Birthdays parties are becoming more and more frequent. And I'm told that the older B. gets the more intense this will become - until it peaks at the age of 8 or 9 when all of her weekends will be completely filled with parties, and she won't have any time to see her family. And I'm not even thinking about what happens after that with the teenage years. Too far ahead to worry about now - and too darn scary!
We've also been going to picnics, fêtes, fairs, farm trips and a wonderful street party, where we met lots of lovely new people, and B. got to play on a beach that had been created in the middle of the road! She and her friends planted a beautiful balloon garden in the sand, which kept them busy for hours while we got to relax, drink Pimms, eat wonderful food and chat to the neighbours.
Before the summer holidays I dipped my toe into the world of work. For a couple of months I spent Monday mornings helping out in an adult numeracy course at my local college. As I'm slightly maths-obsessed I leapt at the chance of trying this, and also wanted to see whether or not teaching could maybe be something I'd be good at. Although it's difficult to tell yet if I'm any good, I had a great time. The students were so welcoming and friendly, and really appreciative; that's an advantage of teaching adults I suppose. I do enjoy the teaching environment and it feels rewarding when you see that sudden look of understanding after you've explained something.
But I'm undecided about whether I'd prefer to teach adults or children. So when B. starts her "big nursery" next term I'm going to enquire about teaching assistant posts there. I do love being with kids, so I can imagine loving this even more - although faced with large quantities of them all at one time I might well change my mind!!
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