A Wee Autumn Bloggie Friend Thingy

My friend Gail who I met online in the days we were expecting our second children asked me to share 5 things which I have always wanted to do then pass on to 3 other bloggie friends. So here goes.

1. Having a December birthday I had a few birthdays with the most amazing snow. I would love to spend a birthday in a snowy place with my husband and children. I want to be able to build snowmen, have snowball fights and have a lovely family moment to cherish and then drink milk made hot chocolate round a roaring log fire.

2. I'd like to spend Christmas in Disney. A few of the parents did it every year when I worked in the private nursery and I always wanted to spend Christmas Day in the Magic Kingdom as a child but I think now Epcot would be a marvellous place to spend Christmas Day.

3. I'd love to live in a hot country for a year learning about another culture and having a different insight to life.

4. I'd like to spend sometime with my grandpa. He died in 1988 when I had just turned 10. He died very suddenly but I miss my chats with him and wish I could have an hour with him to find out what he thinks of my children and how my life ended up.

5. I'd like to try and be less materialistic and enjoy just my family without all the money stresses and just be happy without constantly having to think.

Now who to pass it on to? I'm choosing these three people because I would really like to know more about them.

Tracy I met through the Salvation Army. We lost touch when I left the army but thanks to blogs and Facebook we are back in touch.

Thomas is a blog I read. I knew his wife Olwyn from Music School and really enjoyed her blog but sadly she has given up blogging. I enjoy Thomas's snippets about various events in his life or his new gadgets which he has. Its the sort of blog which makes me think about things.

Hester was linked to me by a friend and she has cheered me up with her blog about her lodger and various family members.

Mary Poppins

Last night we went to Mary Poppins at the Edinburgh Playhouse. We bought the tickets away back in January. Hadn't planned to be working on Thursday or have his party then. But things happened. So about 4.30pm we arrived at the bus stop and by 4.45pm we were fed up that when a taxi reversed out of a driveway and stuck it's light on we jumped in.

We headed to Frankie and Benny's for dinner, where service was very slow due to the busy restaurant. Our starters arrived before the drinks did. We'd all finished our main courses and we sat for ages waiting on the table being cleared as I'd spied the puddings and was wanting to order one. Just before they cleared the table an announcement went through the centre "Please prepare to evacuated if required too!" That started both kids off panicking about having to leave in a hurry. But our server said it happened regularly but nothing every came of it. We ordered puddings and with in about 10 seconds the fire alarms went off and the manager told the servers to clear their sections and head to the assembly point. 45 minutes to the show at this point and it was pouring with rain. What amazed me was all the people in Lloyds Bar sitting enjoying their food and watching us all leave. What was that all about. 3 fire engines arrived by the time we got outside.

So we headed to the playhouse and got in early and bought some sweets and popcorn. Then headed for a drink before heading to our seats. We got an end of an aisle and were up and down like yoyo's. But the show started and was just fantastic. Murray fell asleep in the second half but the rest of us loved it. Mary Poppins flying over us too was just fantastic.

It doesn't follow the film but is still very good and closer to the original story in the book. There are a few different songs and Mary Poppins isn't as nice as in the film but at the end of the day still gets the job done. Was well worth the £42.50 per ticket.

We then had to wait ages on a taxi too. But home and in to bed!

Murray is 6

Murray's Birthday

6 years ago tonight

I had just experienced my first contraction. It happened about 7.45pm on the 29th of October. 16 and a half hours later our lil Murray David arrived after around an 8 hour established labour. He was born on the 30th of October 2002 at 12.13pm. His labour was eventful but positive.

So Happy Birthday to our wee boy. He'll be getting Happy Birthday sang at school along with having Spag Bol for lunch. Then he'll go to his tubing party at 4.45pm. He has a cheeky monkey cake and more photo's will follow.

More Pictures

More pictures of our holiday

At the bus stoip while we waited to find Pizza Express

Hamleys




With the very naughty Teddy
Eilidh and David on the Tube
Murray and I on the Tube


Looking bored

Oh a seat before the tube comes
Madame Tussauds here we come
David met his future wife
Eilidh was delighted to meet Mylie


Oh and Troy

Nicholas wasn't too intrested
Alfred wanted our daughter
Eyeing up someone
Tour De France


Oops he needed some help

Olympic Games

Met Mr Virgin
Isn't David short?

We've been to London to Visit the Queen

We're home from our trip to London. Weather was Fab. We went on the Lonon eye at night, To Hamleys, to see The Lion King. To Madame Tussauds to mingle with the stars and the transport museum. Am adding some pictures below

Having Lunch in Covent Garden

At the Transport Museum

Walking in Green Park on the way to see the queen
Oh Something is happening at the palace


We didn't see her so we went to the Candian War Memorial instead

Then had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. That's us been to 4 locations in the world now.

Then we went on the open top Bus tout



Then it was time to come home. Will add more pictures tomorrow.

10 Years On

On the 17th of October 1998, David and I took vows to bind us together for life. We married on a cold Autumnal Day in Craiglockhart Parish Church. 16 months later our surprise in Eilidh would join us followed 4 years after our wedding by Murray.

This was us as we came out of the church

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This was our wedding cake as I just had to have it after seeing it in a cake shop window about a year before the wedding.

I also wanted a car like this but in Green but Blue was the best we coulld find.

Yuk our kissing

Us as the sun came out. It rained all morning.

Us with our flower girl and page boy.

We're off to London for the weekend with the kids. WHOOOOOO

Ouch

I was in the nursery garden when one of our almost 4 year olds drove over my foot and said "oooh that was a bit bumpy!" I have a massive line where the wheel went on the top of my foot and huge bruising on the bottom. I won't be wearing ballet pumps to work again. Steel toecap boots for me ;-)

I think he helped me out as Debbie my colleague broke her toe on Friday night. Kim my other colleague has sore feet too. So he made me feel like the others lol.

Pain relief isn't working sob sob.

Beavers

Murray has started Beavers. He got a place as he would turn 6 before the end of October. He wasn't too keen the first night. Being the size of a 4 year old to be hit with a huge room of Gigantic 7 year olds freaked him out a bit. But he's loving it now and is sooooo excited these days. His jumper had to be specially ordered in size 24 and even then it's HUGE!!!

Wildlife Ranger

Eilidh applied to be a Wildlife Ranger at School. She had to fill in an application form and then she was selected for an interview and chosen to be a ranger.

She seems quite excited but it turns out there is a Friday pm session too but Eilidh said she couldn't make it so is just doing the one in school hours.

We're not sure what exactly she will be doing but we are proud of our baby girl for applying and being so keen.

So watch this space for further information on what the wildlife rangers are up to.