pfb -in fact only child - off to secondary on Thursday...

Fantastic roisin - is he pleased too or is he just taking it in his stride?

Well done your DS Roisin!

It's obviously dentist time of year - I went last week and had two fillings done. I can't believe I put it off so long, the anticipation is always far worse than the actual event! Sympathy from me.

Can I have a proud mummy of pfb moment?
Today ds1 has been awarded a Head Teacher's award, and is the first in yr7 (out of 210) to do so
You get a merit certificate for 10 merits in one single subject.
For HT Award you have to have 10 merit certificates.
Merits are primarily awarded for effort, behaviour and participation in class; so I am extremely proud of him to be doing so well. He will have the certificate and badge presented to him in assembly.

Ouch@dental work! I've got to go on Thursday!

Thankfully at DD's school they don't seem so hot on planners being with the DC's at all times as DD's did spend the day on her bed one day. DD's friend who goes to the other local High School had a detention because she had not got her planner in her blazer pocket - it was in her bag which she'd locked in her locker as it was lunchtime! Apparently they have to carry their planners at all times. Now that I do find a bit OTT!

Applecake sounds really scrummy!

MAS!!

DS's school is a 15 minute drive away - so he would have had no chance , but then I am just mean

Oh and I ended up having some soup for my lunch. By the time I got to have it after it was ladled out for me it was stone cold. We were busy at work!

mmm croissant - if only.

I have to go to work at 11.20 so there will be no time for me to have anything. If we are busy at work then I have no chance of them making me a sandwich (although I think the soup is minestrone so I may ask for a cup about 1.00ish). Typical that the only appointment I could get was on a day shift and they were running behind time.

Just what I was thinking MAS! Have just come back from having dental treatment and I cannot eat anything for a couple of hours and am drooling at thought of the smell of the bread baking.

Magenta - he told his form tutor who gave him a photocopied planner sheet (which was lucky) so he escaped any "punishment".

I bet your dd is looking forward to her cookery lesson. Next week ds is making apple cake and then two weeks after that a chocolate log (well I have to send in the swiss roll and bits and pieces) he then decorates it.

Hopefully your DS didn't get a black mark Bellavita.

DD has her first practical cooking session today -to make a healthy sandwich using traffic light colours. So I've sent her in with two slices of brown bread, some red pepper, orange cheese -had to blinking run up to the shop for that and cucumber. Next week they are making bread apparently.

am expecting DS to get an st (black mark) today - have just realised his planner is sat on the spare bed.

Glad DS2 is ok roisin

DS1's school (although DS not involved) are putting on a production of Tommy this week. DS asked if he could go and DH is taking him tomorrow night - but the tickets are £7 for an adult and £5 for a child - a bit expensive imo but he had set his heart on going and of course DH said yes.

How lovely an xmas ball magenta - I think I had better check DS's school website just to make sure they are not doing anything.

Btw - his rugby and indoor pe kit are still sat on the kitchen floor in their respective bags. My mother was aghast this morning, not at DS but at me - her words were "he is a boy, that is what boys do, leave stuff for their mums to sort out, if I were you I would just go an unpack it and put it through the washing machine" - is he ever going to learn though if I keep doing that - it isn't that I have not nagged asked him to empty the bags. I just despair of him and she does of me!

Glad to hear DS2 is on the mend Roisin.

DD keeps all her keys on a lanyard around her neck plus her purse for some bizarre reason so up to now she's not lost/left behind her keys which is a miracale for her!

We have her tutors meeting next Wednesday -luckly it is a day I can get out of work early. DD had History homework tonight to do I think I suprised her when she asked about inventions in the 18th Century as I rattled off a fair few -my Social and Economic History A level was not wasted! I can't believe it's nearly Xmas. DD has a school Xmas ball -sounds posh but it's a disco with a buffet in the hall and for a totally non girlie girl she suprised me with a request for a DRESSS!!!!!!!!!

ds2's doing fine back at school. His teacher lets him choose a friend to stay in with him each playtime, which is nice.

ds1 has been saving up change from dinner money to buy christmas presents for the family - aww.. how sweet

He gets £2.30 a day, which is plenty, and we allow him to keep any change. In the first couple of months he usually went down town at the weekends and bought some pokemon cards or similar junk. But this month each week he's been using the money to buy gifts, and he's just fetched the wrapping paper and wrapped them all up. Isn't that gorgeous? It makes me want to blub!

Luckily, it was his spare that was in the hall - phew. As soon as he came in I asked him and he produced a key from his pocket.

The rugby stuff from yesterday is still sat in the boot bag in the kitchen and todays indoor pe kit is now sat next to it! I think someone is going to be wearing dirty clothes next week.

Glad the padlock was ok.

Talking about lockers, have just noticed that DS has left his locker key on the niche in the hall - oh dear.

He did leave in a strop this morning though, but I bet when he gets to school he will be a little distraught thinking he has lost it on the bus.

He has with him a winter coat and indoor pe kit so he will be carting stuff around with him all day too.

Oh MAS for your DS, hopefully whatever you have said to him will make him think about his actions this time.

Maybe the lock just needs a bit of WD40 in it?