Three week lster...sorry folks...but life is a bit crazy...

Bonjour family, friends and fellow bloggers,
well it's just one more day till I get a week holiday, which is going to be spent in complete relaxation, thank you very much.
The past month has been long, stressful but very enjoyable at times.
It's Thursday evening and I just had an ok day off, I decided to go to Bristol for the day with Julia. Julia left for Paris today and asked if I would join her in Bristol for a bit till she had to catch her flight. I said yes of course not nderstanding that I would only have an hour with her, but it was nice any way. I did a bit of walking, shopping and people watching, Bristol is a very cool place to observe.
I think however I should rewind a bit, after all it's been about three weeks since my last post.
So I left off just before we went to Wales for a day trip...ok yes now I remember!
We left early Sunday morning in the schools now very full mini bus, with David Jones leading the way. It was a cloudy day and very very very very very very ...wet. However the the area in Wales we visited was very beautiful and a rich green carpet of wet grass cover the hills we climbed. My trousers we soaked by the end and I looked like I had just taken a shower, man I'm telling you wet trousers are the worst feeling in the world.I did manage to get some good photo's and even though I slipped in the mud twice and had a dirty bum I had a nice time with everyone.
Other then that we have not had any other trips, just the usual routine, and of course a lot of hard work to do.
I have been very happy though, much happier in Tyndale than in Park Lodge. Don't get me wrong, I liked living there as well, but it had a differn't feeling then Tyndale has. Tyndale house feels like a family house and it has so much life, I'm so lucky that I get to have two experinces here.
So far working with Martin has been hard work but far more rewarding than working with Joeseph. Martin is one of the most difficult children that we have here at Sheiling and surprisingly enough I've always sought to have a relationship with him. I really wish you could all meet him then you would understand why I love him so much, he can be so sweet and loving at times and he understand almost everything so he is very clever as well. He can be very cheeky at times and this drives me so crazy, but I'm learning a lot of patience working with him and this will really benefit me in the future. He is slowly becoming easier to handle I hope that me and him can build trust together so that I can keep working with him. I also found out at our tusday house meeting that I will also take Martin on Wednesdays so this meens more work but I'm excited to know I get more time to build that relationship and have fun together. Also we are getting two new student in our house one day pupil named Shawn who is going to be a handful, and another little boy who's name I have yt to learn and he will be living with us. So more work to come but lot's more life in our house.
So this week,other then the excitment of the up coming holiday, is the start of Lent, so we had a very funny pancack race on Tuesday and of course I forgot my camera (still hitting myself about that fact!)this is an english tradition and I really think people in America should do it as well, it so funny! Then tomorrow we have Carnival!!! We all get to dress up in sill costumes and have a disco, should be nice and I won't forget my camera this time, promise.
One more thing is that we have a second house mother named Narupa, who used to be a house mother in Tyndale for five years. She is really sweet and a joy to have around and talk to. I can tell I will keep contact with her after I leave,for sure.
Well I'm freezing her in the computer room so I'll just leave you with some photo's from the past couple of weeks.
Ok wait one more thing, it Pascals birthday today, so of course we shall have a party tomorrow night. Should be a nice start to the holiday, and Josh Janas great boyfriend is comming in about an hour from Germany, and will be here for the holiday. I think I will have another nice holdaiy, and maybe even a trip to the Bristol Zoo with Camellia and Jasmin...I'm very excited!

Ok now some photo's:















So I know they have no order really but they were some of my fav's.
well Cheers for now and stay tuned for more post to come.
your mush mash and Mate,
Ilaria