It's been a day of two halves. This morning there were quite a few jobs to do as we prepared for our Halloween party! The kids and I have been working hard planning games and making decorations.

Oh what a great day we had today! Once again it was a craft marathon. By the time I got up at 8am, (oh I love no school runs!) Jenson had made a video game out of a felt tip pen, masking tape and a piece of wood, a pair of binoculars and an entire Lego city model.

Day 2 and I can see the transformation in Jenson already. On Wednesday, his final day of school and the last day of school before half term, it was as if someone had stuck a screw in his head and was slowly twisting it, driving it in, making him go slowly insane. He was hyperactive and frenzied, unable to settle and extremely agitated and aggressive.

I can't quite work out if we're on half term or officially home schooling! Jenson doesn't really understand either. He's asked me a few times now if we can visit his friends at school and my explanation never really seems to answer his question. I think it will hit home when everybody else goes back to school. So for now I'm a bit confused. Do I let Jenson have a week off doing not very much or do we get stuck into home education?

It's with great excitement and anxiety that I write this post. Today marks the start of a new era. I hope it's a good one.