First day at school

First day nerves had Rowan in a fierce grip as we left for their first day of school. He was determined to ride his bike all the way (he is a very determined little boy when he chooses to be! ) and even though it is only a 15 minute walk, that's a lot of pedalling for little legs and we had to stop once or twice so he could make it. Esme serenely came along on her scooter, very enthusiastically doing a 'nature spot' the whole way. We came across a few squashed snails which were met with many 'yeuch's! !'  And lots of questions about what was actually inside snails.  

This morning we had a curfufal of parking a bike and a scooter and u had to go and buy a little padlock for each of them. All done and their various modes of transport were parked to their liking and into school they went.

This is their school:

This week I am oi cking them up at 11.40 for the first few day and the day is gradually getting longer with them finishing at 1pm for the first half of next week and then a whole day til 3.30 on Thursday and Friday.  After that it will be full time forever.  

So now I am at home (without that much time to do much yet!) and Guy had gone back to work, which he loves and describes as being like a comfortable old pair of shoes. . And I've got a job interview lined up as a medical secretary at the local hospital.  It isn't very much pay; but it would offer me a good work life balance, and that is really what it us about to us. Quality of life, not quantity of hours spent stressing out. 

Here are the children on their first day..