Homework

My younger daughter wanted help with her homework today, but I only got to speak to her and my eldest after an extended negotiation with the gatekeeper from hell. That’ll be Satan then.

So anyway, my youngest had to name some fictitious chocolate bars of various flavours, including caramel, hazelnut and cherry and she wanted some ideas from me. She was delighted with my offerings. So imagine if you will, the following bars…

• Velvet Wad
• CheekyChocoCherry
• Nuttiness Maximus

Great news about my eldest, she got into St. Marylebone for girls, probably the best state school for girls in Westminster. Correction: Definitely the best state school for girls in Westminster. Over 1100 girls attempted to get in last year (not sure how many this year, but the figures go up year on year) and only 120 get in. It was a very long haul, including appeals, both informal and very formal, letters (I like writing letters) to the board of governors, an independent panel and the MP for North Westminster, Karen Buck. The whole saga is a long story and you might well remember some posts on it a few months back. I’m delighted that it’s all sorted. I prayed for this every single day, over and over and over. It seems that more and more of my prayers are being answered, which I see as a reward for sabr.