On the bus to Paris

We're on our way to Paris, on a school trip. David is also on the trip to help me to support a pupil with autism. It's 2 a.m. and we have just gone back on the motorway after stopping at Toddington Services which I am told is near Milton Keynes. We have been on the road since 6.30 p.m. but the pupils show no signs of flagging and are still laughing and talking! After watching a pleasant enough rom com "Just go with it" I managed to get a bit of sleep, maybe just over an hour. And now I'm wide awake so I thought I would blog. I can hardly believe that I will not be back home until 17th July - due to our family holiday being immediately after this Paris trip. David and I will make our own way from Dover to Heathrow on Sat 25th June. David is sitting happily chatting to the pupils across from me. It has taken a lot of preparation both at home and at work to be ready for this trip so I'm glad that we're on our way. After I said goodbye to Jamie and Ally today, Jack cat met me at the front door and rubbed against my legs as I patted him. I'm sure that he knew we were going away because he watched me packing and he knows what suitcases mean! He watched from the front steps as we headed up to school by taxi. At least he will still have the other three of us for company this week, then I have arranged for Hugh to feed him. I decided that despite being a bit lonely he will be happier in his own house at his age than in a cattery by himself without Jill. I would like to blog when I'm on holiday but I think it will be too expensive from my phone so I will see if I can get Internet access from hotels. I'm feeling sleepy again so will try to have a snooze.