So far so good on the work front.

The college seems like a much, much nicer place to work than my last place of employment. I'm very pleased; I think it's going to be a distinct change for the better.

I'm dead tired when I get home from work, though. It's a slightly longer day than I'm used to, and that, plus all the stress of adjusting to a new environment, is wiping me out. Plus, the end of daylight savings means that it's practically dark by the time I get home - the sun is setting at around 4.30 now!

The kids are all being lovely at the moment - really pulling together and helping out where needed. For instance, Stephen fetched Sophie from her netball practice today as I don't finish work early enough to get there on time. It was quite a mission for him as, in order to get her on time, he had to leap onto his bicycle after his last class and ride like crazy all the way to her school. But he did it with great good nature.

No trick-or-treating going on in our neighbourhood, unfortunately. Emily has gone to a Hallowe'en party at a friend's house (oh these teen parties ... as I get older it becomes increasingly hard for me to stay awake till I have to pick the kids up...) I had thought that Sophie might be miserable because she didn't have a party to go to, but she had fun making a ghost-shaped pizza with me for supper, and is singing happily to herself in the bath right now.

Tomorrow I am going to a day-long workshop on dyslexia. Should be interesting. I'm looking forward to it.