I feel so much better today. A bit of sunshine and blue sky does wonders for everyone. Let's hope it lasts. A busy day cleaning the house and packing for the holidays.
I made my first sock monkey today. I was so pleased with how it turned out. I am going to try a few more. As I host the European single sock mountain I will not be short on supplies!
Aug 05 - Ra-Ra
Grace started cheerleading classes today. She had great fun. They are going to put on a show on Friday.
This is the first of my projects for the month of August on http://itsacreativeworld.typepad.com/ I am going to make a few others in patterned fabric. I have a yummy stash of Cath Kidson lovliness.
I got Grace's new school trousers. I did not want to wait any longer in case the shops ran out of uniform stuff. Her legs have got so long. I think we only need a new satchel now. One that is trendy enough has not been found yet!
I ordered these books at 4.30pm one day and they were with us by 8.00am the next day. How do they do that?
It is a round journey of 124 miles to visit my sister and her family - and she is our closest relative. We had great fun watching old video clips of the girls when they were babies. However, I couldn't help crying when I saw video of my Mum and know what she has missed in seeing her 6 grandchildren grow up. She would have been so proud of what they have all achieved in their own ways.
Mark chose an Audi. It seems strange seeing it on the driveway.
It seems to be never ending. I am sure there are neighbours sneaking in and adding to the pile. You don't want to know what the ironing pile looks like!
Brighton beach is the epitomy of the British beach. It wasn't even sunny, but I bravely sat on my deckchair and enjoyed the view.
How did those 15 years go by so quickly? It seems a lifetime yet, only moments ago.
Grace got her ears pierced today. She said it stung a bit but she was very brave. Six weeks of care now until she can take them out.
Grace is now officially a Scout. She got invested at the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall. It was a lovely spot. She looked very smart.
We braved the rain and got together with the neighbours for lunch on the field. It was great fun and it didn't really matter that it rained!
The end of term at last. I will miss all the class as they move on to their next school. I had some very generous presents, including my mug above from my fav. coffee stop! Thank you Lily D.
I took advantage of the beautiful garden to take a few pics of the kids. When did 11 start looking so grown up?
My reading quest is going well. My pupil is making very good progress. These are all the words we have been working on.
Mark loved his birthday pressie. The other one was worn out. I look forward to it taking us lots of places.
This was my fav. layout of the day. I managed to do six!
Ted got busy doing his spellings. I hope he does well on the test!
I love ringing the bell at the end of breaktime. I know it is all a bit old-fashioned but I love tradtion.
All the jungly plants have arrived. They look lush and smell divine. There is even a banana plant. The kids think we will be plucking fruit from it in Sept.
I have been busy working on the journal that will go into the judging for the gardwn competition. I just need to add the photos of the finished garden.
June 25th Victorian Day at school. This is one of my fellow TAs dressed as a soldier from the Boer War. He was fantastic and had the children doing drill in the playground. He was full of tales of Dr Livingston, Brunel & Florence Nightingale. He was a star. The children & staff were all dressed in "Victorian" clothes. We had very strict lessons and the Inspector came to check on our school. I have taken loads of pics. which, unfortunately I can't share with you. But, I am looking forward to scrapping them all.
June 24th The sunflowers are sprouting. Grace's are taller than mine but she did choose the giant sunflowers! I chose some lovely orangy-brown ones. Duncan's chillis are teeny.
June 23 I know you have been waiting for an update on the crocodile. Here he is wrapped in mod-roc. He look great. The plant pots in his back will be filled when he is finished.
June 22 We are busy getting the new school library ready for it's grand opening. A group of us stayed back after school to add new tickets and stamp with the school name. We have some gorgeous new books. The illustrations are lovely. More to sort tomorrow.
June 21st My little girl is all grown up. We went to M&S for a bra fitting and bought four bras. They are a lot nicer than my first bra.
June 20th I finally manged to get Jake's haircut. He is quite happy with it and has been throwing a lot of product at it!
June 18th We had badminton coaching at school today. The children had great fun. It was a lovely sunny day and it was a pleasure supervising.
