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Back to work...

What a week - tonight's long awaited glass of wine is definitely deserved!  So after a long break it was finally back to work and the inevitable shock to the system of having to get up before 6am not one day but 5 days in a row - ouch! All in all its not been painful - just feels like its taken an age to make it through the week and I'll admit I'm glad to have chalked up my first week and got that initial apprehension out of the way. To add to the pressure I also had my first meeting as a member of the Oxford University Audit Committee (yes me, the person who went to Plymouth Poly!!).  I held my own and then some - guess some of the brain cells still there then.

One of my biggest concerns was that everyone was going to miss me and that the transition was going to be difficult for Abi and Izzy. Hmmm. I'm not sure if I'm pleased or not to say that I've clearly done a great job in preparing them for my return to work as it seems like they've barely minded at all!  Actually what has swung it has probably been the fact that using the train means that I'm leaving later than I used to so they have taken it in turns this week to choose some of what I'm wearing - a perfect pre-school past time for all.  What has also been lovely is that suddenly I'm greeted like a celebrity in the evenings when I get home.  No longer the 'Oh, its you again...', I'm back to 'Mummy's home!!!!!' So nice to feel special at the end of a day's work.

This is the penultimate week of school, although it feels like they have only just had half term so we are in denial.  This means we've had sports day (last week) and swimming galas today. The photo is Abi, Izzy and Jennifer (Abi's best friend) at the gala.  Abi took her normal stance of thinking that she's going to be a complete failure only to surprise herself by winning her races.  Izzy on the other hand saw it as an opportunity to socialise with as many people as possible and try her hardest despite being the smallest girl in the class - still!  The summer holidays are carefully orchestrated given my being back to work and the amount of stuff going on in the house - I just hope that they get some rest and don't forget everything they've learnt so far in school to date...

So a weekend of relaxation before the madness begins again - reality has come crashing in but I'm glad to say it's OK.

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