17 February, 2006

I met my boss for lunch yesterday to talk about
work related things.ï¿½ The good news is
that I am going to work a four day week which will mean half days on Wednesdays
and Fridays, so I will be able to pick the Princess up from school twice a
week.ï¿½ The bad news is that April 3 isnÂ’t
that far away and the logistics of being two working parents of three small
children are terrifying.

As ill-luck would have it, the Princess begins
a fortnightÂ’s Easter holidays on the day that I start back.ï¿½ We have booked the poor mite in for two one week
courses learning about the music of the world.ï¿½
Stop sniggering.ï¿½ SheÂ’ll love it.ï¿½ She needs a packed lunch for this
extravaganza (she gets a hot lunch at school) and I fear that she wonÂ’t eat
whatever I offer.ï¿½ I would like to take
this opportunity to apologise to my mother for ignoring 13 years worth of
packed lunches.ï¿½ So poor Madam, not only
will I be starting back to work which will be a shock for her, but also she
will be in a new and strange place and not with her school companions.ï¿½ The boys will, obviously, be starting at the
creche which, presumably, will give them the opportunity to pick up some nasty
bugs and which, I fear, they may not take to quite immediately given that the
number of breasts available to them will be fewer than at home.ï¿½ We will probably have to travel separately,
three of us in the car to the creche, which is inconveniently distant, and two
of us on foot or by bike to the school which is gratifyingly close.

And, the PrincessÂ’s birthday, which she has
been looking forward to for 10 months now, falls on the 12^th of
April and, as far as I can see, all potential invitees will be away on Easter
holidays.ï¿½ And it will be something of an
organisational marathon.ï¿½ I have promised
her the sun, moon and stars because when we go to the supermarket, she just
looks at the sweets and says Â“I can have those for my birthday, but not nowÂ”
and never makes a fuss.ï¿½ I think we will
require a special shop to pick up all the goodies she has earmarked for the
special day and which she so richly deserves.

And I am off on a work trip at the end of
April, so Mr. Waffle will be spending 2 days alone with his offspring and the
school/creche run.ï¿½ He has asked his
secretary to schedule no meetings or trips.ï¿½
He is very afraid.

Oh, and IÂ’ve promised to host the bookclub in
April.ï¿½ I regret to tell you that I have
heard my loving husband muttering mutinously about straws and camels.

Comments

Bobble

on 17 February 2006 at 12:24

She really is wonderwoman. 0
Sweetie(s) given ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½