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Date: 01 January 1970 00:59:59
Advent! I just can't cope with it. We have a backlog of doors to open on the advent calendar. On the other hand, a forgetful evening means that the advent candle has yet again raced towards Christmas ahead of us. The decorations are all over my bed and I am sleeping curled up in the spare corner that's left. And the school refuses to let me send the boys there out of the way any more.
90% of the presents are bought. Tiddles wants either a treehouse or a boat - a real one - hmmmm, I forsee tears on Christmas Day. Mean mother that I am, I made him write "three school sweatshirts, one tie, one pair of school trousers, one P.E. sock, one coat, one lunchbox and one full pencil case" on his letter to Father Christmas. Not much of a replacement for a boat, I suppose, but at least he'll get what he asked for! Still, I'm not really THAT mean, he will be pretty chuffed with the go-kart, as long as I remember to go and buy it tomorrow. The question is, can I stand to get the Scalextric that Smudgelet so longs for when I know it will be broken within a week?
One small disaster on the Christmas preparation front - the cat has eaten the Christmas Pudding. He raided the multi-pack of crisps too... why precisely did he have to rip open all the salt and vinegar ones, when they are the only ones I like? Couldn't he have gone for Smokey Bacon or something?
Major disaster - When I talked to my boss about the possibility of working slightly fewer hours next year, he was really accommodating. I said that I wanted to work just mornings on three of the days, and he agreed. Perfect, I thought. Then today my new contract and timetable arrives and he has based it on me working just three mornings a week and has employed a supply teacher for the other two days and three afternoons. This sounds blissful - shame I have a mortgage to pay! I really am not sure what on earth I am going to do about this one. Maddeningly, I had the chance of applying for another job which I really fancied, but turned down because of the security of this. Closing date for that one was today, of course. AAAAagghhhhhhhhh!
Have also been in debate with the Building Society. I have ordered four cheque books and two emergency cheque books in the last four months, and none of them had arrived until yesterday! This has caused endless problems. I must remember to write my letter of complaint once all the Christmas cards are written and posted.
Thought for the day: Why is nothing ever simple ?