Project 366 : Photo Diary week 25

What a week, in terms of the weather. It was really hot, so I kept going to school without my coat, then, usually just before home time, it would absolutely pour hard as I headed to the bus stop.  Aaaaggghh ! There were a few storms too but nothing too bad. Work was a bit hectic (again !) as we had all the form teacher summaries to write for the reports and meet up with the head to report back. Every time we finished, they added another new bit to add on (summarise the whole year in the final term report, classify the skills achieved this year, report back on behaviour and work levels for each pupil to mix it all up when we create next year's classes, ...). Every time you thought "aaahh, it's all finished", they'd be back with another "can you just add this". The next two weeks are full of meetings on my days off too, which is a total pain, but then, that's it - the holidays will be here. Yes ! Even better news, but I'm not believing it until it actually happens, Sophie should be back home tomorrow night, as she managed to book up on the Eurostar. Fingers crossed !

Sunday 14th June - We finally took a trip to the beach together and, as it was still morning, we had the beach entirely to ourselves. Here's a look to the right.

And a look to the left. Nobody in sight ! Admittedly, this was about half past nine/ten o' clock and none of the restaurants and ice cream shops were open yet. I'm pretty sure it would have been packed in the afternoon !

Monday - Pierre's teacher asked us to send in a photo of him for them to sort out a class photo. The photographer didn't make it into school before the lockdown, so this is the best they can do this year. Unfortunately, lots of the parents haven't replied so they're not sure it will happen.

Tuesday - We haven't had a single takeaway since the beginning of lockdown back in March, but over the last few weeks, the shops have been reopening to the public, rather than just carrying on with Uber Eats deliveries. Pierre suddenly asked if we could get a kebab from our local shop. Well, why not?! If we're back to work and school, surely a quick wander round the corner for food is OK now ! The shop itself is closed to the public - you order and pay at one window then pick it up at another, so it's a bit like a walk-through McDrive ! The kids were over the moon to get their hands on fast food and we had enough leftovers for the next day's meal too !

Wednesday - It was absolutely pouring hard, on and off, for most of the day. Where did all the summer sun from the weekend go? Can we have it back, please ?!

Thursday - A busy day at work so, when I saw two Collared Doves through the kitchen window, happily sitting on the fence as I cooked dinner, I decided to grab a quick photo for the day. Just as I took the picture, they started to do this ! When I pushed the button to take the photo, they looked totally innocent, honest ! lol

Friday - My new day off ! I was supposed to have a meeting in the morning, but I managed to grab an hour in the afternoon yesterday when I was already at work - yay ! I grabbed Pierre and took him to the hairdresser's for the first time since ... I don't even know when but it was back before the start of lockdown. There was so much hair on the floor ! In the afternoon, we had to head back to the orthodontist's to pick up Juliette's new retainer. Apparently, it makes her teeth click and crack so she's worried about it breaking her teeth !

Saturday - "Mum? You know how we got a kebab at the start of the week? Well, can we go back to McDonald's too now?" . Well, it is now open to customers, not just Uber Eats, so I said we'd head into town, see what the situation was and take it from there. I said that if it was really busy, we'd get take-away and go outside into the marina to eat it. We left it until late, around 2pm, and in the end,  there was hardly anyone there so we ate in. This is definitely a sign that life is getting back to normal, even if we did have masks on until we sat down to eat. Juliette and Pierre have been winding up Sophie about what she's missing out on now, so I can see us doing all this again next week, if she makes it home !

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