would you, could you in a house?

Despite being up from 7am we had a fairly lazy morning. The children played with geomags and I spent lots of time on the internet doing things like booking film week films and reserving an Xbox for collection at Argos. I finally went upstairs to get dressed at about 10.30am and Tarly came to join me and rifle through my make up. There was a ring on the doorbell which Davies answered and Lucy, Rebecca and Richard had arrived which somewhat sped up our getting dressed 😳

We all had a good play with the geomags, with Davies taking Rebecca and Lucy step-by-step through various creations (Wallace for Rebecca and a two balls joined together spinning thing for Lucy) and Richard very quickly grasping the whole joining together idea. We ate banana cakes and then our guests headed off shortly before my Mum arrived, shortly followed by Ady. We all had lunch and then Mum and I headed off to Asda. Every year during their Tickled Pink campaign I buy at least one garment. It supports breast cancer charities, gets me a nice item of clothing and allows me to shop – win:win. I lost an Aunt to Breast Cancer and Ady’s sister died shortly before she would have been 40 nearly 6 years ago, leaving 3 young children, so it is a cause which resonates strongly with us. They are not launching the clothing until 11th September though so we planned to go back then, and in a twist of fate smiling on Nic my Mum offered to take me out for a Chinese meal that evening and make an evening of it by going to the Asda at Brighton Marina instead. We then went to Matalan where I finally got Tarly some nighties (which she far prefers to pjs) that will not show her bum when she stretches. She’s been wearing 2-3 years ones for nearly 2 years so now she has some 4-5 years ones to do the same with. 😆 and Argos to get the Xbox. It has been paid for one quarter by my brother for Davies’ birthday, one quarter by my parents as their additional birthday present for Davies (they buy both children premium bonds for every birthday and Christmas present) and half by funds raised by us selling stuff on ebay which makes it mostly a ‘family’ X box rather than Davies’. It came with 4 free games, two of which are car racing ones so we’ll keep one and the other racing one and two other 16+ games can go straight on ebay to raise funds for Christmas xbox games presents.

Home again where the others were half heartedly watching Nanny McPhee and all disappeared into the garden as soon as we got home. Mum had to dash off to the vets with her cat so I sat and did the susumama order. I’ll let orderers know when I am likely to get it. I then headed off to Sainsburys to get various bits and pieces, make a start on party food and get the basic bits and pieces ready for making Davies’ birthday cake like cake boards and ready to roll icing while Ady bathed the children. I was home in time to brush Tarly’s hair 🙄

Busy weekend planned – of course 😉 – back when I am.