Hi Helen

I can hear your voice as I read your blog. How I envy you being in the sun. Ian the Janny says I can't have my heating on even although I tried to persuade him that the metal in my leg needs a temperature of over 65 degrees. Working towards 2 good legs but hard at school when your mind's on work and not on walking properly. Perhaps a two week break in the States would help! Keep on blogging. It's better than marking S4 tests in the lunch break.

Hi Helen! How's your first couple of days with kids been? Hope all is going well! Weather been terrible here, can't remember when we had a last full dry day! Sorry I didn't get to speak to you on Monday, i was in the queue but Sloanie and Max talk so much the bell had gone!!!! Look forward to hearing from you when you have time x

hi Helen

First Friday back at school and no cafe aeobics!! Enjoy your weekend exploring and good luck with next week. speak soon

Lots os love

Anne

Hi helen!---hope it is all going well for you---bet it is!! CD going ok ---as schools go and Charlotte off to Glasgow uni in a couple of weeks! Hope you are having fun---do they have cava out there?!!

Have a great first day.

Lots of love

Ian & Christine xx

Hi Helen. Great to read your news. It sounds like your having a ball and I'm sure the family are as delighted to see you as you are them. We had a great holiday in France and Spain but are still not ready to go back to work. It always comes as a shock to the system! I'm sure your 'shock to the system' next week will be much more enjoyable just because it's all new. Hope all goes well and look forward to keeping up with your news. Elaine.

Hi Helen - great to hear you don't start 'till next week!!!!Theresa is just as you described her - she'll do well with the 3 T's - in at the dep end on Tuesday morning - she survived.Good to know they speak a lot of gobbledygook as well.Don't you listen to Frances,the Imp.Plan is very eh.eh,well ,it's just very.Have a fab time with Stuart & family.Enjoy yourself & see & do as much as you can & remember,if the Senator has a brother,I get 1st baggsie.

Hello Helen, Wonderful to hear from you, good to hear all is going well. My huge desk is now gone and I have a recycled one in it's place which is much better. Will hopefully sort out all my aches and pains. Your flight sounded like mine to Oz, they do need to make more room on planes for people don't they! On strike tomorrow for pay claim, which I think is a waste of time, but hey ho, a girl has to do what a girl has to do. So all the pupils are being told not to come in. Hopefully it will be dry in the morning on the picket line! Shocking weather here sooooooo much rain. Take care and all the very best. Joy x

Hi Helen! Great to hear from you and great to hear all going well. Met Theresa this afternoon- we're going to have a ball. Picking her up in morning to take her to work, didn't think letting her loose in Dumfries on 1st day back would be wise!! You take care and i'll be in touch

Love Kerry

PS. Sloanie has renamed the office upstairs in PE Dept- it's now "the CUBE"!!! due to all the rain and flooding- ha ha! x

Hi Helen,

What a great treat it was to read your blog. It was so much more interesting than the improvement plan! It sounds as if you are having a great time. Keep up the news bulletins - so much fun! Have a great year!

Hi helen

Well we're back, but you still have a week to go. theresa gets in this pm, so we'll meet her soon. So far so normal.

Good to hear you're having such a nice time. good luck for next week - just remember they're lucky to have you!

Love Gwen

Hi Helen!---Just sent you a seperate e.mail---but also putting this on to say---have a fantastic time this year---I will never do any work in CD as I will be too busy reaeding about what you are up to!!