Hey everyone! Had a pretty ordinary week this week. Have had L home all week with hand foot and mouth and then I realised in hindsight that E and A have had it too but milder cases. So E was still at school the whole time and they are supposed to be at home for the duration. Not much I can do about it afterwards I suppose. So glad this is the start of school holidays though - have been run ragged. Kids all did well in their school reports. We have managed to raise bright, articulate, popular and funny children apparently LOL. L and E are proving to be very bright - L is in the accelerated program for computers and spelling/english and that will start next term. E is proving to be quite the maths wizz. It was interesting at parent teacher interviews, E is exactly the same as L in regards to what I talked about the other week - knows all the answers etc, but she handles it in a completely different way and is way more tolerant than L is of the kids who aren't as smart and she even nurtures them to help them work it out. Whereas L has no inclination at all to help other kids out, he's not into that sort of thing itms. Not that he's a brat about it, but you know how some people are naturally inclined to do that sort of thing? L isn't naturally inclined LOL. He gets frustrated too easy if they don't 'get it' right away but E has more patience her teacher was telling me. So all in all a great first half of the year for them. But L is working on learning tolerance during class and his behaviour has improved 100% thankfully. Sports carnival today and it was only 2 degrees!!!!! I kid you not! There was even a forecast for snow!!!!!!!!!!!!! Out here, where it can get as hot as 48 deg! Take that Global Warming LOL! So instead of snow it just rained instead and far out it was just bitterly cold. They did call it off early though so only got half way through.

H, very very happy that everything is going well for you hun it must be a huge relief for you.