Monday 5 September 2011

peace and Quiet...

Out and about today, it was really quiet. It is amazing how much difference it makes when the children go back to school. Sainsbury's car park was lovely and quiet, and the shop was pleasantly child free. Makes me think of going back to school when I was teaching. it is now 10 years since i finished work..I retired early because of eye problems, and you would have another year stretching before you until the next Summer break. The holidays are good in teaching, and I think teachers are well paid actually. there is plenty of money in education, it's whether schools use it correctly. Rather too many heads of this and heads of that, and Assistant heads etc., teacher in charge of drugs and whatever.. Silly jobs that take people away from the chalk face. Then there was the paperwork..profiles and assessments..targets and initiatives..horrible. kenneth Baker of the Thatcher Government had a lot to answer for..
Lovely day today, nice and sunny but a breeze to cool everywhere down. Bobby is outside in the garden on top of her hut, and Rusty is inside on the bed in Jane's room all curled up. They look so peaceful when they are asleep, very calming.
Vin has been titivating his car up because it is going in for it's MOT tomorrow. He has had the tyres renewed and the wipers changed, and put a new licence plate on etc., This afternoon he was out doing the black plastic and polishing it up. Very smart it looks too. he has had it from new, and knows everything about it. it's a really good car actually, and worth taking care of.
Jane rang up just before lunch this morning. She was in Tesco buying batteries for her alarm clock. She is back at College tomorrow, to do her science course. She has to have this so she can do the Radiography course next September. Fingers crossed that she gets through this course without any hiccups. I think she will because she realises it is pretty much her last chance to get somewhere. I sent her a Lottery ticket for her birthday in her card, just as an extra, with four lines on it. Didn't win a bean..story of our life really. We do all these competitions every week and never win anything..the most we ever won was £1000 once which we used on our holiday to New England. but we keep hoping!
Tonight we are having:
Cheesey Kievs
Little baked potatoes
Portobellini mushrooms
mixed vegetables.

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