National Book Week

It was national book week this week in Australia and so the Year 1s and Year 2s at school were allowed to come to school dressed as their favourite character from a book. I was expecting Anna to choose Cinderella, or something similar and to begin with she did keep talking about going as Tinkerbell, then from out of nowhere, she announced she wanted to go as Pippi Longstocking! We don't even have that book! I was very pleased with her choice as it meant she could wear something warm and sensible.

It was great seeing all the costumes at school. There were pirates, Cinderella, Goldilocks and a bear (yes, a girl came dressed in a bear costume), little red riding hood and lots of fairies. They all got to go up on stage at the assembly and show their costumes to the rest of the school. Anna had a great time!

Now for an update on Nige. He has had a bit of a set-back, with the Doctor saying that he is doing to much. He's only been getting out of bed to get a drink. He now needs complete bed rest, only getting out of bed to go to the toilet. I have been and bought him a Sudoku book, lots of magazines and a pile of DVDs to try and encourage him to stay there!

My employers have asked me to extend my work contract for another two months. I am due to finish this month. I have declined the extension and will finish next week. This means I can spend time at home with Nige. I'll let you know how it goes!