Someone stole the baby Jesus

A conversation with the kid yesterday was great fun. She was in fine form, thank god. She managed to get out of detention with the art teacher. Don't ask, a long story. Instead she has to finish her current assignment. Sometimes I think that art teacher is mad. She was yapping away about that and then proceeded to tell me how the crib and the christmas tree was put up in the school. No sooner was it put up, and someone stole the baby jesus and left a ransom note in its place. Asking for 10 euros and they would return the baby jesus safely. The principal made an annoucement before the end of class asking whoever stole it to come forward and return the baby. It just sounds too funny. According to herself, a 6th year stole it, chucked it out the window and doesn't know where it ended up. So I don't know what they are going to do if the ransom is paid.

The kid wore a santy hat in and was allowed wear it in class. I think the teachers must be getting into the festive spirit although the art teacher asked her to remove it. Surprise surprise. I'm convinced she's a Jeckell and Hyde type of person.

Yesterday was so stressful, I am doing really well at controlling it :) Tayto and chocolate at the same time. Things were getting bad. I had meetings about meetings and more meetings about documents that I had to finish and documents I have yet to start. I worked late, got home wrecked but the kid was in great form and decided to try and calm me down. By initally asking me when we were going to buy a house or apartment and where would we live. I think she noticed the steam coming out of my ears. She helped me wrap up a parcel I have to post today, I think I was being a bit ambitious by thinking the presents would fit into the box I bought. They really should have display boxes. I mean, you look at it, you think it will fit and then you try to squeeze everything in. To add insult to injury I just checked the dates and apparently I've missed the last date for posting?!

Shazzbot. It looks like it will be a new year gift. Pants.

After wrestling with the present and getting more stressed, I had thought I would do some more work. Who was I fooling, went online, got ranted at for a while, decided I'd had enough of that and logged off. The kid at this must have been picking up on the stress vibes as she disappeared. 10 minutes later she grabs my hand, throws a towel at me and brings me into the bathroom where she has run a bath for me. How sweet was that. Although I was on alert for her looking for something, it turns out she was being nice and looking after me. I must have appeared quite stressed. A hot bath, bed and some of my happy music, I was so relaxed! I even managed to do the morning shift this morning. Check me out. Its onto more documents and meetings, but I finish today until Tuesday. I can't complain :)