hello from a chilly and windy Glasgow
Life is busy... but I wanted to pop in for a post today. It looks like Iris has given up on attending college. When I was walking to an appointment on Monday, I spotted Iris at the local park... and that was after I bought a weekly train pass for them to go to college. I am not sure if I can be bothered to argue the importance of attendance because lack of attendance means that the care-experienced bursary is cut, which is good news because no money means no coming off the rails. The last instalment did of course trigger a derailment, although thankfully of a short duration. That means we should be on relatively safe grounds for the foreseeable future because the type of bursary Iris gets is limited to term time. James meanwhile has applied to join the army. He still has a medical assessment and a fitness test to complete. He is surprisingly motivated and has so far attended all events, spoken to his recruiter regularly and has even done a bit of training. He’ll not find the fitne...
