The site is in the old docks area though, and not much actually around here. Me and the kids ambled around in the morning, crossed the river on a couple of bridges, nosed about a bit etc. Helen bunked off for couple of hours and we walked down to see this old sailing ship It was pretty good, SB enjoyed looking round the boat in that sort of flighty – ok what’s next 4 year old kind of way. She was keen to go when I showed her the leaflet, and enjoyed it. There was a little indoor musuem bit as well, sadly not a proepr cafe, so we had to head back to the hotel for our dinner (H had gone back to conference)

Gatecrashed the conference coffe break for BB BF, while I had coffe and cake and SB charmed (she does it so well) numerous chocloates from one of the company stands popped out for a quick shop essentiaals such as beer…. – failing to find any black leggings/tracksuit bottoms etc. for SB for her Stagecoach class we’ve booked her into down in Huntingdon

Once H went off to her evening do me and SB settled down on the bed, a bit of Webland and then we watched ‘What the Acients did for us’ With Adam Hart-davis doing his thing about the Egyptians. I thought/hoped she’d drop off during it, but obviously was interested enough to watch the whole thing -though she did keep wanting to know when we would get to the pyramids Once in bed though she did zonk out before the end of the story book.

After a couple more interupptions of H’s meal by SB getting the munchies I settled down to couple of hours time wasting on the ‘pute with a beer.

H back, better leave her bit of net time

6 photoposts, the bottom one being BB as fairy

Interview Me: my interview by monster and teeny’s Nic – idea originally on the morning matriarch
– about 600 posts down! And also threaded meme like throughout the blogring

PEST Chris commenting on SB’s spelling ability

Does that help everyone??

Easter
Well, we are at my parents for easter and have had a lovely time. Whats more, I didn’t eat way too much chocolate – woohoo!

Sb and my nephew ran around having a ball. Grandad took them to the park a couple of times to let some energy free, and that worked well. He also took SB to feed the ducks by the river on their won. Its the first time he has had her all to himself like that since he did a mercy mission when she was 9 months with chickenpox. I was really happy!

My migraine eventually disappeared – thank god – and we were all otherwise well.

My Nan dozing more than before, but still happy and we all played scrabble together. She had some lovely cuddles with BB, and was entertained by SB. unsurprisingly she hasn’t voted to live with us, but is aware it is an open invitiation. TBH I am actually v disappointed, as it seemed right for her to live with us. However, if I am keen on having an independent autonomous daughter, I can’t really complain at an independent and autonomous Nan! I will still mention it every now and again, and perhaps have her visit us now and again for a battery recharge.

All in all, lovely time. Will prob add a couple of piccies – partic a nice one of BB after SB had decorated her with body stickers!

Today
SB at nursery in the morning. When we woke up, she was telling me how much she wanted to go to the ostrich farm, and wondered whether we could do it today. I was fairly non-commital and texted the post natal group and they had arranged the farm – how jammy is that!! cue wreaths of smiles from SB when i picked her up from nursery and told her where we were going. Took us ages to get out, as she made all her nursery friends cue up to admire and stroke BB! The farm has a nice indoor play area, as well as some unusual animals outside. she particularly liked the wallaby [wollowpie!] with baby in pouch. Also played well with the postnatal group today without getting left out.

BB def gets bored now, so some effort made in jiggling, wiggling and toys! Still feeds for England, and sleeps well though.

In one of her morning sleeps I wrote my letter to work, enclosing an official looking form requesting to work flexibly. I’ve opted for compressed hours for a 4 day week, in the hopes that they find it more acceptable and say yes. then with time, I might work on losing an afternoon as well. However, a 4 day week sounds like a great place to be at the moment. fingers crossed!

Aunty Margaret visited late afternoon, and had a good cuddle of BB, and read ‘the glass heart’ to SB – which is a lovely book. SHe had bought SB a glass heart for easter, and as luck would have it, is still unbroken! She is keen that we restart putting photoalbums on our webpages when we move, so she can keep up with SB and BB. there is such a lot of things to miss when we move.

Thoughts of the days: still gripped by a riptide of melancholia with regards to time passing, both for children and loved ones. however, even with this as background leitmotif, we have still had a lovely time. I am still determined that I will live as much in present as possible, and enjoy it to the max, disregarding sasdness of return to full time employment and mortality issues. I think I have managed quite well.

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my mum and nan with BB

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Helen

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with dad doing the pushing Helen

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finally all 4 grandchildren in 1 piccie
Helen

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Helen

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Helen