Last day of holidays

Happy 2006! We had a pleasant night, but from the sounds of the phonecall to my mum's mobile in Spain theirs was probably madder! Alex coooked Canneloni, I made the bechamel sauce, and he did roasted mediterranean vegetables and caesar salad. It was goregeous. We had Nathan Laura and Emma over and Nathan's sister Laura and daughter Leah. Then we walked to Nathan and Laura's house for cocktails (Singapore slings). It was a real struggle walking back home but we were glad to be home to give the cat a cuddle and wish her a happy 2006!














I can't believe it but tomorrow I go back to work! We've had a lovely holiday, we went to a surprise birthday party, had friends over and visited people, spent time relaxing and recovering as well as doing a bit of shopping and cooking; it was a lovely 10 days. But now the scary time has come and tomorrow I go back to work...

Alex faces a busy period, January is his next busiest month to the summer because of the January exams. If you wonder what he does, just imagine how many thousands of people take exams every year, and how many people are needed to mark each script, check each paper, moderate coursework, train teachers, and set the papers in the first place. Lots. He makes sure that within his subject area schools can rely on a good service, which means working 6 days a week this month. What a welcome back!

Hemos pasado unas vacaciones estupendos, hemos celebrado con fiestas, relajamiento, cocinar y comprar. Para noche vieja Alex cocino Caneloni con ensalada y vegetales asados. Despues todos fuimos a la otra casa para beber cocteles y terminamos la noche, Alex y yo, deseando un feliz 2006 a la gatita! Eramos Laura Nathan y su bebe Emma, y la hermana de Nathan Laura y su hija Leah.

No lo puedo creer que manana regreso a la oficina. Va a ser frantico y no lo anticipo con muchas ganas, la verdad. Y Alex tambien regrese a su epoca mas ocupado, ya que habran empezado los examenes de enero en todos los clases secondarias de inglaterra. Si aun no entiendes que es lo que hace Alex, imaginate quanto hay que hacer para asegurar que papeles de examenes viajen a los examinadores apropriados, que examinadores existen en suficientes numeros y de altura de calidad y tal, pues Alex asegura que escuelas ganen del servicio dentro de la tema, que en su caso es estudios sociales. Este mes tendra que trabajar seis dias a la semana - que buen regreso al trabajo!