Talking of Fantastic Ribbons, here is a little something I wizzed up today. Ive always loved ribbons, they make me so happy. Keith and Ben are so generous to the DT of which I help run. Pop over to their blog when you get a minute xx
I also forgot to share this, from Saturday night. We were all invited to a black tie event but as I was not in the best of spirits, I urged Mark to take his little lady along with him. She wore her prom outfit again and wore her hair shorter (I lobbed 3 inches off it on Saturday morning in a blind rage to the knots it had got itself into!). BTW, her dress is up for sale if anyone is interested. Its a size 4-6 (uk size). Its supposed to come to a slender girls calves but Ellie wore it as full length (obvs!). Plus its only sticky-y out-y as there is a petticoat under there.......so its not so puffy IRL. Email me if you are interested.
Its Ellie's last proper week at school and after the half term, she will be only attending lessons in the timetable where she still has exams to sit. She is struggling with revision at the moment, its TOO much - even my eyes are watering as I go through it with her. I mean, we are enjoying the time together but chemistry? Jesus, it's bonkers and nothing that Ellie will benefit from in her life. When will schools learn that a final exam is too much for kids like Ellie? Coursework based examinations should be taken into consideration and each child sit a mini test every 6 weeks to make up a final mark at the end of the year. 5 years of a high school's worth is based on the precis of one exam per subject.......it doesn't make sense to me (in terms of Ellie and her needs and her furture). If only I was the education minister............
Best thing this week is that Ellie graduated from College with a Level 2 pass in Floristry which is equivalent to a GCSE (and that was for 15 months work!). So proud of Ellie, more than words can say, really.
Finally.........My top tip for this summers drinks for half term?
Instead of buying a soda stream (costly gas and faffy exchange when its empty), buy your supermarkets own 2 litre brand of carbonated table water (17p in my Sainsburys!). Then buy a bottle of soda stream cordial £3.50 (a bargain when there is 50% extra free, too!). I picked up the diet cola which makes 18 litres of fizz - we just add the fizz to cordial rather than add cordial to an entire bottle of fizz - that way we can add fizz to various cordials as and when (bonus!). Combine all this which means I will get 9 x 2 litre bottles of soda stream style cola for £5.03. That's equivalent to 54 cans of coke! ok, shutting up.
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