a family weekend

thursday I was lucky to get 2 valentines a card and an origami swan from BB, and some home made pink chocolates from SB. I am a very lucky mummy . Also a very lucky wife as i know DH will have played his part in getting this done

although i got home from work way way way later than planned on friday i was very happy to find my parents at home . actually, that sounds like they were unexpected! however they were expected and anticipated . we ate curry, played 7 wonders [which by some miracle dad won by miles!] and stayed up too late nattering . we had a lovely chilled weekend. didn’t go out and do anything [tho prob should have made the effort...] but mum took both girls through various bits on prisoner of zelda, dad took sb through a bit of golf. we played board and card games . SB and I made a delicious leek, mushroom and sweetcorn quiche, and she made jam tarts and curd also [known as trats and cruds for my uncle robert] SB also made a red white and blue cake for my dad. i think that was most of the weekend .

DH has been ‘40 bags in 40 days‘ -ing, in which he is trying to declutter a bag of unwanted clutter [crap] every day. so far the fruit bed looks way better [divested of over a bag of weeds] and the room of doom is far less doomy [tho still a bit of shelf divestment to go and a clean]. getting rid of unused for years playdough is a bit of a wrench, and a reminder how much older our girls are getting . however sorting the room of doom properly into craft resources we will actually use should make it a room of delights . the kitchen has also undergone a tidy and declutter. I am wondering which room next. girls room, ‘dressing room’ and pantry all are hot contenders.

my parents i thought looked a bit stressed when they first ccame, and were looking far more relaxed when they left. I do wish we were closer tho. lovely weekend . we also had a bit of a henna tattoing, and mum also allowed sb to decorate her – dad not overly impressed