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It has been SUCH a long time since I last wrote an entry for my blog. I hope you guys have not been dropping by too often, in vain, hoping for another bout of mouth rot from this gibbering nervous wreck of a fool 
My master's course has been keeping me VERY busy and I am now officially on study leave. Here's the exam schedule:
 4. Jan - hand in take-home exam in Strategic Innovation Management (SIM)
11. Jan - oral exam (SIM)
14. Jan - Supply Chain Management written exam (4 hours)
18. Jan - International negotiation written exam (4 hours)
Early Feb - hand in Border Region Development assignment
Mid-late Feb - oral exam B.R.D (no fixed date yet)
Early Mar - hand in 30 page Economics assignment (I am writing on outsourcing)
after which I will start my Masters Thesis.
Other than that, things are pretty good. Nathalie is doing fabulous, she has been moved up 2 levels in swimming and is now in with the bigger kids (aged average 8 though there are some slightly younger ones there - it is really about skill, not age) which means they will be moving to the big pool after new year to learn proper swimming strokes. She is well excited, bless her.
She has also started playing handball again and has had a couple of tournaments. The games are only 2 x 10 mins and it is such good fun to watch as most of the kids haven't fully grasped the rules yet :-O so cute!
Also, she is now taking guitar lessons and is making good progress although she had to miss a few lessons - 4 in a row due to illness, handball tournament, birthday parties and consequently we moved the lesson from Sat morning to Monday afternoon.
Nat is with us this Christmas which will be fab as it is also my little niece's first Christmas so they get to spend it together which is awesome. I am flying Nathalie to the UK on 27 Dec so she can spend a week with her Dad there for New Year.
Oscar is still quite the rascal - still chews stuff though now completely house trained. He is extremely good natured, just quite boisterous and happy when he meets people which can be a bit overwhelming. I hope he calms down when he's out of his puppy stage (he is now 10 months old). As we will not be breeding, and to avoid him running off for a day every few months, I am thinking of having him neutered. It's a huge decision to make but the way I see it, there are already plenty of unwanted dogs and puppies in various animal shelters, there is no need to add to the misery.
Neil is still in the UK, travelling home every weekend. There is no end in sight to this set up and to be honest, I am pretty used to it. During the week it would definitely be helpful to have him around to give me a hand with Nat and taking Oscar out etc. but other than that, I am just far too busy to be entertaining my hubby in the evenings. We are currently planning our Easter break and will probably end up visiting friends in Indianapolis for a few days followed by a week in Mexico. I need to recharge with plenty of sunshine! 
This weekend gone, my sister and I went to London to do our Christmas shopping and it was fabulous. We did Oxford St and Regent St solidly for 3 days, only stopping to take in a West End show (We Will Rock You - fantastic!!!) and to eat and sleep :-O .... I am now closer to being in a Christmas mood than I was before we went but still, I am way too busy to enjoy it fully. I am sure by the morning of the 24th (we celebrate on Christmas Eve here) I will be 110% into it as per usual. I am so excited to be spending it with the people I love, mostly of course to have Nat with us this year.
Anyway I have got to dash, I need to tuck my lil' chick into bed and then continue revision - I am meeting with the SIM prof tomorrow re some questions that I have so I need to be well prepared.
Have a fabulous week everyone, don't get too stressed out with all the tinsel and stuff :-O
hugs & smiles
Anne xo  |
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