Busy old day today. We were at Rachel’s just after 9am for a catch up as it’s been weeks and weeks since we last saw them. Davies wrote two birthday cards before we went out and his writing is really improving. I reckon he might even enjoy some sort of writing type task and he is often checking how a certain letter is written so he can do stuff like his signs. I like Ros’ idea of getting some books for me to write stuff and him to copy and draw a picture in – might have to sort that out when our current social whirl existance quietens back down 😉
We were only at Rachel’s for an hour or so, just long enough to coo and ahh over baby Amber who has *really* grown since we last saw her, listen to Rachel debating school with herself and Scarlett to disgrace herself with not getting to the potty in time literally minutes after I had been saying how well she was doing – oops! Nice to have a catch up anyway and we’ve planned to get together in a couple of weeks to see if Davies and Elliot are able to find something in common to play or whether they really are totally incompatable!
Home via the local shops to get some bread and cakes for Joyce and co to pop over for lunch prior to HE group. Joyce texted me to ask whether I could give her and Hannah a lift to group while Bob went off exploring which sent me into a flat spin worrying about getting the car valeted inside and out, upholstery steam cleaned and glove box cleared of sticky travel sweets and mobile phone chargers for phones we have owned over the last three years (that would be at least five then!). Decided we didn’t have enough time and that as my Dad has always proclaimed ‘third class riding is better than first class walking’ – in other words they would get what they got and like it 😉
Arrived at group and was expecting big numbers today as it was the last group in the venue before summer break and everyone had been very enthusiastic about the theme (we called it Red Indians although I know the pc name for it would be Native Americans) and had lots of ideas for activities. As it happened we had one regular who came with her 4 children, one of whom was having some sort of meltdown and they ended up leaving, which left Julie (SIL), Joyce, Ros, Jenny and me 🙂 so that was nice. The kids were off wearing their indian painted faces by Ros and their indian headbands with feathers and having a whale of a time so the grown ups sat and made dream catchers (Julie’s was easily the best!) and chatted. Very nice 🙂
Dashed home to collect pjs, some strawberries and some alcohol free refreshments and then headed over to Joyce’s caravan where Ros and Joyce and children already were. Ady and Tony followed when they finished work and we’ve had a lovely evening eating fish and chips sitting outside their van. I brought over some scoobies so we sat making those, all kids (and Joyce!) with painted faces and in varying states of undress and rowdiness probably further horrifying the security conscious wardens and upsetting the other campers!
Left as it was getting dark, Davies with Ady and Tarly with me. Both kids fell asleep on the way so were transported straight into bed. Davies had been baby-wiped down and I took Tarly for a splash in the sinks at the campsite but they are both overdue for baths so I might do a group bath with them in the morning.
We had planned to go to Portsmouth tomorrow to see the Mary Rose but as the weather is supposed to be lovely Joyce and Ros are coming here instead for the afternoon. Excellent, more Pimms consumption likely 🙂
For the record, I DID have my face painted, but was not in a state of undress (unless I drank even more than I thought I did!). And Ros – that guy is even tastier in the morning with surf shorts and no shirt (slobber)
Comment by Joyce — 21 July 2005 @ 9:49 am
Yum!I think I might stay the night tonight.
Comment by Roslyn — 21 July 2005 @ 10:15 am
having read it initially as bloghumpig, i found myself distracted throughout!!
sounds like fun with the face paints
Comment by HelenJ — 21 July 2005 @ 8:50 pm