"...time for an update..."
Hello folks, I guess it's time to update you all on where the Freysson-Burton clan are up to in life. One person at a time me thinks ...
Jolyon went camping with his scout group, and 3000 other scouts, over spring bank. It rained most the time but he really enjoyed it. 4 days and 3 nights away from his nosey parents ... that can't be bad. On the Sunday he went for a lie down at lunchtime because he wasn't feeling so great. He woke up again 20 hours later, on Monday morning. I think maybe he was ready for a sleep after many, many late nights. This week is exam week at school and he's been doing really well. I think he'll be glad when it's over though ... only one more day to go! He's also glad that the hols are over because his friends are back and he's out playing all evenings. He got caught swearing yesterday and ... oohhh ... what a telling off his mum gave him. He's growing up so fast that his mum struggles to keep up and his dad missed the train a long time ago. I always had visions of him strolling into teenagehood but he seems to be zooming there instead!
Elijah is also growing up far to fast. He can now count up to five (most the time in the right order) and has twice managed to tell us he needed a wee and then use his potty. No, I'm not talking about Toti, I'm still talking about Elijah. He loves nursery ... in fact ... he loves Caroline at nursery ... in fact ... it's not called nursery anymore, it's called Caroline! Caroline is his friend, no question there. He's got other friends too, like Sam. Caroline and Sam. He's due a haircut again.
Joanna is looking around for professional development options but at the same time really enjoying her role as Clinical Team Leader. Her bosses are really nice and supportive and would, I think, like to see her develop where she is. Joanna also wants to see through what she started. Two years ago Joanna wouldn't touch management with a ten foot pole. She now wouldn't even consider a role that doesn't involve management. She's taken to it like a duck to water. But then, that's no surprise to her husband, who knows she's a born leader ;-) In fact, I don't think her bosses are really her bosses ... I think Joanna is really the boss!
I got the below mentioned letter the other day. I sent a three page letter back to them saying what I thought about their recruitment procedures, how I felt that their practices had an air of discrimination and that I was sure their was more valuable things to do with their time and money than to lead people up the garden path. Prior to this letter arriving I had been given a preliminary start date, signed the terms and conditions and told who to speak to to have the uniform sorted out. That is after having passed all verbal interviews, assessments, physical fitness tests, medicals etc. etc. The letter I sent went to the head of personnel and the Chief Constable. I recieved a letter back from both confirming that the matter is being looked at.
That said ... I have moved on. Certainly physically and 99.9% mentally. I am applying for full time management posts within the care sector. That's where my future will now lie and that is what I will concentrate on. Once a full time post is secured then attentions will be turned to more education. Definately an NVQ IV, and an A1 assessors thingy. That makes one more employable. After that we'll look at the degrees ... taking one step at a time ... planning many years ahead.
So, that is us ... for now ... until we meet again ... alfie dalfie da scroomy loomy ...
Love you all,
T, J, J and E
Jolyon went camping with his scout group, and 3000 other scouts, over spring bank. It rained most the time but he really enjoyed it. 4 days and 3 nights away from his nosey parents ... that can't be bad. On the Sunday he went for a lie down at lunchtime because he wasn't feeling so great. He woke up again 20 hours later, on Monday morning. I think maybe he was ready for a sleep after many, many late nights. This week is exam week at school and he's been doing really well. I think he'll be glad when it's over though ... only one more day to go! He's also glad that the hols are over because his friends are back and he's out playing all evenings. He got caught swearing yesterday and ... oohhh ... what a telling off his mum gave him. He's growing up so fast that his mum struggles to keep up and his dad missed the train a long time ago. I always had visions of him strolling into teenagehood but he seems to be zooming there instead!
Elijah is also growing up far to fast. He can now count up to five (most the time in the right order) and has twice managed to tell us he needed a wee and then use his potty. No, I'm not talking about Toti, I'm still talking about Elijah. He loves nursery ... in fact ... he loves Caroline at nursery ... in fact ... it's not called nursery anymore, it's called Caroline! Caroline is his friend, no question there. He's got other friends too, like Sam. Caroline and Sam. He's due a haircut again.
Joanna is looking around for professional development options but at the same time really enjoying her role as Clinical Team Leader. Her bosses are really nice and supportive and would, I think, like to see her develop where she is. Joanna also wants to see through what she started. Two years ago Joanna wouldn't touch management with a ten foot pole. She now wouldn't even consider a role that doesn't involve management. She's taken to it like a duck to water. But then, that's no surprise to her husband, who knows she's a born leader ;-) In fact, I don't think her bosses are really her bosses ... I think Joanna is really the boss!
I got the below mentioned letter the other day. I sent a three page letter back to them saying what I thought about their recruitment procedures, how I felt that their practices had an air of discrimination and that I was sure their was more valuable things to do with their time and money than to lead people up the garden path. Prior to this letter arriving I had been given a preliminary start date, signed the terms and conditions and told who to speak to to have the uniform sorted out. That is after having passed all verbal interviews, assessments, physical fitness tests, medicals etc. etc. The letter I sent went to the head of personnel and the Chief Constable. I recieved a letter back from both confirming that the matter is being looked at.
That said ... I have moved on. Certainly physically and 99.9% mentally. I am applying for full time management posts within the care sector. That's where my future will now lie and that is what I will concentrate on. Once a full time post is secured then attentions will be turned to more education. Definately an NVQ IV, and an A1 assessors thingy. That makes one more employable. After that we'll look at the degrees ... taking one step at a time ... planning many years ahead.
So, that is us ... for now ... until we meet again ... alfie dalfie da scroomy loomy ...
Love you all,
T, J, J and E
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