Ticking off the boxes!

Well I've found that the most important part of this damn process is to have plenty of goals so you can tick them off as you go... rather like a countdown! So just ticked off Halloween...it poured with rain but 4 little peeps in fancy dress came knocking and were richly rewarded though we still have enough sweets left to see us through till spring!

Next goal is Guy Fawkes....this actually isn't as fab as it sounds as I'm working till about 8pm doing tutorials in Newcastle.

After that its the run up to Christmas. There is soooo much to do and sooooo little time. I've about 40+ assignments to mark as well as write a 3000 word one for my own degree. Then there's the xmas shopping to be done...thank god for the internet! The kids are doing a million things all at the same time and guess who's chief taxi driver?!! This year we are spending xmas just the 5 of us at our home....we've never done this before but are looking forward to it. In the past we've either been with family (usually about 12 of us in total) or the 5 of us have flown to Florida and spent xmas with Mickey Mouse!! I guess we need to get used to xmas being just the 5 of us as this is how it will be in Canada. I'm going to use this xmas to start some traditions of our own that we can continue once we've landed....just not too sure what they'll actually be!!!

Also now beginning to pull our documents together for the CHC should they ask for them next year (yeah!!).... need all my cerificates of education, payslips for the last 10 years, birth and marriage certificates....sad though it may sound I have actually kept them all!!!!!!!