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Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Friday, 10 December 2010
Friday, 26 November 2010
Birthday wishes
Tomorrow is my Mum's birthday. We had planned to go up this weekend but the weather has scuppered our plans. So I thought I write this blog for her.
I just want to say I'm your number one fan. You appear cool calm and most of all confident (even if you do then fret about it after). You talk sense and give great advice, even if we don't always listen.
I would like to say a big big thank you for everything you do, my sounding board, my proof /sense reader, my concious and my guide.
I wish we lived nearer so I could repay all your help to me, when I've been ill, or at a loss what to do.
We all love you so much.
I think that you have two more little fans that have something they wanted to say something to you.
Happy birthday Grandma XXXX
I just want to say I'm your number one fan. You appear cool calm and most of all confident (even if you do then fret about it after). You talk sense and give great advice, even if we don't always listen.
I would like to say a big big thank you for everything you do, my sounding board, my proof /sense reader, my concious and my guide.
I wish we lived nearer so I could repay all your help to me, when I've been ill, or at a loss what to do.
We all love you so much.
I think that you have two more little fans that have something they wanted to say something to you.
Happy birthday Grandma XXXX
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Halloween 2010
Well we've have Nanna (my Mother-in-law) up for the half term week, and Mark took her back home to Surrey this weekend. This left me an the kids at home. So today being halloween turned into a very creative day.
We started by making the jack-o-lantern (something I've never seen or done before). Alana loved helping me to pull the insides of the pumpkin out but Kai wasn't too keen on the slimey feel of the seeds and raced off to was his hands.
I'd also bought some gummy sweets that can with gel pens that you could paint decorate the sweets with, which amused this kids too.
Finally we made some Thomas (the Tank engine) cupcakes which they got to decorate in the afternoon.
I brought down the bag of dressing up clothes and the kids decided on which costume they wanted to wear.
In the evening Kai decided that he would rather stay at home and give out goodies to trick or treaters than go out and about himself (although we did pop next door to show of my little cuties pies.)
As soon as people knocked on the door (and on a couple of occasions before they had a chance to knock) he'd open the door and hand over his pumpkin bucket full of chocs.
He even invented a new word rather than trick or treaters he called them "trickles".
Kai kept his costume on until bedtime, although Alana wanted her's off much earlier. I did like hearing all comments when he opened the door and was still in costume, although quite why the wrestler costume for Halloween I'm not sure.
Can't believe that tomorrow Kai goes back to school and that's the end of our half term, we've done so much, he probably needs a rest.
We started by making the jack-o-lantern (something I've never seen or done before). Alana loved helping me to pull the insides of the pumpkin out but Kai wasn't too keen on the slimey feel of the seeds and raced off to was his hands.
I brought down the bag of dressing up clothes and the kids decided on which costume they wanted to wear.
In the evening Kai decided that he would rather stay at home and give out goodies to trick or treaters than go out and about himself (although we did pop next door to show of my little cuties pies.)
As soon as people knocked on the door (and on a couple of occasions before they had a chance to knock) he'd open the door and hand over his pumpkin bucket full of chocs.
He even invented a new word rather than trick or treaters he called them "trickles".
Kai kept his costume on until bedtime, although Alana wanted her's off much earlier. I did like hearing all comments when he opened the door and was still in costume, although quite why the wrestler costume for Halloween I'm not sure.
Can't believe that tomorrow Kai goes back to school and that's the end of our half term, we've done so much, he probably needs a rest.
Friday, 17 September 2010
Two holidays and a house move
This summer, to allow me time to pack, Kai went on holidays on his own to visit his Nanna first, and then he and Alana went to Grandma and Uncle Lee's.
We drove to Mark's Mum's convinced there'd be a scene at the end of our stay and that Kai would want to come home with us, but in fact he was thrilled to be stopping with his Nanna.
We'd made the mistake of telling him about a visit he was going to make to see a friend of his Nanna and her Granddaughter, and despite the fact it wasn't due to happen until the end of the week Kai start the usual questioning when we go to ......?
It was a bit strange not having him around for such a period of time (1 week) but we spoke every day ( well Kai's idea of talking to people). However I did notice I was generally less wound up by him on his return which made me happier and I'm sure he would agree.
He'd just got settled home when it was decided that he and Alana would be going up North during the move. We were waiting for our completion date.
I drove them to the halfway point at Charnock Richards services on the M6 arriving after Mum and Lee. As it was the day before my birthday Mum had even brought some birthday cake for us to share.
Unfortunately after we went our separate ways, Mum, Lee and the kids got held up in static traffic, thanks to the M6 Jumper (who didn't). Even with the additional delay they were really good for them in the car.
While they were there they did things like cake making and Kai had lessons from Uncle Lee. Kai even got a train ride. My Mum couldn't get on the train with him so she asked on of the train enthusiasts that were there, I think he would have appreciated it more if he was a bit older.
On Wed 25th Aug after over a year of being on the market, we finally moved house.
The removal men arrived just before 9am, and while I was still packing around them we managed to load everything onto the lorries. We left a few cleaning things behind so Mark could come back to tidy up the next day, then retrieved the cats who'd been locked in the loft, did one finally run to the dump and then away we drove up the M5 / M6 to Stafford. We had to go to the letting agents to get the keys then make our way to the house where the removal guys were trying to catch 40 winks waiting for us.
They unloaded everything. Our Divan bed and wrought iron headboard of course wouldn't go up the second set of stairs to the loft room that we'd decided would be ours. The number of boxes piles in the lounge meant you had to squeeze through between them and the sofas (which looked way too big). So our first job after the removal men was to go bed buying about 4:30pm. We checked several shops and several beds, we needed a flat pack one to get up the stairs but also quite sturdy to take our weight. We managed to find one but it would be over a week till it could be delivered. Luckily we had some flat packed single beds from the old house that had been in the attic there. So Mark spent his first night setting the beds up.
That night I awoke at 3am and started to panic about the house and all that needed doing and got my self in a right stew. So I went downstairs and started to right to do lists and a welcome letter to the new owners of our house in Worcester.
Mark got up at 6 by which time I'd stopped panicing he went back to Worcester to sort out cleaning the house, handing over the keys etc. which left me to sort the new house. Not too much got unpacked between phone calls to the agents about the stuff that needed sorting and calls from Mum and the kids, calls to say tradesmen were coming to sort the house etc.
We had a few days to try and get things a little straighter, the kids bedrooms and the lounge were our priority before they were brought back on the sat by Mum. I showed them their new rooms. Alana also had to contend with the fact that we had made her cot into a bed, something she hasn't had a problem with at all.
I'm so proud of my brave children they've been off on holiday with out me or Daddy, and have taken to Stafford life as thought they've always lived here. Although Kai misses his friends, he's been busy making friends with the two children next door and at school (more to come)
So really all that it leaves me to say now is Hello Stafford, Bring it on.
We drove to Mark's Mum's convinced there'd be a scene at the end of our stay and that Kai would want to come home with us, but in fact he was thrilled to be stopping with his Nanna.
We'd made the mistake of telling him about a visit he was going to make to see a friend of his Nanna and her Granddaughter, and despite the fact it wasn't due to happen until the end of the week Kai start the usual questioning when we go to ......?
It was a bit strange not having him around for such a period of time (1 week) but we spoke every day ( well Kai's idea of talking to people). However I did notice I was generally less wound up by him on his return which made me happier and I'm sure he would agree.
He'd just got settled home when it was decided that he and Alana would be going up North during the move. We were waiting for our completion date.
I drove them to the halfway point at Charnock Richards services on the M6 arriving after Mum and Lee. As it was the day before my birthday Mum had even brought some birthday cake for us to share.
Unfortunately after we went our separate ways, Mum, Lee and the kids got held up in static traffic, thanks to the M6 Jumper (who didn't). Even with the additional delay they were really good for them in the car.
While they were there they did things like cake making and Kai had lessons from Uncle Lee. Kai even got a train ride. My Mum couldn't get on the train with him so she asked on of the train enthusiasts that were there, I think he would have appreciated it more if he was a bit older.
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| Kai at the park |
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| Alana and Upsy Daisy |
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| Kai got a ride on the train, and made a new friend. |
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| Lessons with Uncle Lee. |
On Wed 25th Aug after over a year of being on the market, we finally moved house.
The removal men arrived just before 9am, and while I was still packing around them we managed to load everything onto the lorries. We left a few cleaning things behind so Mark could come back to tidy up the next day, then retrieved the cats who'd been locked in the loft, did one finally run to the dump and then away we drove up the M5 / M6 to Stafford. We had to go to the letting agents to get the keys then make our way to the house where the removal guys were trying to catch 40 winks waiting for us.
They unloaded everything. Our Divan bed and wrought iron headboard of course wouldn't go up the second set of stairs to the loft room that we'd decided would be ours. The number of boxes piles in the lounge meant you had to squeeze through between them and the sofas (which looked way too big). So our first job after the removal men was to go bed buying about 4:30pm. We checked several shops and several beds, we needed a flat pack one to get up the stairs but also quite sturdy to take our weight. We managed to find one but it would be over a week till it could be delivered. Luckily we had some flat packed single beds from the old house that had been in the attic there. So Mark spent his first night setting the beds up.
That night I awoke at 3am and started to panic about the house and all that needed doing and got my self in a right stew. So I went downstairs and started to right to do lists and a welcome letter to the new owners of our house in Worcester.
Mark got up at 6 by which time I'd stopped panicing he went back to Worcester to sort out cleaning the house, handing over the keys etc. which left me to sort the new house. Not too much got unpacked between phone calls to the agents about the stuff that needed sorting and calls from Mum and the kids, calls to say tradesmen were coming to sort the house etc.
We had a few days to try and get things a little straighter, the kids bedrooms and the lounge were our priority before they were brought back on the sat by Mum. I showed them their new rooms. Alana also had to contend with the fact that we had made her cot into a bed, something she hasn't had a problem with at all.
I'm so proud of my brave children they've been off on holiday with out me or Daddy, and have taken to Stafford life as thought they've always lived here. Although Kai misses his friends, he's been busy making friends with the two children next door and at school (more to come)
So really all that it leaves me to say now is Hello Stafford, Bring it on.
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