Summer Holidays

[mumof4]

well...last few days have been hectic.

 

Youngest had her friend over for tea the other night..now she is sleeping over.I have managed to get her collection of worms back outside after catching them all...and believe me..that was the hardest thing ive had to do for a very long time!!

 

Eldest is grounded ..though i think thats punishment for me not her!!.

[wonkydog]

Have you missed any? (Worms)!

 

With this kind of weather - at least we have water and electricity. I wish all the best to all without the basics.

 

There are three piles of clothes in the kitchen.

 

Park - wet/muddy.

 

House - less muddy

 

Car/Shopping/days out - clean.

 

If they want to swap places they swap piles.

Edited July 26, 2007 by wonkydog

[wonkydog]

Went to McDonalds for lunch today. Wish I hadn't bothered - only because my eldest was stung by a wasp while we were eating inside. All better now.

 

Anyone else suffring from the critters?

[mumof4]

Found a very dried up worm this morning under her bed....was not impressed at having to pick it up and get rid of it!!..used a plaggy bag.

 

WEll...my youngest and eldest raided my tool box whilst i was mowing the garden, they used the spanners (ones with socket thingies on the other end), threaded onto cable ties as musical instruments!..who needs Blue Peter.LMAO.

 

My kids are fine but i fell into a ruddy nettle patch round the side of the garden after the dog knocked me flying..it hurts!

 

WE are having sausages and eggy bread for tea!!..and i aint cooking!lol.

[wonkydog]

Trying to keep to the 5 a day. Why is Melon so wattery!

And sticky. ;)

[mumof4]

Depends which melon you get....good tip for you..

 

smell the melon and if it smells sweet..it is ripe......doesnt apply to water melons though.lol

[wonkydog]

I prefer sunnydew. Kids do to. Watermelon looks better but has all the pips.

[mumof4]

Pasties......banana ones go to mush..apple and pear are nice..pineapple and blackberries is different....chicken and pineapple is even more different but actually quite nice!!

 

Cheese cucumber and tunafish is umm......not an experience to be repeated!

 

ahhhhhhh...the things we bake in this house!!

 

Jam tarts is on the agenda sometime in the next couple of days!

[wonkydog]

Just been playing hide and seek in the woods. Did some bark rubbings with crayons and paper. Brought some fern and oak leaves home for them to do on the table.

[mumof4]

Yesterday, we have mostly been baking bread shapes!! :lol:

[wonkydog]

Mother in law is down tomorrow. We will be baking a cake - probably chocolate. Kids want to make her a card. Raining at the moment. Hope it clears up next week. Got the caravan booked.

[mumof4]

Mine are at this presant moment..playing on the playstation upstairs..ahhhhhhh..peace and quiet for a bit!

 

Tip:

 

 

Always make sure you visit the loo BEFORE you start fingerpainting with a 3 yr old....else you will come back to a lovely mosaic on the dining room wall.

[big_kev]

Yesterday, we have mostly been baking bread shapes!! :lol:

 

And in case anyone was wondering.....whatever happened to "Gordon the Gopher"

 

[mumof4]

Oi!!..that was my little dough man.quite chuffed with that i was! :lol: :lol:

[wonkydog]

Phew!

 

Off to Great Yarmouth tomorrow. Alternator belt snapped at 1:30 pm today. :)

 

Nice man with a van came to fix it. All finished by 3:20. :P

 

 

[katman]

Phew!

 

Off to Great Yarmouth tomorrow.

 

Been a bit grey today but dry.

 

Saturday = Cloudy 21C

Sunday = Sunny 19C

Monday = Sunny 19C

Tuesday = Sunny 18C

 

How long are you coming for ?

 

Wednesday nights there is a free firework display on the central beach. Should be a good one this week as it is the last one and last weeks was cancelled due to November like weather and they announced that all the fireworks for that one would be added to this weeks display.

Edited August 24, 2007 by katman

[wonkydog]

Wow, thanks for the info. We will be staying at Haven seashore for 6 nights.

 

Yes I have been checking the weather - can only get a 5 day forcast (which takes us to Tuesday)

 

Kids can't wait for all the candyfloss, rock and penny arcades!

 

What's the water like? Stayed at Mablethorpe last year - called "Golden Sands". Yeah, sand was clean but the water was like mud.

[katman]

Wow, thanks for the info. We will be staying at Haven seashore for 6 nights.

Should be good. The camp is huge. Havent been on it for about 11 years but they have spent loads of money there.

 

What's the water like? Stayed at Mablethorpe last year - called "Golden Sands". Yeah, sand was clean but the water was like mud.

Was looking VERY grey last Wednesday with some quite big waves but it should have settled down a bit.

 

There is a large Wind Farm about a mile offshore directly opposite the camp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scroby_Sands_wind_farm

 

We stayed at Golden Sands in 2005 and Primrose Bay in 2006. Both years it was the wettest week of August :)

 

This year we went ot Disneyland Paris. First two days were about 36C and the third day it chucked it down !!!!

[katman]

Been a bit grey today but dry.

 

Saturday = Cloudy 21C

 

Well... so much for the BBC weather forcast !!!!

 

Brilliant sunshine all day and it is really hot.