crafty, snowy, walking weekend

saturday was supposed to be a catching up day, but I think we got even further behind! the girls played out in the snow alot. i kept trying to tempt them with sorting out a present for chris, but they both think they have all the time in the world ! BB started on zoombinis, and v much loved it. quite a bit of help from SB, but was getting the idea and enjoying it. SB was allegedly doing a quick bit of maths, as was trying to complete 20 last week, but didn’t quite! loads of music practice has gone on, lots of reading books, and she has been doing some ds french, so with latinetc as well, and loads of crafting and socialising, i am not much worried!

Actually, as an aside, i have been thinking on ‘evidencing’ I think, in the end, that although we hope it will come to nothing, and is certainly a fairly huge amount of money for the government to spend on an unwanted non-problem, that something that will require some level of evidencing is likely to be necessary. and that actually, our tick sheets would do.

anyway, I digress, I am going to evidence only when absolutely necessary, and in the most minimal way possible! finally, in the afternoon, the girls decided their plan for daddy, and we did it [can say no more at this stage!] and had a lovely time crafting away together. BB also made a fimo penguino [she has been with josie too much!] for J, but by the time she had finished it, the nest and the ‘egg hole’ [for the egg to be hidden away in whilst it is being incubated btw!] she had fallen in love with it so much, that she has decided to keep it!! it is rather lovely. I have no idea what they might be getting me, apparently nintendogs has been mooted… [lu-uv!], i have suggested that if bought rather than made, then really warm gloves sounds good, or legwarmers would be nice!

we finished with making my dad’s present of choc brazils – a v v every year thing! i remember giving just brazils to him when i was a lass! these days we make them ourselves, as it is fun, easy but prob no cheaper!! I think some may have been sampled already so we need to box them! we finished the day with a bit of story of the world, and then Merlin – which I fell asleep in again – i only seem to watch the first half and never have any idea over the endings! they all still seem alive the next time anyway! I spent into the night doing stuff for my annual appraisal – groan!

Sunday, still a slowish start but we managed to get out to meet the manor borns at the RSPB place for our walk. lovely crisp weather, crunchy snow, birds calling, and I think we all had enough layers on to feel warm enough. SB initially told me a mouse had been nesting inside my walking boots [after i put them on] but she was incorrect, it was chris’s.  we were going to do the lovely new walk, but c was under the weather, and in fact it was much better i think for her to pootle, tho i would have loved to do the lovely, new walk – i think it might be my favourite! but we first went to the hide ande saw loads of birds, including the woodpecker, and then went to the gardens around the house, the children and marcus had fun with the snow, it looked really beautiful. I have to say that i thought SB looked really beautiful today. as my daughter, i always think she looks beautiful, but she had a happy glow about her. <3 . BB was nearly first back to the car, but couldn’t quite keep up the pace, we had gossip, chat and smiles all they way. lovely! Back to the manor for the usual convivial evening. the children nearly had us bail out at 8, with BB not quite getting into the groove, sb falling asleep and c not being too well either, but as the decision was nearly made, they pulled together  and so our usual late departure. we did get to talk tents i love tent buying discussions – so sad!

home to wrap pressies and late to bed. I am naughtily blogging from work, because the snow has disrupted ppl arriving for me to help. i am a tad bored!