Ah, so we find ourselves in July. Two weeks exactly before the Summer begins! Undoubtedly the weather will fail to recognise this and I will be without cricket, but we can hope!

I am sure a great deal has happened over the weeks I have been absent but for the life of me I can recall nothing now! My days have been full of work, including weekends. My poor husband realising when I said you can not marry a teacher and not be involved in school life, that it was unfortunately true! He has been a star of late.

My lovely brother is still off adventuring, currently in Mongolia, having Trans-Siberian railwayed from Moscow and spent some time in the Gobi Desert. I love to hear or read of their adventures and know that they are enjoying their trip. I am so proud of them for what they are doing. I have been promising news from home but nothing compares and always seems mundane. Perhaps I will have news for him next week.

I am having a funny old week this week. Year 5 and some Year 6 are away on School Journey to Swanage. It is the first time I have ever been left behind! I keep thinking about them all and what they are doing. The school seems an odd place with so many people missing. I always go away with them, here and in my last school. So it is most peculiar to think about them all there doing all the normal adventures without me! I miss tucking their little duvets under their chins at night time! Oh well, I am sure they will fill me in on their experiences when they return. *sniff.

Right, back to work I suppose. Hope you have seen the lovley new photo of Baby James Nick posted. I was lucky enough to be given two gorgeous smiles on Sunday too!