And it’s lovely 🙂
She did invite me to be nosey and look all around it so of course I did. I was quite tempted to take the camera round each room and post a ‘who lives in a house like this’ expose but fear of bad karma made me not do that incase someone returns the favour by posting unflattering shots of me at HESFes or something 😉
Anyway, first things first eh. Julie, Jack and Maisie came over for lunch which was very hectic – for some reason the hours between 8.30 and 11.30 just disappeared this morning (and yes I know my two blog entries might have had *something* to do with that!) and we didn’t get dressed ’til nearly 11. I then dashed around like a loony trying to gather together everything I needed for HE group and to take to Ros’, wrap a pressie for Buzz, help Davies write the card (which he was mad keen to do, so that was a first for him and writing 🙂 ) and he pretty much worked out the spelling of Buzz’ (very nicely phonetic!) name too :-), shoved two loads of washing on (neither of which I managed to hang out mind you!) and collect together pjs etc for the kids to take with us. Davies was playing with geomags (which he has suddenly gotten really really good with too – leaps and bounds here atm!) when they arrived which meant that they got trashed by J & M until I stopped that. I was a bit cross actually that Julie sat reading one of my magazines while I tried to tidy up the geomags and make lunch and read my emails to get Ros’ address and directions and message about a pirate theme, and encourage my two to eat something and prevent all the dressing up clothes being strewn around the house by small children while I was rooting out the pirate outfit and other accessories, but never mind!
Group went really well today. We were very organised (although for some reason we were all there early today – only one person arrived after 1.30!) and we had paper plate clown faces to draw and colour, hama beads (with much hilarity at suggesting ways to heat them without an iron – under the hand dryer, heat up a knife under the tap and spread them with a hot knife, steam them over the kettle etc!), paper chain clowns with glue and glitter and sparkly sprinkles, sewing and stuffing bean bags, clown print outs to colour in, skittles, magic maize and finally a juggling lesson. Davies did a really good paper chain clown and a nice magic maize creation too – he is ready for a bit more structured stuff I am starting to think – may plan to start something with him after HESFes, but more about that tomorrow. The lady who’s children were very unruly last week didn’t come this week but whether or not that was for another unrelated reason or she took what I said on board and decided we were not the right group for her I don’t know – time will tell. There were more exciting ideas for themes and activities being tossed about too so it looks like we are back on track 🙂
We left slightly early as we needed to come home and change Scarlett’s top as it was covered with glue! Arrived at Ros’ house very easily and were welcomed in and I pretty much lost the kids! It’s a real family home with the kids rooms being child heaven for kids who have not been there before, a fab climbing frame and trampoline in the garden and stacks of room to lose yourself in. My two did their usual trick of mainly mixing with each other and not throwing themselves into the middle of it, but still enjoying it and having a good time. Buzz seemed pleased with our gift (you always worry about getting something a child already has – and know that a 4yo would not be able to not tell you as soon as they opened it ‘I’ve already got one of those’ !) and Ady arrived fairly soon after we got there having come from work to meet us.
It was really nice to see Ros’ home, meet Tony and sit listening to the chatter of people I know of from Ros’ blog and see some of the children from her photos in real life.
Ady brought Davies home who fell asleep pretty much as soon as he got to bed and Scarlett came with me and was asleep by the time we left Ros’ road, I’m about to have a bath and then watch Desperate Housewives with a bowl of soup. Have some educational stuff to blog tomorrow – maybe!
It was so lovely to have you all here! You are all very welcome anytime especially as Ady made himself useful and you were fantastic at just slipping in despite not knowing anyone else. Buzz loves his gift so much it has gone to bed with him!
Thank you for coming over and thank you for the above compliments xx
Comment by Roslyn — 04 May 2005 @ 10:40 pm