Wtf happened to the summer??

Well it's officially over and about bloody time too!!!

It's not right y'know, 6 weeks off school in the summer is a parents worst nightmare. After school finished on July 23rd I, like most other Mother's I know, spent the next 3 days in a total state of shock and panic that not only did I have to spend the next 6 weeks at home, alone with my 3 children but I also had to spend an extra 3 days at home with them too because school doesn't start on Monday 6th September like it should but on Wednesday 9th.

WHY?!?!?!?!

Well... apparently 6 weeks is not enough time for the teachers of my children's school to recover from the last year.. apparently they need "training" too.. I am slightly disturbed by this.

I am also slightly disturbed that they've decided to add the much needed "teacher training days" to the end of the holidays so as not to "disrupt the children's learning" by doing it at some other point in the year.

But what disturbs me about this most is that this "teacher training" will only take 2 days.

o_O

2? is that it? obviously becoming a teacher is easier than I thought.. I should probably look into this again..lol

I am of course just kidding.. being a teacher is incredibly difficult and training takes far longer.. blah blah blah... but really.. they've just had 6 weeks off work.. why do they need to take another 2 days to brush up on their skills? Surely they should be doing that when they've got their 6 weeks off? Well no apparently.. cos thats when they get to plan lessons and do marking and stuff.. all from the comforts of their own home.. whilst they're being paid.. unlike the TA's that help (notice I said "help" as opposed to "do all the real hard work" which is what really goes on...)

Anyhoo.. It's the beginning of summer, the sun is shining (almost) and we don't have to get out of bed and do anything and having got over the initial sinking feeling of "OMG what the hell am I going to do with them for 6 1/2 weeks!!" I remembered that we were taking our trip to Scarborough this school break, brilliant!! The kids will have something to do and I can relax... in 4 weeks time.

FOUR WEEKS?!?!?! aw sh*t...

So...I spent the first 4 weeks dealing with the "Summer holidays...must not strangle child.. " (apparently its frowned upon these days) madness that all us poor Mum's struggle with every year and I can tell you, it's been no bloody fun!!

But it's over now.. the uniforms are ready.. lunch boxes will be packed this evening and soon it will be bath and bed time.. ahhh.. bliss.


awwwww..I miss them already and they're not even gone yet!!! LOL

I wonder why that happens? You spend all day frazzled to buggery and tearing your hair out as the kids drive you mad and then the day comes for them to go back to school and give you some peace and quiet and you don't want them to leave...

nahhhhh.. I love you all but please.. go back to school already!!! ;)

Trust me...I'm NOT a Doctor though..

Check me out!!

I did something wonderful this week!!

It's official.. I am now a fully qualified First Aider!!

I am actually going to be useful at work for a change!!!!!! Who'd have thunk'd it??? LOL

I get a certificate and a little plastic card to keep in my purse and I am legally able to administer First Aid to injured persons in the workplace and also to the general public should there be a need (watch out you lot..lol), infact, should I leave the country (on holiday for example) in some countries I am actually legally required to stop and assist in an emergency situation!! Oooh I could feel all important if I thought about it..lol

In all seriousness though this week has been mostly very interesting. It's definitely been incredibly hard work (there's a whole lot of information in this head right now..ha!! Look at me using my brain!!) and if I'm completely honest there were some things about certain areas (mainly heart attacks) that I would have preferred not to have known really..

Whilst I knew that such things weren't very pleasant for the person experiencing it, when thinking of my own father and his death I had tried to block out from my mind exactly how much it would have hurt him, how long it may have taken and how scared he would have been and now... well now I can't and I don't mind admitting that yesterday's lessons on that particular subject were really very hard for me, the instruction videos were very upsetting and last night as I mulled it all over in my head.. well, it was more than a little rough let's say..

As much as it pains me..I can't save my beloved Dad... however, if I ever come across someone with those symptoms I SHOULD know what to do to potentially save that persons life or at least help until paramedics arrive to take over and I think..no.. I KNOW he'd be really really proud of me for that.

and I'm quite proud of me too.. I've worked bloody hard at this and its been an emotional ride and scary too - just to think how much can go wrong sometimes is scary and now the fact that I may have to go out and actually use what I've learned on a real person is quite daunting too.

But I wouldn't hesitate.. and I'd be in there.. yelling "CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!" hahah.. no.. seriously though, they wont let me have a defib machine so yer all safe..LOL

BUT..if your kids go to the same school as mine then rest your worried minds.. cos the 3 of us that took the course passed with flying colours.. and we're ready..

Bring on the grazed knees!!!!!!!!!! whaaaaaat?? we don't want anyone getting hurt y'know ;)

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