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The whole of November seems to have flown by without a single blog so I thought I better put a few words on here to say what we've been up to. It's been fairly mild weather the last few weeks and we've only had to de-ice the car once but despite that we've not been getting very far at weekends. As always, school is keeping us busy and I'm running a couple of Saturday morning catch-up sessions this term so was in last weekend. Other than that, we've not been up to much.

We were disappointed this year that there wasn't a new Lego Christmas set. We've bought the sets over the last few years but this year they re-issued one we had already got so I guess we'll have to get something else instead ;-). I do like the Lego modular building sets like the Palace Cinema and The Parisian Restaurant but they're a bit pricey so we shall have to see. There's also a new Lego Ideas Dr Who set which looks pretty awesome and in January the Lego Ghostbusters Firehouse which is amazing!

Anyway that's enough about Lego. Christmas is just around the corner and according to xmasclock there is just under 25 days and 13 hours until the day - even less until school breaks up - not that we're counting (honest)!

Just added a few photos from my break in Bruges with Mum and Dad, while Ben was gadding about in Berlin. We had a lovely few days, wandering around the cobbled streets, meandering along the canals, and exploring the sights and sounds of the city. 

Amongst other things, we went to admire Michelangel's 'Madonna and Child', had a boat ride on the canal and were jostled along the cobbles in a horse and carriage. We enjoyed some tradional Belgian cuisine and, of course, a hot chocolate!

Hope you enjoy the photographs - let me know what you think!

Today was my first day back at my old secondary school in 5 and a half years. I'm back for a whole week to observe how things work and provide me with a bit of in school experience to hopefully support my application to study for a PGCE next year. It was really strange seeing a lot of familiar faces and getting odd glances from a few teachers wondering if they did recognise me or not. The real hightlight has got to be hanging out in the staffroom - that magnificent sanctuary for teachers where no pupil may enter. In reality it turned out to be just another room very similar to the old common room infact.

Other than that there isn't a whole lot to say - I might try and get some more pictures uploaded this week as I'm on my mums mega fast broadband. I might even get some more work done updating the site - finishing at 3.35 is a bit of a novelty so I'll have to fill the time somehow! Right thats my lot for today - keep your eyes peeled for those updates