I haven't blogged on this one for a while, as I started another one, and have been putting all my energies into that one. But I thought I would drop back with my latest updates, only three and a half weeks left of this school year and I'll have six glorious weeks of summer with the children.
I haven't half been looking forward to it, except the last couple of weeks because my son has been acting as if he has been placed with a nasty set of foster parents and no-one understands what he has been through in his short unhappy life - except he has not been placed with a nasty set of foster parents, and his life although only spanning six and a bit years, has not been unhappy. He is having a few problems with a boy in his class, and I think that is the route of his sadness, but fingers crossed things are sorting out and he is turning back into our lovable little terror.
We had a mobile hairdresser come to the house and cut our hair yesterday, it took almost two hours for the four of us to get chopped - and my hair only took ten minutes, and she straightened it as well. My sons took the longest, he couldn't or wouldn't stop wiggling about. He wouldn't look the way he was asked and he complained loudly that it was taking too long. Next time he can just be clippered all over - he insisted on it being styled so he could spike it, and that is what took the time. But his patience in these matters is non-existent.
My daughter had about three inches taken off her beautiful blonde hair. She still looks absolutely stunning, but Daddy wept when he saw her looking so very grown up with hair to her shoulders.
Talking of Daddy, he had a closer cut than he normally would have - it disturbed him at first, but after using only a pea sized blob of shampoo and it was dry by the time he had walked from the bathroom to our bedroom, he loves his new hair style.
I had a couple of inches taken off mine, and like I say she straightened it for me too - I looked like a different person! I do love it and feel actually quite stylish now!!
We are off to the pool in half an hour and I'll probably come out with a head of frizz, but for the moment its great.
Its my little girls fourth birthday this week, and her first afternoon at school is on her birthday. She is so excited, and has been trying on her school uniform, she is such a little dot though, I can't quite believe she is going to school!
I have about two and a half months left of maternity leave, I am so enjoying being at home with the children. I am being careful what I wish for, but it would be so lovely to have more time at home. I am ever hopeful of finding another job, I have put a couple of applications out there, for night work and working in schools, but if all else fails I will be requesting that I return to work on a part time basis.
We are having another major change about in our house, moving things around, changing things about, we have great decoration plans going on, and its all good fun, but a little daunting.
Life is for living - we stayed still for a little while, not doing much to the house because it takes so much time etc, but we are quite enjoying changing things about, and they do say a change is as good as a rest.
Sunday 26 June 2011
Friday 3 June 2011
Busy Week
Its been half term week here, and my lovely husband has had the week off work as well.
Our aim was to do as much as possible with the children, and I think we managed it! They had their sleepover downstairs, they had a day with one set of Grandparents, and then a sleepover at the other set of Grandparents, we then bombarded them with long walks, the zoo, more long walks, a shopping trip to spend their hard saved pennies, and as then a theme park visit from our own childhood days Pleasurewood Hills.
We knew it would be a bit run down, it was taken over in the nineties by one Noel Edmunds who turned it briefly into Blobbyland, and its never really recovered.
When we were children it was an American Theme Park, your biggest day out ever was promised on their glitzy television ads, but these days I think a truthful ad would be one of those 'local' ads you used to get at your local cinema, with no moving pictures, and the words 'Just past Tesco, for a day out........'
It was good, the children enjoyed the rides, we enjoyed seeing some of the old things, and hearing the same sounds that were there in 'our day' but sadly the vintage cars ride seems to be slowly running down, with only three sad old cars left - although my son enjoyed driving duty and my daughter and me enjoyed being driven, I'll be surprised if its still going in a few years.
My husband has just looked it up, and its only recently been re-brought, so fingers crossed they are going to do some sprucing up!
Today we are at the arse end of the week - that sounds like a bad thing, really Monday should be named the arse end, but whatever - its Friday, and after a week of being out and about the poor old house is lacking some TLC and my fridge and cupboards are quite literally bare, so after a quick blog I shall be showering, and trudging around the shops. It would be nice to have a couple of days to relax, but reality bites and relaxation is afforded by few with all that is expected from a modern family. I have already done 2 loads of washing, fed the masses and cleared round in the kitchen - and have I even dented what needs to be done?
No
Its our wedding anniversary on Monday - married for eight years! We are celebrating on Saturday with the children, our wedding day was like the marker for the start of our family life, so we wouldn't feel right celebrating without them.
Our aim was to do as much as possible with the children, and I think we managed it! They had their sleepover downstairs, they had a day with one set of Grandparents, and then a sleepover at the other set of Grandparents, we then bombarded them with long walks, the zoo, more long walks, a shopping trip to spend their hard saved pennies, and as then a theme park visit from our own childhood days Pleasurewood Hills.
We knew it would be a bit run down, it was taken over in the nineties by one Noel Edmunds who turned it briefly into Blobbyland, and its never really recovered.
When we were children it was an American Theme Park, your biggest day out ever was promised on their glitzy television ads, but these days I think a truthful ad would be one of those 'local' ads you used to get at your local cinema, with no moving pictures, and the words 'Just past Tesco, for a day out........'
It was good, the children enjoyed the rides, we enjoyed seeing some of the old things, and hearing the same sounds that were there in 'our day' but sadly the vintage cars ride seems to be slowly running down, with only three sad old cars left - although my son enjoyed driving duty and my daughter and me enjoyed being driven, I'll be surprised if its still going in a few years.
My husband has just looked it up, and its only recently been re-brought, so fingers crossed they are going to do some sprucing up!
Today we are at the arse end of the week - that sounds like a bad thing, really Monday should be named the arse end, but whatever - its Friday, and after a week of being out and about the poor old house is lacking some TLC and my fridge and cupboards are quite literally bare, so after a quick blog I shall be showering, and trudging around the shops. It would be nice to have a couple of days to relax, but reality bites and relaxation is afforded by few with all that is expected from a modern family. I have already done 2 loads of washing, fed the masses and cleared round in the kitchen - and have I even dented what needs to be done?
No
Its our wedding anniversary on Monday - married for eight years! We are celebrating on Saturday with the children, our wedding day was like the marker for the start of our family life, so we wouldn't feel right celebrating without them.
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