We're going through an odd time at home, as Emily is heading down the path towards leaving home.
Not for any bad reasons mind you, she's 18 now and will be heading to university after the summer. This week she's gone off on holiday to Cyprus with 5 of her mates - which is giving the rest of us a trial run of what life will be like without her in the house.
I'm glad that she's getting a bit more independent and I think having to rely on her own skills will be good for her - having a bar job in the local social club has also helped to give her a bit of financial independence too.
I think it will help Georgia too - she gets promoted to the rank of Eldest Child in the House, plus she won't have Emily's shadow falling over her at school - its never easy to have to compete with your sibling's achievements and establish your own identity when they are still about.
Things we still need to work out are - what job does Georgia get as part of her monthly allowance - currently Em cleans the bathroom once a week, and how many times a week will we have macaroni cheese - its Georgia's favourite dish that Emily absolutely hates, so we rarely have it, but I'm guessing we'll be making up for lost time fairly soon 
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Other issues like making the tea won't be resolved, mainly because neither of them are very forthcoming in the brew making department, so it'll be left to Jane and I as usual...Although as a parent, having a lack of putting the kettle on as the biggest complaint you can make about your kids is not such a bad thing at all 
