Working Mummies Support Group #3

[wysiwyg]

How is everyone? Job here going ok - just ok the job bit, but the walking to work is still superb. We are moving house, just up the road, renting out this place and renting elsewhere, although our crazy neighbours have departed they scarred us I think about apartment living and the four of us in this little flat was just getting too much. Found somewhere way quicker than expected, and now moving a week on Friday - is still a 2 bed but has an extra living space and outdoor space (with a gate directly onto a park!). So will be a mad few weeks I think.

School still driving me batty - last week told us kids singing at assembly so had arranged to go into work late, then yesterday get a note saying Foundation will now be at the EXPO this evening but giving no details about time, and they had not previously told us we had to go or anything. This morning before school they reiterated would be tonight, but then at assembly (because someone sms'd me) they announced they were going to do it at grandparents morning tea! DD was upset again because I had promised would see her sing (because was at assembly) and then wasn't there, just like I promised I would do parent participation when at this new job and I organised to do it and then they cancelled it for the rest of term! Of course her teachers are always right and I am the big bad mum who can't do anything because am at work.

[leckert]

I've been surviving, just! I somehow lost a week. I'm studying as well as teaching fulltime and been sick so that hasn't helped. I thought I had another week on a uni assignment but then got to last Wednesday and realised it was due this Monday just gone. I got a little bit read for it but ended up taking Monday off school to do uni work (and not talk as I have a bit of a cough that's been playing up with teaching). Got it in in time but it's not what I'm used to putting in. I'll be happy if it passes (it's more of my undergrad level of work not my Masters level). It's crazy report writing and marking week here (2 weeks earlier than I'm used to so another crazy bit there). I've gone off at one Yr10 English class today because I could see that only 3 people attempted something on Monday's lesson when I was away (only one student actually handed up anything to mark from a comprehension test - NOT happy Jan). Nearly caught up on the marking - 2 classes to go by Friday with report writing due then as well. busy couple of days& nights coming up. Although I'm calling it quits tonight - brain has fried for the evening (and it's bedtime shortly for me).