Beans means noise!

Up and out super early this morning to nip to the bank and then to Lidl for snacks and nibbles for a day filled with guests. Lucy, Rebecca and Richard arrived fairly shortly followed by Chris, Helen, Elinor and Alys. Davies and Elinor disappeared almost imediately together, Alys pottered and there were occassional moments of all children disappearing together. They played outside between showers and inside with the dressing up clothes, the toy cars, some soft toys and loads and loads of imagination! Safe to say a great time was had by all I think. Richard and Rebecca were slightly less inclined to leap into the mix but seemed to have a nice enough time picking and choosing when to join in and when to observe. 🙂 We managed chats about Home Ed camps, specifically Melrose which Lucy is thinking about going to in 2007 and a whole host of various other things.

Lucy left, Ady arrived home, Chris went off for vegetarian provisions which are in short supply in the Goddard house, Ady cooked meals for carnivores and herbivores, the children – at least two of whom had appeared on the verge of sleep – played with glowsticks and the Beans headed off at the very last moment of their alloted time window to get back into the campsite before it shut for the night and they’d have to walk across the field rather than drive in. A lovely day.

I am feeling generally much better today although still very stiff of neck and back. The children are suffering in waves with mornings and evenings being tricky times – so I’m sure tonight’s late night didn’t help but they had such a good time playing with Elinor and Alys it was well worth it. 🙂