Today was the first day back at school for all the kids. 3 of mine had their first day of high school today and that meant a new uniform. And for 2 of them, that meant their first ever school tie. Now there were 3 volunteers working in the house yesterday as well as the Tannie. The Tannie didn't know how to tie a tie, nor did the other 2 volunteers, so I had to teach the kids how to tie their ties (there is going to be an excessive use of the word 'tie' in this post if you hadn't already noticed!). When I went to hight school I had to wear a tie, my dad taught me how to tie it, so it was strange to suddenly be teaching my kids how to tie theirs. I certainly wasn't expecting it to be so soon! It sort of sucked actually that I wasn't working this morning to see them off, but that's life. I'm going out at outside time so I can see them then and ask how it went!
Although I'm loving the new shift plan I'm on, I've found some of the kids aren't so keen. Last night when I was saying goodnight to them all, one of the boys asked if I was working tomorrow. Most of them ask me, even when they know the answer. And when I explained to him that it was a different volunteer who he would see every day now, he nearly cried! So I've made a promise to him and one of the girls that I will go and play with them on outside time today and tomorrow. I'll probably get there and they'll be happy playing without me and won't want me to join in, but I'll go anyway...just in case!
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