So... here I sit on the eve of a new school term wondering once more, where the last 9 days went.
The kids broke up for a week off on the Friday the 18th and I had plans.. yes solid plans at that.."Plans for what?" I hear you asking.. Well, plans to do something this half term for a start instead of wasting it which is what usually happens. So, what exactly were we going to do with our week off school? What plans did we have?? I even had a list.
There were people we were going to see.. we were going to see Ali, Phil, Diiiiiiiiiiiiane, Robyn and Zoe.. we were going to see Vicki & kids and Tracy G & kids (probably all in one go) and we were going to see Grandma Liz and then we were going to see Jess & Beau (& Emily & Laura if they were available) and Tracey, Shona & Zakk.. & Phil and Livvi.
So.. who did we see off our list of potential visits? Well we saw Nana.. but not Grandma Liz..LOL and we saw Tracey, Shona & Zakk.. but not for v long.. and then we saw Phil (briefly) but not Livvi.
We're not doing too well here are we? LOL
In addition to seeing all these people we were also going to do various things, our conservatory for instance, is long overdue a good clear out..the garden needs raking over and clearing up before spring, the kids bedrooms need a good sort of the old clothes/toys etc and the whole place needs a lick of paint. Jake is in desperate need of a haircut (he's looking a bit girly lately lol), I have 4 books I want to read desperately and there are many crafty projects that need completing and a mountain of washing and ironing to do too..
Aw who am I kidding?? I'd need to be Anthea Turner to get through that lot in 9 days wouldn't I?
So.. what DID we get done.. well to be completely honest... umm... er... Jake's having a haircut in about 2 hours..lol.
"How did this happen again?" I ask myself.. Every half term is the same.. full of great intentions we rest for the first day of the break after all, the last term between Xmas and this week off has been a long one and we've worked hard throughout, we deserve a lie in right? YES, and so thats what we do.
Day 1 - chill out. We did so in style.. we all vegged on the sofa all day long watching movies. bugger it. We got through Despicable Me ("It's so fluffy I think I'm gonna diiiiiiiie!!!") which it has to be said is my "Movie of the Year" because quite frankly, its absolutely f*ckin hilarious and I was crying with laughter all thr way through.. and we also managed to see the new Disney movie "Tangled" which is also a fabulous film and definitely among the favourites and the "need to see again" category, which is good cos so far the girls have made me watch it 3 times now. So that was fun, next film we want to see is "Gnomeo and Juliet" which also looks brillliant.
Day 2 - Well day 2 started as it meant to go on really and I woke up with a gooey eye. Oh the joy. I had to lay in bed and pick goo off my eye lashes so I could open it.. yes you guessed it, I had conjunctivitis.. Heather picked it up a couple of weeks ago from school and now I had it too.. and I looked pretty much like I'd been punched and I felt rotten too and combine that with the fact that Rich is off work with his foot problem and can hardly walk we didn't have much choice but to stay home and so that was us confined to the house for the next couple of days.
So after the boredom starts to set in and the kids start trying to kill each other I start thinkin ok.. well we might not want to go anywhere but I'm sure we can see if someone wants to come visit us instead.. I immediately think of my mate Ali and fam. who had already said "I'll text u and we'll get together.." I switch on facebook and find poor Ali and family up at the hospital with Robyn who's really poorly with a fly-type bug and breathing problems. I know just how she's feeling and know she's not gonna be up to much for the rest of the week.. so thats that out. lol...NEXT.
Turns out its been a week for just that.. Phil had a similar bug and problem as did baby Livvi, Tracey ended up with conjunctivitis from her daughter Shona and so we only saw them briefly cos she felt rubbish.. and well.. the entire weeks been a bit of a washout..
Kids have had fun though still.. we managed to walk around the retail park in town one day, picked up some cheap toys and stuff to do.. got a few new clothes and a video game, got Rich some shoes to support his arch and broke the bank doing so (Clarks..daylight robbery) and they've managed to play out between rain showers too so all was not completely lost.
So I guess the big clean and all the visiting will have to wait until Easter...Bring on April... theres still LOADS to do.
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