It did! After a seemingly endless period of hot dryness, it finally
rained .... and very welcome it was too :)
I've got to get on soon .... but here's a quick roundup of yesterday.
Tim went off out in the morning and did some "financial" related stuff
then, later, he had to go and accompany someone for their grade 6
singing exam. Apparently, she can sing really well and wasn't nervous at
all before she went in but then forgot the words to the song and went a
bit "shaky". Oh dear :( Tim says he doesn't know how much of that will
go against her but hopefully she did ok. Anyway, he went out first (I
guess she still had some stuff to do in there) and spoke to her mum and
singing teacher about what happened. Then, the singing teacher asked if
he'd consider helping out her (gospel!) choir doing their singing
practices once a week (and she'd pay him!) This, of course, is extremely
tempting HOWEVER, once a month Tim plays for a church and that includes
a Thursday evening practice. Thursday is also the day the gospel choir
have their practice so I'm not sure what he's decided about it - I know
he wouldn't want to let the church down, he's been playing for them for
years.
How about my own tiny musical attempts? Well, still been practicing my
recorder - coming on ok! The book I'm learning from is actually for kids
(I should probably find something more grown up!) - I've got to the
point where I'm playing proper little tunes and it says at the top of
one page "ask an adult to accompany you on the piano". Ha! Ha! Ha!
Tiiiim?! Anyway, he did and I think he thought it was quite sweet that
we were making a little bit of music together for the first time :)
Yesterday evening we had to take Rosie to Branksome Dene Chine beach for
her last Guides of the term. They were having a beach party (hot dogs,
beach games etc). It was a lengthy trek from where we live so, as the
meeting was only an hour and a half, we decided to hang around. Me and
Tim took April for a play on the beach then got back in the car and went
to Tesco and did a bit of shopping THEN went back to the beach for
another play and by that time Rosie was done. Next time she sees some of
the Guide people will be when she goes to camp in August for 4 days!
Right, I'm going to get on. We've borrowed Tim's mums carpet shampooing
machine so we can do all the carpets in the house - they get very mucky
with Hem and the kids tramping in and out all day!
T'was a long....hot....day. Also one in which I managed to TOTALLY
fail to get ANY photographs :(
Yesterday turned out to be a frantic round of running about for me. Got
up early, made Rosie's packed lunch that she needed to take with her
when she went on the Girl Guide float. Then I stuck a load of washing in
containing some of her clothes (she slept over a grandma's last night),
then got everyone dressed and off went went to deposit Rosie at the
designated meeting place in the leisure centre carpark. Having done that
me and April turned around and went straight home with me having to drag
her past all the huge inflatable slides and "funhouses" (the fair was
actually fab with a more traditional fairground and the inflatable thing
for littles). Anyway, I dragged her past not because I'm a mean mummy
but because we were intending to look around it all later when we'd
picked Rosie up.
So we got home .... SWELTERING! It was so, so hot. Then I got busy on
the next round of washing (more clothes for Rosie's sleepover!) and
sorting out lunch. Then I sorted out Rosie's bag for later and then me
and April changed into cooler clothes in preparation for the walk BACK
to the carnival. I phoned Tim at this point to see if he'd be back in
time to go with us and he said that he was on his way home but had to
make a delivery on the way so it was touch and go. Well, I waited and
waited for him but then got a phone call from the Guide leader to say
the parade was finished a little early and Rosie was ready to pick up.
Aaaargh! Now I had to shift it. So, we abandoned waiting for Tim and
rushed off to get Rosie .... virtually running down the same streets and
same alleyways and same field that we had trecked down only an hour or
so before! I got halfway across the playing field when my phone went -
it was Tim - "hello! I'm in Tesco (up the road from playing field),
shall I meet you?" Erm... no .... rushing ... must get Rosie first ...
meet you at kids play park in a minute!
Well, I collected Rosie (and her huge bunch of balloons that she'd been
given off the float!), met up with Tim (actually, it was more a case of
me spotting him in the distance and the kids charging after him going
"daddy! daddeeee!") and we then went for a wander round the fair. He was
still wearing his work tshirt and thus his company got a bit of free
advertising that afternoon! (pah!) We didn't stay too long it was just
too hot! We had a little play on some things and Tim also took the kids
on the bumper cars and on a "win a toy" stall. Then it was my turn.
Rosie had never been on a waltzer (is that how it's spelt?) so, since
Tim had only recently had lunch, I had to go. It was horrific - I think
I must be too old for such things now because I got off feeling actually
quite ill! In my teenage years I would have gone on that over and over.
I'm also sporting bruises around my left wrist where Rosie clung on so
tight!
We finished up there and headed home to get cleaned up and changed
before going out AGAIN to Tim's mums. It was Luke's 12th birthday and he
was having a barbeque/pool party. We stayed there for a bit and then
said goodbye to Rosie and came on because April wanted to go back to the
fair for a bit. Got to the fairground only to find they'd packed up and
gone! It was totally bizarre - there was no sign of it at all. The field
looked like it always does on a summer evening - couple of people
kicking a ball around, couple of people playing tennis and the park
keeper picking up some litter! Erm. Anyway, to pacify April we went in
the kids playground for a bit and then came on home (was late by this
time - way past her bedtime!)
Was absolutely shattered by the time I got her in bed and flopped on the
sofa!
Having SUCH a lazy day today (feel terrible doing that when my hubby is
off out working his butt off - YET AGAIN, it would seem, making up for
someone else's mistake/error/forgetfullness). However, in my defence, I
CAN chill out a bit today because there isn't actually much, in the way
of housework, to do. I blitzed the house yesterday pulling out
furniture, cleaning skirting boards, dusting everywhere. The whole damn
thing :)
It's probably just as well - it's a really hot stuffy day today - not
"nice" hot but sorta headachey.
Tomorrow, I've got to walk up to the local school with Rosie as she is
taking part (with the Girl Guides) in our local carnival. Apparently,
they've got hold of a load of guide uniforms from over the 100 years for
the girls to wear (it's their centenary this year) .... as long as they
aren't too moth-eaten and smelly (ewww!) April COULD have taken part in
her Rainbow unit but it's a long event (especially if it's really hot)
and I think, being only very ickle still, it might be a bit much. They
do it every year so she'll get her chance.
So, I'll walk Rosie up and then me and April might mooch around the fair
before coming back for lunch. I'm hoping that Tim will be back in time
to go collect Rosie but I SERIOUSLY doubt it. His work have developed a
penchant for sending him out with huge morning deliveries and then, when
he gets back, sending him out AGAIN with other huge deliveries meaning
he doesn't get back till some ridiculous time in the afternoon. Last
Saturday (the day when we were supposed to be leaving the house at 5.30
to go off out for our meal at the Alice Lisle), they sent him on a
second delivery to SWANAGE (which involves not only getting from
Christchurch to Poole but also a trip across the water on the car ferry
then more driving and then the same thing all the way back - it takes
AGES especially if the traffic is bad). Anyway, he didn't get back home
until 5.00 - his mum had to phone the restaurant and put our meal back
by half an hour to give him some extra time to get cleaned up and
changed and stuff.
The funny thing is, Neil (the boss-type person who sent him out) said
something along the lines of "would you mind" or "could you" (go out
again). Tim laughed when he told me about it and said "wonder what he'd
do if I said no?" He said it's really tempting to just stand there,
totally deadpan, and say "no sorry, too busy, got to go". Since Neil,
apparently, seems always a bit nervous of asking Tim, I expect the poor
man would probably burst into tears *laughs*. Thing is, Tim pretty much
NEVER says no - in fact, I can't remember when he last did and if he
did, it would have been for a genuine reason.
.... short break to answer the door .... oooo! it's the postman
...... ooooo! another exciting package which I know contains a birthday
present for me because I have been sternly forbidden by Tim to open
ANYTHING which arrives. Now, it's sat (with the other packages that
arrived the other day) tormenting me! My birthday is on Thursday ....
big birthday y'know .... I was born in 1970
Right, enough of this silly banter - got to go - kids lunch soon....
byee!
Tim's out doing the last performance of Seussical this evening. This
afternoon he took me and the kids so we could watch the matinee and it
was really, really fab - I was incredibly impressed! The kids loved it,
especially April who enjoyed it hugely and clapped loudly at the end of
every song and said she "loved the cat in the hat" but "why is Father
Christmas (The Grinch!) there?" *laughs*. By the end of it she was
jumping about in her seat and, I suspect, desperately wanted to get up
and dance around! She definately IS the more musically minded and
theatrical of the kids!
It's kind of sad that it's all over after tonight because I know Tim has
enjoyed doing it and I'VE enjoyed watching him get into it and do
something he loves and is wonderfully good at. On the way there in the
car this afternoon we were talking about how, next week, he'd have to
get back to normal - back to the normal delivering-boxes-of-food job. He
sort of sighed a bit sadly and said "I'm worth so much more than that"
and he is. My talented, yummy, scrummy hubby is worth much, much more
than some scrubby little delivery job.
Don't get me wrong - it's good (very good!) that he has a job at all
just incredibly sad that it's not doing something that he loves to bits
(even working in the music shop a few years back was, at least, a nod in
the right direction!) and is really good at.
Still, maybe the BOS will ask him to do something else for him again
sometime now he's worked with them on one show :)
PS - added the next day! Tim brought April home one of the Cat in the
Hat stripey hats that some of the band were wearing - she is massively
happy! When he got home last night I was in bed reading and he came in
and plonked it on my head! Anyway, here is the happy hat wearer - it's
so big she can actually pull it right down and hide in it!
Yes, cue the tragic music ... last night I sat and ate my lonely dinner
while Tim was out at his rehersal. In fact, he'd been gone all afternoon
and didn't get back to around 9.00 in the evening. It was weird - I
can't remember the last time that I had dinner alone - must have been
YEARS ago!
Anyway, there's more of that this week - Wednesday he has the dress
rehersal at the Regents Centre starting at 6.30 (heaven only knows how
long that will go on for!) and then the actual shows are Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
It's so great he's doing something like this - it's been a while and I
know he's enjoying it :)
Sunday evening we're off round his mum's for dinner - it's uncle Rob's
birthday (he's 43 I think - eeek!) and also daddy's day :)
.... for other people anyway - business as usual for me!
This evening April has her Rainbow Promise at Guides - awww! I've been
trying to teach her the short promise but I'm not convinced it's sunk in
yet - hope so! They were supposed to be going up to Avon Valley for a
nature trail and having the promise there (I'd agreed to be the "extra
adult helper") but it's due to be chucking it down with rain then so
they're just going to the hall instead.
Tomorrow evening, Rosie is taking part in the Ready Steady Rosebowl
Guide Challenge Competition - basically a cookery competition. The
Guides are put in small groups and each group is given a collection of
different food items and they have to dream up, cook and present a main
meal and desert. Then they are judged and the best one gets the Rosebowl
trophy.
On Sunday Tim has a rehersal for Seussical - it's a loooong one (I shall
be having a sad, lonely dinner without him that night *laughs*), going
from from 2pm until about 10.00 pm. The following week he is supposed
to be on holiday (I say supposed because, despite asking for this
holiday several weeks ago, they still haven't officially confirmed it!)
and he has dress rehersal and then the actual shows on the 17th, 18th
and 19th (2 on the 19th including the matinee!) He is currently sat up
night after night with the score, headphones on, listening to the music
and trying to make sense of what is, apparently, a fairly complicated
keyboard part. He'll do brilliantly, I know he will, he's gooood! :)
Added later: April did her Rainbow Promise - very cute - 4 girls did
it so, fortunately, she didn't have to say the promise on her own which
is just as well because I don't think she remembered it all! I was a bad
mummy and forgot the camera so we took a picture when we got home
instead :)
PS - oh, and Tim's holiday for the week he does his show has been
confirmed. Thank goodness for that!
Aaaaah does indeed feel like it might be here proper now (after the
false start a couple weeks ago!) To celebrate this I flew through the
house this morning and hoovered and dusted and cleaned the bathroom.
After that I headed outside and tidied up the veggies which had got a
bit weedy after all the rain. Inbetween all that I did homeschool with
the kids.
Tim got home fairly early so we went out shopping - mostly ordinary
stuff but we also went to Hobbycraft (one of my most favourite shops on
the entire planet I believe) because I had to get some card making
things (it's a special occasion on Sunday but more on that then). I also
treated myself to a new paper punch in the shape of a balloon to add to
my growing collection. A bunch of felt and some A4 and A3 construction
paper for homeschool stuff finished our shopping there.
Now we've just had tea and I'm chilling for a bit before I go wash up,
get the washing in, water the plants and get the kids in bed. Then it's
dinner and Springwatch - am SO thoroughly enjoying it!
This evening Rosie had to go and do a Guide fundraising thing by packing
bags in Asda at Castlepoint .... and thrusting her bucket at people for
their loose change!
It was very touch and go whether we'd make it for a bit because Tim was
very late getting home and he literally had enough time to change his
shirt and then we were back out the door again. He even left his work
boots on! Now, I know Asda can get a bit push and shovey sometimes but I
think steel toe boots are an unneccessary protection!
Anyway, we got there (just!) and left her while we went off and wandered
round the shops. We did some shopping in Asda just so that we could get
her to pack our bags (heehee!) which she did and then thrust her bucket
at us for money! OBVIOUSLY, we did put money in the bucket - they're
fundraising for some of the older guides to go on some mission to India.
So that was that. We got back late, shovelled some tea into the kids and
packed them off to bed. Well, April's gone to bed - Rosie's sat ON her
bed playing on the Gamecube.
Tomorrow I'm going to repot my tomato plant (again! it's really
sprouting!) and plant some chives. Oh, and it's my brother's 38th
birthday tomorrow :)
Another roasting day in the south of England! Very lovely indeed but it
is supposed to be getting a little cooler for the next few days with
some rain forecast. This will actually be quite welcome (my plants will
be happy!) - I love the sun but a bit of rain to freshen things up is
good :)
Went out shopping today - Rosie wanted to get a couple of books and I
wanted a decent grammar book (for Rosie not me!) and some card and glue
and sketch pads for the kids. Just "stuff" really! While we were in
Waterstones, April saw a Club Penguin sticker book she wanted so we got
it for her. When she got home and tried it the stickers were not
(despite what the cover of the book said!) reusable and she was getting
quite upset.
Think mummy think!
Then I had a light bulb moment - I took the stickers and stuck them onto
some regular paper and then laminated them. Once cut out she had some
little (very durable) play pieces for the scenes in the book! April was
very, very pleased ... "you're very clever today mummy" .....
.... suggesting that perhaps most days my intelligence levels are only
mediocre. Hmmm..... *laughs*
Yep, had an opticians appointment this afternoon - has all changed a
fair bit since my last eye check 2 years ago. It's all computerised now.
Anyway, got there and sat in the waiting room for a bit reading
magazines that were 10 years out of date and then a very small
man came out. I make a point of saying this because I'm VERY small so to
meet a man smaller than me was an odd experience. Anyhow, the small man
turned out to be Bruce, the (very enthusiastic) optician - "hi! I'm
Bruce and I'll be checking your eyes today!". Fantastic! Well, let's go
then!
So, as I said, it was all computerised now ..... I went through all the
checks (god! it takes ages! ... "which group of dots is clearer? Group A
or group B?"... over and over) and then he tells me it's all done and
he's tapping away at the puter keyboard and it all goes very ominously
quiet. I was starting to panic and think he was going to tell me I was
going to need a guide dog pretty soon. He didn't, instead he says "ummm,
I've just wiped all that off the computer ... ummm... we're going to
have to do it again".
Oh well done Bruce.
So we did it all again and the result of all this hoo-haa was .... my
eyesight is better! BETTER! I said surely this can't be possible but,
yes, apparently it is. My vision has improved and I didn't need such
strong glasses anymore. Hurrah! So I thanked Bruce and trotted off to
choose some new spectacles and ended up with a very lovely pair which
are completely different from the ones I had been wearing (geek-like,
thick). My new ones are thinner frames and the frames are very dark
purple. Yes! purple! They actually look really, really gorgeous and the
colour just seems to blend nicely into my general face/hair colour when
they're on. Maybe purple is a good colour if you've got dark reddy
blonde hair and peachy skin *shrugs* I don't know - it just worked :)
Got to go back in a week and pick them up.
After all that I met up with Tim and the kids who'd been in the toy shop
and had purchased a bagful of stuff namely, a magnet, a compass, a
beanbag crab, a ball, 2 polystyrene glider birds and a box of fire truck
Lego. Lovely.
Then it was home again via Sainsbys to pick up some routine shopping.
How many days enjoyment can you get out of some piles of mud? Quite a
few apparently judging by the fact that April was still at it today!
Here is one of her piles of mud - this (together with the pile of stones
and various other sundry items) is a dragon home ..... I think that's
what she said anyway! We have quite a few of these up and down the path!
... and here is a rather sweet picture of mud-girl herself :) By the
way, I took both of these through the bedroom window, hence the slight
"glare" .... She looks more and more like her daddy every day!
Talking of her daddy - he has been asked by the BOS Musical Company to
play piano/keyboards in a production of Seussical (yep, The Cat in the
Hat thing!) at the Regent Centre in Christchurch! Very exciting - the
actual shows are in June and, so it doesn't clash with him having to go
to bed early (for his 4.00 am getting up for work!), he's taking some
holiday that week. Won't be much of a holiday as there are rehersals
and stuff leading up to the 4 shows. Apparently, it's a reasonably
large production and, since it's been AGES since Tim has done anything
like this - I think he's a tad nervous!
I'm so headachey and sinus-bunged up :( My head feels like it's going to
explode!
Anyway, despite that, has been a good day :) I was overjoyed to find out
my lettuces are sprouting (at last!) - actually, April spotted it first
and there are loads of them! The kids did good work in homeschool today
(lots of hands on maths - the best kind!). Tim and I pottered about
doing "stuff" (after our days out jobs needed to be done!) Tim washed
the car and I washed the bathroom floor and hoovered round.
Tomorrow, after lunch (if the weather stays good), he's taking the kids
up to Avon Heath for an hour or so, so that I can have some me-time :)
Looking forward to that! Wednesday, I'm not sure what we're doing and
Thursday, it's back to work for him (oh dear!)
As mentioned yesterday, today our destination was the raptor and reptile
centre so off we went. Weather not so great today but we still had a
great time - SUCH gorgeous birds ... ok, maybe apart from this
hunched-up fright ....
"you rang.....?"
beautiful ... I love these (above!)
There were not just birds - we saw plenty of other cute (and not so
cute) critters
As yesterday, we did get some video (some really good stuff of a display
they did) but, again, I can't be bothered to sort it out yet ... maybe
soon :)
Had a perfectly lovely afternoon at Honeybrook today :) Was made extra
nice for me by the fact that I actually felt well while we were
out (felt terrible before we left and now I feel terrible again now
we're home!)
The weather was perfect, the animals gorgeous and we had a lovely long
walk and climbed about in the playground (well, the kids did!) We also
managed to bump into someone that used to work at the same place as Tim
... honestly, you can't go anywhere....... *laughs*
Here are a few pictures (out of the loads and loads) - also did some
video but I haven't had time to play with that yet.
Wooden snail, Tim looking lovely and April trying to pretend she doesn't
know him
"Er.... yeah? what ya want?"
This pony was SO cute (and I ALWAYS get lumbered with that flipping
Tigger bag! It's Rosie's really!)
A not very farm-like Peacock
Scary mad-eyed goat. I totally hate goats.
All together now ... "aaaaaawwww!"
This horse was HUGE ... I mean, really, really big.
Fallen down totem pole thing
Peepo!
.... and I thought the goat was scary .....
Tomorrow afternoon, we're off to the Raptor Centre in Ringwood .... more
piccies then :)
Just finishing up breakfast before I get on with the day - got something
I don't have all that much this morning - toast - lovely thick white
bread, loads of butter and the yummy marmalade Tim gets from his work
(we used to also get some utterly divine raspberry jam from there as
well but he seems not to be able to get it now which is terribly
disappointing). Coffee - proper (as opposed to yukky instant) with a
splash of cream (naughty, naughty!) Normally I have cold cereal and a
cup of tea but just occasionally the coffee/toast combo hits the right
spot :)
Anyway, no nice walks today, we're off out after lunch to go into Tim's
work so he can grab his wages and then we're off to Castlepoint to do
some shopping. The weather continues to be (and is supposed to be at
least until the end of the weekend) very gorgeous indeed so we have
plans for the next few days - hopefully going to try and grab some
photos on our little expeditions - haven't put any really good family
pictures up here for ages!
Just waiting for Hemmy to come back ...... he was sick much earlier this
morning and then went off outside and hasn't come back yet. This isn't
really that normal because the dear old thing tends to spend most of his
time indoors these days and I don't think he's really been "himself"
lately. Worried ... don't want him to disappear and not come back :(
He's very old ......
Also a bit worried about my friend Natalie who's been very ill and,
according to her facebook page still is! Not heard a peep out of her for
days and days - so, if you read this Nats, hope you are (or will be
soon!) feeling better!
Anyway, better get on - shower, dress, force Tim out of bed ..... bye
bye!
Well, we went off out to Hengistbury Head this afternoon for a walk -
much enjoyed by everyone. There's something about that place that no
matter HOW stressed, unhappy or generally bogged-down I am, I come away
from there at peace. Today, I didn't realise just how much I needed to
be there until we got right up the top, sat on a bench and gazed out at
the view over Mudeford. I literally felt the tension drain out of me.
Everyone needs a place like that to go to :) I sat there today and
listened to the lazy bees and the splashing waves and smelled the
odd-coconutty smell of the gorse flowers and felt the sun on my face and
every single bit of stress or hassle in my life just ..... went.
We came home and had custard tarts for tea ..... can't get better than
that :)
I also (after asking Tim!) decided "to hell with the money" and ordered
April a Rainbows tshirt new from the Guide store. Originally, I was
going to get her trousers to but she'll have to wait to another day for
them (so I wasn't being completely financially reckless!) I put it on
first class post so have got everything crossed that it will arrive by
the post on Thursday morning ready for her to wear that afternoon. At
any rate, at least I can tell her now that it's been ordered with all
truthfullness!
Got to go and water my plants outside - got spring onions, lettuce,
carrots and sweetcorn growing at the moment :)
Been spending too much time today working in Photoshop on the shop logo
- the worst bit is getting all the letters the same height (I'm using
individual letter graphics) and spaced correctly - so many layers!
*groans*.
Apart from that I've been tidying up and getting Tim's clothes ironed
because he has to be off to the lovely Iford URC tonight for the Easter
service. So, smart shirt and trousers it is - 'bout the only time I see
him in smart clothes!
Oh and hey! here's good news - since I started my healthy eating/less
eating/more exercise thing I've (gasp!) lost weight! Ok, I wasn't
exactly fat to start with but now I'm even smaller :) At only 5'2" I
just cannot carry that extra weight. Only problem is I'm now constantly
yanking up my jeans because they've got too big!
Despite ongoing sicky-ness, we've packed a fair bit into the last couple
of days. Yesterday was utterly gorgeous weather wise and April and I
spent AGES hunting (quietly!) for in-progress birds nests in the garden.
We stared for a long time at our resident pigeon flying backwards and
fowards ALL morning with twigs in it's beak. We've also got blue tits in
the bird box in between April's and Rosie's bedroom windows which is
sweet :) The kids decided (eeek! a bit of homeschool stuff slipping in
here!) to make maps of our garden and start plotting where birds are
building nests - this is largely so that they can go back in the autumn
and locate the now empty nests and investigate them!
Today (noooo! more homeschool mentioning!) Rosie was studying Picasso in
art and she drew, in pastels, a Cubist portrait (hers will be on the
homeschool blog if you want to look). This looked like a bit of fun so I
had a go to - here is my (rather lame) effort *laughs* - the neck is too
skinny and the yellow side of the face is far too "sloped" - I think
there should be a gentler angle upwards and off the paper. Oh well, it's
good to be creative sometimes even if it does turn out shabby :D
I started watching a new series on telly - The Wonders of the Universe
(9pm BBC2, Sundays) - Empire of the Sun was the first episode and it was
totally amazing! The bit with the total eclipse of the sun was
incredible! If you want to watch it you can still catch the first
episode on BBC iplayer for another month.
Due to the increasingly better weather (although today was a bit
rubbish) and the leaf buds popping up everywhere and the crocuses on our
lawn, I've gone all garden-minded :) So, today, we went to our local
garden centre and came back with 2 bags of compost and a tub of plum
tomato seeds. I've also got various flower seeds and herbs to plant so I
think me and the kids will get started on those tomorrow or the next day.
Gorgeous weather today (after a fair bit of rain recently) so we took
our sickly (ok, not THAT sickly but a bit "coldy" still) children for a
walk in Christchurch along the river. It was pretty flooded down by the
quay and there were a lot of aggressive looking swans hanging about
menacing everyone.
Then we walked along the footpath at the side of the river, up to the
ruined castle, climbed the steps, admired the view and came back down
again (sliding about in the mud). We'd brought some bread so we fed the
ducks and one VERY friendly swan who virtually ate from our hands. He
was all by himself so we came to the conclusion that he'd been ousted by
the other swans for being too wimpy *laughs*.
Rosie collected a lot of swan feathers and when we got back the kids
stuck them in their nature books.
We all had our 6 monthly check up with Dr. Yilmaz today. Oh how we do
look forward to that (not). I'm a bit scared of the dentist, not
because of pain or anything but, as someone on my Facebook wall said,
the stuff they do always seems to end up being worse than the problem
you had in the first place *laughs*. Anyway, we all apparently have
spendid teeth and, in fact, Tim and I have been told we only have to go
yearly for a check up now because he (dentist) never finds anything
wrong with our teeth! Super :) The kids still have to go every 6 months
though because, I guess, they've still got baby teeth that need watching
(a mouthful in April's case and a couple in Rosie's).
We got home, pulled in the drive and a house alarm went off over the
road from us and then proceeded to beep loudly for the next half an hour
or so. Nearly drove us bats.
April is definately on the mend from the virus now - she actually
managed some homeschool work today. In fact, she managed more than Rosie
who isn't ill. Ahem.
Posted by Sarah at 6:42 PM [Permalink] Edited on: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 6:44 PM
Categories: General, Places
