It's suddenly all becoming very real. Our move to a new life in Cambridge is now less than three weeks away. This process of becoming a vicar that started about 4 years ago is about to step up a gear into actually starting my training.
I finished work at the end of May (actually, I was offered generous terms by my employer to seek alternative leisure opportunities!), and since then I've been busy getting our house ready to rent out. This week was a bit of a nightmare though.
On Sunday we kind of officially 'left' St Mary's Ferndown. We'd had our leaving party, we were prayed for, we received our leaving gifts, but we'll still be turning up for the next 3 Sundays until we move.
Part of my severance package included training, so I took a course in Advanced Microsoft Word. This meant Monday and Tuesday in Manchester, which just happened to be the same 2 days that were the end of the school year - and the last days at those schools - for both Beth and Isaac, and Tasha's last days at work. So not significant days at all.
Wednesday was a long planned day at Chessington World of Adventures (which is tiny!), and Thursday was my Nana's funeral.
So between 0515 on Monday and 0015 on Friday I reckon I did about 1000 miles, 'led' my first family funeral, read my first eulogy, did my first preach at my family, and consumed 4 cans of Red Bull.
Friday and Saturday by comparison were relatively leisurely - I painted 2 sheds, took Beth to Guide Camp and received impromptu visitors.
17 days and counting until the men with boxes arrive.
And they are off...
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2 comments:
don't forget to send the bill for the men with bxes to the Diocese. They won't tell you that you can claim it, but you can! We only found out much later and never got our money back when we moved up to college
Diocese has been paying for this all along, but we only recently found out that their 'transit insurance' only covers those who have completed training, not those going for training.....
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