lest we forget

well, we have been action packed!! my parents arrived on thurs, and celebrated this fact with arriving whilst chris out using their key and promptly breaking it in the door – thus chris having to break in later on when he got home gave plenty of teasing opportunities!! i was home way too late unfortunately for fireworks, so we delayed it

obviously i worked the next day, but plenty of grandparent grandchild interaction went on. aurals, clarinet and piano for SB, and mayhem for BB!! dad did some garden clear up! it was all drizzly when i got home, so fireworks delayed again, instead game playing and giggling before bedtime!

So sat was a home day – yay!! tBH, i don’t really know what we did with most of saturday? thinks!! i think we chatted, had a great family day! some golf with dad for sb, park for both the girls, and the fireworks in the eve yep, def a good day. i love seeing my parents.

Sun we went to Duxford for remembrance sunday. it is free admission [a bonus] and also thought we would do a bit of background to the whole remembrance thing. Lots of time playing and looking at the exhibits in air space. we observed the silence – even BB! and it was quite something really as the whole area stopped still for those 2 mins. then back to making exhibits do exiting things whilst BB made a poppy craft. somewhat thrillingly, dad pointed out he had flown 6 of the planes in there, and the CAA one white and red near the back rather a lot of times! SB and I liked the idea that planes dad flew are in a museum [ranks with little nanny's dad's wheels he made for a cart are in gressenhall]. Dad talked a lot about planes and history – prob more than SB had brain space for, but fascinating. Dad has always been passionate about planes! and then we went to restore with a cup of tea and refreshments at the mess. i have never been in the land warfare hall, and we thought this might kind of be appropriate, so walked up there and had a good look around. Mum doing the commentary, as Dad had elected to go to Hangars 2 and 5 and do ‘real talk’ to anyone there restoring things. My grandads hero was Monty. [churchill was a bit of a bete noir] and there is a big display about him, and his caravans. so mum discussed all this in context, and Sb and i watched a film about the d-day landings. BB was too tired by now, so chris and she went to sit and munch somewhere. they have a bike like grandad rode – he was a dispatch rider in the war [and as passionate about bikes as dad is on planes] and so mum discussed this. the next section i think is what made SB have a sudden thought about war, as we stepped into a recreation of a shelled and fighting german street, including shell hole with burnt out pram. I needed a bit of light relief after that! so we discussed the need for peace and equity etc etc.

walking back to meet up with everyone, SB and mum had a silly walking competition, and SB an ice lolly [though it was freezing] for exemplary behaviour. She bought a fab parachute man in the shop to play with gravity with. fab until the 3rd throw from stairs at home, where one seam came apart. grrrr at the crapness of some toys. will either resew or trek to duxford to complain. she was most upset. i did buy her a book whilst in shop

she quizzed me and mum about it all the way home. we were relieved to not be in the car with BB who was utterly appalling in the shop. so bad that the whole shop stopped to look at us it seemed. her piercing screeching of nooooo nooooooo noooooo certainly made a few ppl look at their babies in horror that they may turn into this monstrosity. TBH i think she was overtired, overhot in the shop and with no reserves, but you can’t really broadcast this apology when she looks like the spoilt brat from hell. ho hum.

anyway, some melt downs later at home, she ‘watched something’ to restore equilibrium, whilst SB, Mum and I played ticket to ride v happily – SB won. i need to make 2 fimo black carriages though. [must remember!]. another lovely dinner from chris [my fav i think], lovely eve with parents and the weekend done. i felt whole and rejuvenated, and it nearly lasted this mon at work…

those following our ticklist saga may not be surprised to know that it is gradually not being so fervently completed, though as bb gets a chupa chup from last week, and sb doesn’t, there may be some renewal of effort!!