I have taken advice from Alice in New Zealand, and I and six of the Mother Christmases are starting Chimney Climbing classes with Father Edmund today. He has proved surprisingly supportive and doesn’t seem to mind the overtime. I did wonder if it might not be best to restrict them to non-chimney deliveries, but Alice said it would only lead to a two tier system with the girls at the bottom, and I can see what she means, so we are going all out and covering the lot. Packing and letter writing shouldn’t be too difficult as most of them are quite good already and Miss MacGrammar is a staunch ally who is quite prepared to deal with any brushing-up needed. As for all the rest of the curriculum, we had a committee meeting last night and pruned it down to the ongoing essentials which we should be able to get through before the deadline of 24th December. Provided we cover enough for them to be operational, we will be able to launch our master plan, but more of that at a later date!
Grumbo and Tingle have become quite obsessed by the radio controlled planes they have been testing. The result is that every time you walk along a corridor, something swoops on you or over you. It is very inconvenient, especially when you are carrying a large soup tureen, but at least it is taking their minds off anything we may decide to do, and Nick is too involved with his latest computer game to notice, so I suppose I should be grateful.
Grumbo and Tingle have become quite obsessed by the radio controlled planes they have been testing. The result is that every time you walk along a corridor, something swoops on you or over you. It is very inconvenient, especially when you are carrying a large soup tureen, but at least it is taking their minds off anything we may decide to do, and Nick is too involved with his latest computer game to notice, so I suppose I should be grateful.