First Day Back (Again)

"Hi Jake! I'm Missy! Get off the concrete!"
[Cue T and D pissing themselves laughing.]

Emma: My dad's on a work trip. It's cold. He has to wear lots and lots of clothes.
Jessie: Well, he can't wear no clothes.

Also had a heaps long chat with Anastasia who will never talk to ask you something but when her and Jessie and I had been messing around on the cushions for a while she wouldn't shut up. Jack is much more articulate now, and there's a new girl called Mia who is incredibly well-spoken for such a young kid. There's also a new kid called Tylar who I've decided will be a rugby player when he grows up, but a really sweet one. Syddy did her fake-coy thing for a while but of course got over it. Emma and Jessie hung off me all day which I'm hoping they'll be over by tomorrow. And we had signing class after work which was good as I'd forgotten some and got to learn some new ones. Let's hope the novelty of being back doesn't wear off for another few weeks!

I miss you

Dear everyone,

I miss you very much.
I would like my job back at the end of November.
I have no idea how you're going to control Jack til then. I do not profess to be able to do it after that time either.
I have the urge to sit in the kids' section of the library and recite books outloud.
I am sure that I am forgetting my signs.

And also, I miss you.

Love,
Missy.

PS I think it will be an interesting study of kids' memory banks when I do get back. They'll still love me. Right?

I Can Sign A Rainbow

My signing class starts this Monday.

T and everyone else has been going for four weeks so far, but I couldn't make it to the Wednesday class. They're all addicted to the signing thing now, even the people you wouldn't expect to be. The instructor must be pretty damn good.

T's been giving me updates every Thursday morning, so I'll be all prepared on Monday. Then we can start her revision every Tuesday after my classes. Hopefully this won't just be a fad.