The sun has been out today after a couple of non stop rainy days, yesterday wasn't to bad and i put my washing out in the morning with my fingers crossed as we would be out all day, only to have it rain just before i got home! typical, half an hour earlier and i would have had two loads of nice dry washing. So due to a large washing basket and another pile equally as big next to it, today, a glorious sunny day has had to be spent at home. Its not a major issue as we have only spent one other full day at home in the holidays so far and lets face it housework has to be done, even if it is on minimum levels in the holidays. Those of you with a few kids will understand the minimum level bit. Basically when the kids are at school i can have a generally clean and tidy house for a few precious hours a day, but weekends and when they are off, well its another story, for example, i mop they kitchen floor they come in covered in sand from the sand pit and within 30 minutes that was a wasted task, so i act accordingly, i don't spend all day picking up there toys, i let them get on with it and if we have the paddling pool or sandpit out the floor doesn't get mopped that day, that type of thing really. everything gets done just not as well or as frequently and as we are out most days its not so bad.
Today however i do feel like a domestic goddess!, ( Most of the time it just feels like drudgery!) i have cut the grass, front and back, weeded and trimmed the hedge, done five loads of washing, ironed four, tided downstairs and cleaned upstairs and made a yummy smelling tea! and still had time for starting Paul's Christmas Jumper, which is knitted on circulars which i have never done before! and working on a poncho for me! Plus we have sat outside and had the paddling pool out. So now the house is in an ok ish state i am ready for tomorrows outing, which will be a like ride to Stanah for the Forest School i have booked Fred and Molly on for the next 6 weeks. Unfortunately Ewan is to old, but i am sure we will find something to do.
Yesterday we went on a bike ride to my Mums and on the way we stopped at the duck pond. The first thing i heard from Fred was "Its a chicken!" no Fred its not, but to be honest wasn't sure what it was. Turns out to be a goose
Then last night we went out, all of us. We have done this a few times now, we go out to a place where its family orientated entertainment, the kids love it and to be honest so do we. We are lucky to live near Blackpool, that's geared towards this, so there are lots of things to do and even just a walk down the piers and a go in the arcades is good.
Okay so this next picture is a bot random, but we were in MacDonalds at the weekend and the cleaner came up and put a cone right in between us!! yes we were sat at the same table so it just made us laugh so much!!! Maybe we were getting a bit close!
Enough for now, just going to clean the kitchen, now they have finished tea, then off to bed for them and some knitting for me xx
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