a general catchup

I am sad not to have posted blogs for the last 2+ months, as you forget bits, and somethings never get captured that you would have liked to say. so i am going to randomly say things!

We had a great holiday in wales, near newgale in a cottage just a step or 2 from the beach. we relaxed, had fun as a family and enoyed each others company. I remembered thinking i should blog about the joy of having bb’s hand in mine, walking along the coastal path and then the road [as she got irritated by the flies!] as she told me all the things that were catching her imagination or wanted to know more about. the joy of rock pooling with sb and bb, finding shells, stones, crabs and just picking about. letting them set the pace, and what to do. dreamers all 3 of us! playing board games with sb, laughing and beinghappy together, or jointly eyerolling at bb feeling proud of my girl reaching the cusp of teenagerdom, walking towards womanhood andd being v lovely. Also having time to talk with my husband, board games and just remembering why he is the perfect man to have married. we also got to meet the portico parents – v lovely, and sb quite taken by gaffers programmes. I also got opportunity to sit and let thoughts flutter around my head. It has been v v hard losing my sister, as well as losing little nanny, and i have been finding it all much harder again recently.

we went to the big bang science fair in brum – fab! staying at a travelodge with friends fairly centrally. we got the most from the science fair, both girls being enthusiastic, interactive and gaining alot from it. we also visited a museum in the jewellry quarter which was fab. we also had a shopping day, where i enjoyed spoiling the girls

otherwise, home ed has been carrying on, we have had history days, weded days and extra days out

BB has got more confident in reading, and is really keen on drawing and planning out designs – particularly for rockets. she is keen on space things currently. she has become happy to be left at judo and gym – big deal for her .

sb has passed her piano grade 2, and working on clarinet, home ed is ticking along, and she has read everybook we possess that is suitable for her! she is definately showing us the teen she is going to be , much more confident about who she is and what she likes, a real pleasure.

we have done a fair few family things – a family party for my side of the family at easter, celebrating my cousins pregnancy – woohoo – and missing those family members who are no longer with us, and celebrating dh’s parents golden wedding with his family. cross over of the families at each party, as with all these years, we really are one. v happy to see those we love x

and obv my work doesn’t get anyless stressful.

there we go, a catch up! i guess i have missed out loads!