co.uk/library/VIDEO-Portfield-Primary-School-attempt.4639292.jp

Unfortunately I am not on camera as I was leading it from the front :-( Still we made it onto the net!

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School starts tomorrow.

Inset day and then kids on Thursday.
I alternate between panic and calm.
Perhaps it will be ok, perhaps it will not.

I have a Plan B just in case. I think I'd make a good plumber....

I will fill this in...

1. My uncle once: was my uncle

2. Never in my life: have I skinny dipped...

3. When I was five: I had a cool swimming costume with jigsaw puzzle pieces on it.

4. High school was: The best of times. We did laugh...a lot.

5. I will never forget:a day when my Dad made hot dogs for lunch and we walked to Meri-Ann's pool and ate them.

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It’s been a while.

A melancholy time. A come-down even? I’ve been so exhausted I’ve spent the last few weeks mostly vegging and zombie like. Or worrying and still awake at 2am. Or, mostly, a combinashe of all of those.

I © these:

Jess and Matt

Beck

Penfold who has curled up next to me and given me sideways glances through my glumness.

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