The joys of working with children

I think I have another cold brewing. This is annoying because I feel like I only just got rid of the last one, but this is what happens when you have all sorts of different age groups from all sorts of areas popping into your place of work, I guess. One is exposed to any germ that is circulating anywhere in any school or workplace in Suffolk. I am chugging fruit juice like it's nectar and popping multivitamins like they're Smarties in the hope of warding off anything too debilitating.

Mathew had his school nativity today, and then tomorrow is his last day of school this year! So he is, to say the least, very excited. Especially as it's his birthday on Saturday. Even I - as a person who rarely got a huge celebration to mark the date of his arrival on Earth as a youngster - can remember the joyous feeling that arose when you realise that your birthday falls on a weekend. Sitting in a classroom on your big day just isn't the same as being at home with family and having the freedom to spend the day as you wish. And that's what he gets this year. Plus - a trip to a soft play area, a few friends around for a party, and then visits from relatives later. Bless him.

RC 18-12-25