Roger is naturally very fond of Celia, Max and Mabel and he tries to pop down and see them as often as he can but a few weekends ago Bruce was most certainly the main draw to Melbourne. Roger must be Springsteen's most ardent fan and since we were all meant to go to his concert last March but couldn't (it was the day Celia got diagnosed with leukaemia) when we heard Springsteen was coming back to tour, we felt it was a sign we should go - unfinished business so to speak.
Celia is loving school and it is a joy to leave her off every morning. I am obviously not familiar with primary school goings on but I am amazed at the atmosphere during drop off - they blast out pop music from the speakers (ranging from Katy Perry to the Happy Days theme tune!?) and at assembly on Monday one of the teachers was getting married so they staged a mock wedding with one teacher being a vicar and 2 others being brisdemaids where they proceeded to dance up and down the aisle to 'I'm so excited'!
Celia's blood counts have been a bit up and down but generally she is doing fine and making lots of new friends (including Thomas her new boyfriend!).
I am still finding the school/kinder run a bit chaotic and last Tuesday I was in such a flustered state, I fell down the stairs with Mabel in my arms, so no hands to break the fall. I ended up on the wooden floor winded and in a pool of blood from the back of my head but luckily I didn't loose consciousness and Mabel was unhurt so after 10 minutes I got up, wiped the blood off, changed my clothes and took Max to kinder and Celia to school. When the bleeding hadn't stopped 7 hours later I thought I should maybe see a doctor and after collecting Celia from school Andy came home and I went to the surgery where I got stitches. My bandaged head gave Andy and the kids hours of amusement that evening!
My role as kinder president is pretty full on and 15 hours a week is no underestimation. I am not regretting taking it on but it is a struggle fitting everything in.
Mabel has been ill the past week but she is on the mend now and I have seen a real change in her over the past few days - she may not be talking yet (Celia had about a 60 word vocabulary at this age!) but she is definitely not a baby anymore - I have a feeling she is going to a be a feisty one alright!
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