Hope

I am still stressed about my course, and specifically getting enough hours for my supervised practice. I have to date contacted 35 different school, health centres and organisations with little results. The one ray of hope is a high school about an hour away. I went to a meeting with the pastoral care teacher on Friday and they were lovely. They took the time to talk to me and they seem to have a good pastoral care programme and a positive atmosphere comes out from that. The school did have a bad reputation in Julies day, but they seem to have out grown that over the past 20 years. I met with both pastoral teachers and even got to sit down with the head. There is a strong possibility that I will get enough hours there.
The only problem is that they might require a fresh police check. I had one done for the course in December, but the school may need one specific to them. They will let me know, so I am still waiting and worrying.

02:30

After the excitement of last weekend with Roger, Ruth, Caitlin and Riona over, Charlotte had more excitement this week.

This was the first time she lost a milk tooth. She was proud and then a bit queasy. She was excited about the tooth fairy coming, and Julie had a book about it stored away just for that cause.

Katherine could not be left out so she got a token payment from the Tooth fairy. And there were poems left.

Dear Charlotte
Underneath your pillow tonight
I found a tooth so clean and bright
I left instead a coin for you
And a little bit for Katherine too!
Love,
The Tooth Fairy

Dear Katherine
You’re only 2 so no wobbly teeth yet
But do not cry and do not fret
I left a little coin for you
So you can spend or save it too!
Love,
The Tooth Fairy

Wet nose

I have started the supervised practice in the counselling course. That means that I am out in the world counselling people. Very scary, and probably more so for the clients. The main problem is that I need to do 25 client hours by May, but I am only getting one hours worth a week at the moment. I need to find other placements or this term will be for nothing (over dramatic, but I may have to retake that module). I have called all the schools in the area, and will now be calling GP practices. It is leaving me unsettled in the course this term, and I have moments of doubt about being on the course. I enjoy the class times, but the stress about the placement is taking a tole. This could be why we were taught CBT before we go on placement.

In work I tend to see how far I can get the boys to believe me. The other night there was a conversation about what frogs get you high if you lick them (they were watching something on TV the night before). They had very little knowledge about it and one of them asked me if you could get high from licking a frog. I tried to explain that it was true but only with a certain type of frog, and didn't know what one. Then I said you can get the same effect from licking a dogs nose. I got a moments silence then someone asked "really?" They know my humour. If I hadn't told them the truth, I just wonder how many would try it.

Funny face

We did have a good time yesterday which included:-

• Irish dancing class (with Julie joining in at the end)
• Face painting
• Balloon modeling
• Buying dancing pumps
• Nice Ulster grill for tea

Charlotte declared it a good day.