Work has been going well since the Easter holidays, now we have rolling snack all the children are calmer and its less stressful, which is good. Still got problems with the outside area, even though we have the money now. I might start asking every day when its going to be done and see if they get annoyed and just do it, instead of making up excuses. We still need a pay rise too, but I am in charge on friday so I will be getting a little more for that day.

Michael and I have been looking for a house, but so far we haven't seen many that we like, but hopefully if we keep saving a little more we can get a nice one in a nice area.

Olwen is coming home for the summer in 3 weeks, she could be back now as she finished all her uni work, but she wanted to stay for a couple more weeks so she can start doing her 3rd year work, which i thought was very organised!

I have a whole sunday off today but i'm not sure what to do apart from hang the washing out, the sun is coming out so it hopefully wont rain again! Might just stay in my pjs all day!

I cant believe that this time last week I was in Leicester!
Last Saturday we got to Leicester at about 4pm, Dad wanted to watch the Rugby so me and Olwen chatted in the kitchen and then went to the shop to get some pizza for tea.
Leicester is very different from Norwich, there are so many different cultures, every food shop down the road where she lives is a take away or some kind of Indian food. In the shop Olwen had to get some electric which she let put in the meter when we got back! it was a novelty, for me any way!
We had the pizzas and Wales lost the rugby... Dad was sad so we had to give him a hug. I don't really care about the rugby to be honest.
Mum and dad left to go to the travel lodge where they were staying at about 8 and Olwen and I went to get ready to go out.
At about 9.30 Olwen's friend Jonny arrived and then James. James has brought us some drinks, I was only having smirnoff ice as I didnt feel I could handle anything stronger! Olwen was having Vodka and orange and she was a little tipsy by the time we left to go to the Student Union bar.
When we got there I met Nichola and Chris, two of the people Olwen is going to be living with next year. Moira was there outside, she was very excited and hyper which was really nice to see. Her brother Paul had come to visit for her birthday, who I hadn't seen for ages, so it was nice to see him too.
Olwen had put us on the guest list for her birthday which was cool as we got in for free. Olwen seemed to know everyone even the bouncer on the door! She goes there a lot apparently.
I met some of her friends from the radio station and from her course, everyone was all really nice.
At the end of the evening we left at about 2.30 and walked home. It is only about 10 minutes from her house. We were hungry so we went to Maryland chicken and got chicken burger and chips. Im sure my chicken burger tasted a little like fish but it was nice any way.
Randomly we met Kyle outside Maryland, I had really wanted to meet him as he is going out with Matt who Olwen is friends with here at home. Think i scared him by saying "your Kyle!" in a drunk fashion before he knew who I actually was!
We went to bed about 3 and didn't get up until about 10.30, before Mum and Dad came round, and Olwen opened her birthday presents, she loved the top that I got her, as it was the one she wanted!
We went to a carvery restaurant and I had roast lamb, I was very tired though and a big dinner made it worse!
We went back to Olwen's then got the stuff ready to go home. I didn't want to leave her there but she is coming home for Easter on the 8th so not very long to wait!

I'm so glad its Friday! I had to be in charge at work this morning and I felt all i did was chase after children that weren't listening!! I felt like out of the 4 members of staff I was the only one telling them!
I really hope that I get the job at the new pre school that i opening as I felt so stressed out today!

On wednesday the people at the Halfax said that they could give us £97000 for a mortgage, which is good, but we are going to wait until the summer to start to look for houses. Hopefully they could maybe lend us more if I have a better job.

Tonight i'm going to work tonight to watch Australia, i'm not really sure what the plot is, but Hugh Jackman is a fitty... hehe Mum is coming to and I told her she got to sit at the back so I can sit with her, as last time the projectionist sat next to me and he stinks of cigarettes.

Ah!
So... I was thinking for the New Year I would up date regularly... Its nearly March and I hadn't even done a entry so I thought I would!!

Last week was half term so I had it off from pre-school. Glad of the break as its slowly been going down hill since we got back from the summer. The committee of 3 people are trying but they haven't really got a clue, i mean they haven't even thought of giving us a pay rise after the minimum wage went up so, me (deputy supervisor) is only getting about 20p more than one of the regular playworkers.
I have applied for another deputy supervisor job at a pre school that is being built at the moment and should be open in May, its £6.50 an hour there! Fingers crossed that I will get it!

Michael and I are going to the bank tomorrow to see how much they will give us for a mortgage. We have quite a bit saved up and the house prices are going down so hopefully we can get somewhere half decent in a reasonable area of town.

I went to work today (theatre) and had to watch a bizarre film, it was called Dean Spandly and about a man who when he drank this certain drink he recalled his previous life, in which he happened to be a dog! It turned out that he had been the dog of a old man that was in the film, when he was a child. It was a bit sad as the dog died :(
Not many people came to watch it but those who did were coming out saying that they enjoyed it.

I made the pancakes for tea, and it was the first time that I had ever made them... Don't think I will be getting a job in pizza and pancake as most of them fell to pieces or were in a strange shape, apart from the one Michael made for Mum which was perfect!! I will have to keep practicing!

NOVEMBER = RANCID!!!
I"M SOOOOOO EXCITED!!! *grins like crazy!*