I see that despite the football, University Challenge is back. I’m videoing it. I told one of my colleagues this [the one from Northern Ireland, she is entirely unlike anyone else I’ve ever met from the North, if she were in charge there, it wouldn’t be “Ulster says NO” it would be, “Ulster says ‘oh alright, go on then, if you want’”. I digress]. She said “Oh, my God, what nerds, you are videotaping University Challenge!” Pause. “I like to watch it live”. Mind you, I’m glad that I didn’t given her extra ammunition by telling her that we were going to spend the bulk of our evening organising our Summer holidays on a spread sheet. Look, it’s complex: the creche is closed for a month, the Princess has 9 weeks off school and our childminder is going to the Philippines for 5 weeks. Is there anything as dull as other people’s childcare arrangements? Perhaps I should stop while I still can.
Sounds like you need a Venn diagram rather that a spread sheet to work out the one day when all children will be “professionally” minded and you can escape to work. Or a spa.
oh dear God. the ex and i can’t even figure out two weeks at the end of july. i cannot imagine the intricate negotiations required to manage this.
Mm, a spreadsheet sounds like a great idea. Perhaps I’ll use one to manage my childcare when my childminder retires at the end of the year (eeek!).
Actually what I think I need is magical roller skates to allow me to be in three places at once.
CAD, oooh, I like that, can I download it from google?
Kristin, it’s dreadful.
AF, can you send me a link for the roller skate things when you get them? Thank you for commenting. I get very excited about new commenters. It just takes me a while to reply to them..