Busy since Friday

On Friday I picked the kids up from school. Then we came home and had big tantrums over lunch. After we all calmed down we hit the library to exchange books and then went swimming and headed to Ratho Park (a carvery) for dinner. After dinner we did the food shop so we were out of the house for around 4 hours which was good.

Yesterday Murray wakened me at 6.30am. Dh took them both to the dance school. Then Murray and Eilidh came with me to the cinema to see Wild Child. I didn't realise it was a 12a and erm some of the language wasn't that suitable.

Dh lost his round at bowling. He's done well getting to the semi final. Then we had dinner out at the Peach Garden as it was late.

Today we have to tidy the house, get everything sorted for me working a 4 day week and see dh's dad as it was his birthday yesterday. But here's to another working week.

Holidays

The kids broke up on holiday on Friday. We went swimming at teatime and the pool was dead. Then on Saturday we went to the family fun day at Redford Barracks and Murray loved the Army Assault Course which was there. He was a bit wee for climbing up the main bit and then needed a bit of help out. But here he is on the rope part.

Phew he got over it lol.

Yesterday was a lazy day. We did a food shop then lazed about before taking the chance to buy some fence paint. So we just have the fences down the side of the house to paint now. But everytime I painted it rained. Grrr. Anyway they are done now and look good. The kids played outside all day and were content for once.

This morning, the first morning we don't have to get up.... what happens? Both are up by 7am. Lazy morning Leisurely lunch and then we went swimming. The sun even came out so we went for a swim in the outdoor pool and lasted a good 30 minutes. The pool indoors was freeeeeeezing.

SO one day down...... how many more to go? Oh yeah 52 left to go with 15 days in Lanzarote lol. So only 37 days to plan things hehe.

Wednesday Already

After a very busy weekend, we're now on to Wednesday. E and M went to the Science Centre again on Friday with G&G Carlisle. They seemed to have a good day. On Saturday we went to the Edinburgh Science Festival. Bumped into a few people we know and went with the 5 C's. The boys hit Dig up a dinosaur while the girls unwrapped a mummy and us real mummies had a stop in the cafe. Then the girls did Mission Improbable all about the body and the boys went into the playcentre, where they had to build a wall and walk across it, listen to stories, draw pictures and play with Gluk and Sand. It was a quick lunch before we raced to the ER room where E and C operated on a person, learned CPR and other medical things while we went to the crafty area with the boys. We left the science festival and went swimming. The water was cold and it was very busy after being quite quiet. Out we went to get changed and showered and we had dinner. It was a long busy day and we were all shattered but it was a great day.

Sunday was a short day as British Summer Time began with us loosing our hour in bed. Murray went to a party in the afternoon and then we had a quick dinner before heading out on the bikes as it was sunny for once. It was a nice cycle out and Eilidh got to grips with her bike which she had only had one shot on since she got it in January due to the weather.

Monday was a day in town to get Brownie stuff and yesterday was a lazyish day with lunch at Klondyke. The children stayed the night at G&G's as we went to the theatre to see the rise and fall of Little Voice which was really good. But we didn't get home until about 11pm so just as well the kids were staying over night rather than a babysitter here. The weather on Monday was lovely but yesterday was rain rain rain. Maybe it was an April Fools.

E played a joke on me by telling me grandad had shared her email password with her. Turned out he hadn't. The scottish news tried to tell us that a new tanning salon could do your tan over the internet and the sun told us that Glasgow Airport was being renamed John Smeaton Airport. Pizza Hut offered a cleaning service while you eat your pizza for £5. Wonder what other April fools were out there.

The children are off to Gran's this morning and David is out tonight and then off tomorrow before his surgery tomorrow night. Then I become Nurse Louise. I can't see it happening personally.

Nostalgia

This has been a funny weekend. I found some old photographs of dh and I and also of Eilidh as a baby and upwards. It made me realise that there was a lot I had forgotten. It was nice going back through them and laughing of points where she had done things and bringing back lovely memories. I found her hospital picture too which I scanned into the computer and had a right awwwing moment. You can see her picture here It's so cute and I still laugh at how it looks like she's got her finger in her ear.

Went swimming with the 5 C's on Saturday. Got there and David hadn't packed swim suits for me or Eilidh so had to come home for them. Why didn't I just buy them out of the swim shop I have no idea as we got caught up in the rugby traffic. Anyway we had dinner there and the Chicken stirfry was gorgeous. Did laugh though as David doesn't like caesar salad so I ate some of it and then I never ate my peppers so Chris ate those, then Caroline decided to eat David's left over salad. It was just one of those moments when you had to be there I suppose.

One of Murray's friends Mum's had her baby yesterday Lukas was 9lb 1oz and is the double of his big brother with his big sisters colourings. Big congratulations to the Harrison Family.