How could I forget?

It was Sunday night last night, and I forgot. After a long after noon or paperwork, and an evening of shuffleboard in Chichester with TS Sturdy, I was just about ready to settle down to my book, and some sleep. Completely forgetting that I hadn't written anything for this week's blog! How could I...?

I have to start this week's blog with the events of Monday evening. After band practice, I was dropping one of our junior officers off home, with another of our officer who I was taking back to Littlehampton. When I stopped to kick Hannah out of the car, she pointed out her neighbour's skip, which had a wind surf board sitting on top of it.

I told her to grab one end of the board, whilst I grabbed the other. Then we dashed as quickly and as quietly as we could up the road (so the house owners wouldn't see us). I then ran back for my car, and drove up to the board. As quickly as I could, I started securing the board to my roofrack. Just as I was completing the last knot, a burley silhouette came from the house.

Being iun Lancing, and fearing the wosrt, I bundled Louise back into the car, said bye to Hannah, and jumped in to Ernie. I was just about to turn the ignition over when...

"Stop!" said Hannah.

"What?" I replied (a little nervously).

"The man says... do you want the poles?"

We couldn't believe it! We retrieved the poles from the older gentlemen's garage (not burley at all). I apologised for our subterfuge, and thanked him for his donation. So the NTC now has a windsurf board (no sails though...). Not that that matters though, we haven't a qualified windsurf instructor...

With that bit of excitement, everything else this week seems pretty mundane. Normal week in school. Although from Wednesday to Friday, we had 'Enable Me' in. They're a disabilty awareness group, and the kids really enjoyed the experience (lots of playing about in wheelchairs...). At the end of the week, I noticed a queue of kids waiting to get one of the guys autographs. Swasie I think his name is, had lost a leg, but that hadn't really stopped him. He and his wheelchair had got to some incredible places!

Saturday was the NTC's fun auction. Another cracking evening of entertainment. But I have to say, not only do we have a great group of kids at the moment, we also have some brilliant parents. In recent years, we've really been used like cheap child care on a Friday evening. But lots of our parents are really keen, and taking as interest. A huge thank you to all of our supporters - we really couldn't carry on without you.

So now it's Monday morning, and I imagine you're wondering why I'm not at work. Well boys and girls, two wonderful words - Half and Term. So all this week, I going to enjoy a week off work. Dad asked me this morning what my aims for the week are. I told him 'just to chill'. With the busy few weeks I've had, I don't feel in the least guilty.

Take care all.

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Quote of the Week: 'Do you want the poles?' said the man. It was hilarious.