Blimey, it's all go on here. Trib sorry work was so shit you felt pushed to go, but glad you have some breathing space now and time with DS. You are definitely doing the right thing if you absolutely don't have to work. They grow up so fast, you will look back on this and be glad of the time spent with him. And ace that you're going to train to be a midwife. What an amazing job to do - I thought about it once just before I became pregnant with DS, when I thought I might not ever conceive. Best of luck with it.
And... NoHun how exciting!!! I'm always vicariously thrilled when other people are going off on adventures abroad because that's what I always want to do (well I did do it when I was a young(er) thing, but not for many years now). Can you tell us where you are going to? I went to Germany last summer for a holiday if you remember, and really enjoyed it, even though it was a bit of a conservative part of the country. We stayed in Cologne years ago just passing through on the way to and from Prague by train (dp hates flying) and that was a really great city. I lived with a German girl in university, and I learned to swear: "scheiszer" sp? which means shit, and to say schlaf gut, which means sleep well. I can count to 10 too! Please and thank you, and that's about it. Better check out the maternity services just in case!!! It's fab being on the continent cos you can get to so many other places so easily. Great chance to explore.
HJ hope you get the right result with the interview, which ever way you really want it to go!!
Busy hope you are having a relaxing half term.
The run of illness in our house continues. Poor DS has been ill this week and it's half term. We were supposed to be going on a trip today (which I'd sort of organised, at least had suggested and found out the relevant info) with friends and kids on the train to our destination, which would have been great fun. He's had a cough and cold all week, and then yesterday I thought he was a bit better, went out, and he was sick everywhere after having an ice cream 
. So bit of a wash-out week for us really. I'm hoping he's on the turn today and will pick up enough to do a bit before school (and work for me) start again next week. I'm also considering applying to alter my hours from three days of eight hours to two of 10 hours. Would be long days but I'd get a whole extra day with dd and not really lose out that much time with both of them on the other days anyway. My lovely not quite but almost manager has been encouraging but I'd have to put it to my actual manager so would depend on what he says. I do have a bit of extra leverage because of ds being disabled and it would make a difference because I'd have an extra day to do stuff with him after school, which I feel he needs. God, I really need to win the lottery!
Trib re the singing - since new year, dd has been singing Twinkle twinkle in perfect pitch. No words but the tune is spot on. She also started singing a song of dp's. So cute listening to her (and also deafening at times!).