see what I did there?!
We errected the new tent today – we’ve been debating what to call it, the first tent was ‘ChrisAndAlisonsTent’, then we had ‘The Crap Tent’ which we have to thank for introducing the word ‘crap’ into our childrens’ vocabulary. So far we’ve come up with ‘the big tent’ (Davies) – which to us it is but put it next to a Kyham and it’ll be dwarfed again, ‘the fab tent’ which seems a bit expansive when we’ve yet to camp in it and ‘the top tent’ ditto. Anyway, it is in pretty much immaculate condition, the living area is bigger than the crap tent and the bedrooms are all spacious what with the outer not sagging into them and all. It has all these little features like little storage pockets, a hook for hanging a lantern in the middle of the living space, poles to create a porch, adjustable tension straps between poles to brace it square and you know, gimmicks, such as not ripping when you try to put the bedrooms in, zips that actually shut the tent and don’t gape open in places and a flysheet that seems designed with the poles in mind :lol:. Really want to go camping again now to test it out but I don’t think September’s finances will stretch. Fingers crossed for a warm October? 🙂
Off car boot sale perusing again first thing today. It was busy but not a lot worth having really. We got a Where’s Wally pocket book, I found some more clothes (another couple of dresses for Tarly, but for next summer, a couple of fleece tops and a dressing gown for Davies), a load of toy snakes, fish and lizards and a couple of books. Yesterday we got given three bedding sets for free from a seller who was packing up – a Care Bears one, a Tweety Pie one and a Victoria Plum one. I was explaining how Victoria Plum was a toy from when I was a child and Scarlett and I found a book about her today :). Davies then spotted a Mr Blobby bedding set for 75 pence so he’s got new spare bedding too. Oh and I got Body Bits kitfor a pound too, which the kids had a bash at constructing but I’ve not had a proper look at yet.
We came home and I did a bit more dalek-ing – patching and strengthening the top section and then we headed off to Lucy & Colin’s. We pitched our tent and had a barbecue. Davies (and to a lesser degree Scarlett) were both very tired (three late nights in a row 🙁 ) and quite waily which made it not the relaxing afternoon I’d hoped for. I’d caught the sun on my shoulders and back so stayed inside out of the sun while Ady sat and was clambered over and wailed at by most of the children, bless him. At six pm when Davies and Scarlett were involved in yet another sibling related tussle we decided enough was enough and called it a day. Ady wrangled the children into bed while I put a skirt on the dalek, then sat with Davies for a while as he was in better humour once he was actually at home, in pjs and in bed. They’ve both fallen asleep nice and early and are on a promise of being taken to the circus on at Brooklands tomorrow afternoon if they let me get on with the dalek tomorrow morning.
I’ve read another chapter or two of And The Skylark Sings With Me which is continuing to inspire and enthuse me about Home Ed and will no doubt lead to a post at some point. And now, because we’re already bathed, fed and so on so very early I think I’ll watch a film 🙂
thought we might camp in or nr Reading over the weekend of Lije & Lulah’s b’day party – how about it? I have yet to do my virgin ‘tow and camp with the trailer without Steve’ trip (not sure he can make it) and wouldn’t mind some company! Could confirm the day beforehand when we see weather forecast though!
Comment by Sarah — 28 August 2007 @ 10:17 am
Glad this one looks more hopeful.
There’s a nice campsite on the river in Hurley that’s really close 🙂
Comment by layla — 28 August 2007 @ 3:25 pm
Or the Wellington Country park has a campsite, which looked perfectly decent when we peered through the trees at it 😉
Comment by Alison — 28 August 2007 @ 6:49 pm