The lives and the loves of eskimo friends

Well done to my clever daughter for making it through trials and for being selected to play for Northampton football squad. We are all very proud!!!

Well what a fantastic week its been!

Ellie's final week at school has been her best week ever. She was firstly voted by all the children of the school except four to be the team leader for this years sports day. She then went on to win all three of her races! Sophie also took part and won three of her races and came second in the fourth. Then came speech day.....a day for giving out prizes to children who have stood out within the year. Ellie won a trophy for sports personality of the year due to her endless dedication at representing the school in all sports, always giving 110% effort and for always smiling no matter what the result. So, Ive been one proud Mum!

Then comes me! I received my results back from Uni and got two A's and a B+, so a big fat DISTINCTION for me........wow, can't believe I did it, especially after the year I've had. It just goes to show that if you're determined enough, anything can be achieved!

Then to top all that off, I get asked to be somebody's girlfriend! How funny at my age! It all sounds too young. Uni and somebody's girlfriend at the age of 34........well, why the hell not!!

How lucky was I to get a photo taken with Danny O' Donoghue, lead singer from 'The Script'........I think the smile on my face pretty much says it all!!!:

Three more days of study to go........yipeeee!!! Thank god because I'm now at my wits end with it all. I have a human physiology exam on friday morning and then I'm done till October. Hopefully it will all be worth it in the end and I can look back at this time with no regrets!

For some unknown reason, I have been trying to avoid using Facebook. However, it seems to be the only way people communicate nowadays! So I have finally given in and I have to say, "I'm now addicted!".
I have been talking to old friends from school, two friends in Oz, even an old friend from primary school who lived in the same street and we used to play marbles together! It's great! I've never been so sociable. However, the studying is starting to suffer as I'm always chattering on Facebook now.

Have had to retire early from sledging today, due to myself and Jo having one almighty crash, leaving everybody in absolute hysterics!
It all started when Darren gave us one almighty push, just as we were about to set off. We flew down this icy track, just about managing to dodge people walking back up the hill, only to crash into the wire fence at the bottom, taking out the wooden post and getting my leg caught in the fence. So now I have a great big gash to show for sledging antics. Even the kids thought it was the funniest thing. People were crying with laughter, including myself and Jo.
This picture shows how cool we were to begin with. Unfortunately too much drama to get one at the other end!

Today we had the best day! No school, so lots of time to play in the snow. We went sledging, built snowmen, attempted an igloo, made snow angels and had one massive snow ball fight where I definitely came out worse! Snow was in my ears, mouth, hair, down my trousers, anywhere possible really.

I wish it could snow more!!!

Today I started work at my first placement and I have to say that I had the most fascinating day ever!! I absolutely loved it! Staff made me feel so welcome, which was one of my main concerns but everyone couldn't have been more friendly and helpful.
The security side of things is going to take some getting used to though as there are so many different rules to remember. They even trust me with my own set of keys which is kind of worrying on my part incase I forget to lock a door.
The nature of work I will be taking part in is just as I hoped it would be and today I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to my chosen career choice. This for me is exciting as I remember when in 2006 I started on my long journey of education to get where I am today. So today was a kind of pat on the back to say well done for getting this far and sticking with it, when many laughed and said I never would (my brother being the main one!)
I already know that Occupational Therapy is going to be the perfect job for me as it's principles are everything I agree with. It's such a fantastic service that is offered and it's a shame that more people are not aware of who and what Occupational Therapists do. They play an extremely important role that puts the service user's needs and wants first, unlike many of the other professions who do what they believe to be right for them without considering and asking what their feelings are. OT's follow client centered practice which is what it should be all about.
Looking forward to my second day tomorrow!