Yesterday we went to Lancaster to meet up with a crowd who also Home Educate to have lunch and then go onto see a play. We met up in the Whaletail, a vegetarian cafe and had a really yummy lunch and then headed off to the Dukes theatre to see The Twits by Roald Dhal. It was fantastic, just a small play with six people but they had us singing, shouting, putting our shoes over our heads (don't ask!) and Ben and Eilidh loved it. We had read the book to them a while ago and Eilidh seemed to be the only one who could remember the story but it was still brilliant. At the interval all the kids were given a tub of ice-cream and Dave managed to get one too!?

Afterwards we headed into Lancaster to do a little bit of shopping but it was getting really cold and very busy so we ran for the car. We haven't been to Lancaster for about a year and although it has good shops, I realised that I can cope with Kendal but going around Lancaster for any length of time would drive me nuts!! Obviously not a city person.

Today we got up late and ran around trying to get the house sorted as Dave's mum, sister and brother in law were coming (Hi Barbara and Alan!) . Well, we didn't get much done as Wendy (our little helper) popped around with some pressies and cards and as soon as she had gone everyone else turned up. Oh well, people just have to take us as they find us (Usually extremely messy!!) Dave's mum brought even more presents, so much for the small, low-key christmas. I wrapped a load of the kids presents last night and realised just how much stuff they have actually got!! I'm not quite sure where it is going to live but hey ho.

Spent the rest of the afternoon watching telly as our Sky dish has now been sorted so we can get all the Freeview channels. I've got to go food shopping tonight so psyching myself up as Asda's will probably be packed out with christmas panic shoppers!