Quick rundown.....
Saturday - Dave took the kids off to Kendal Eco-Fair to learn all about sustainable energy amongst lots of other things. I met up with them after cleaning one of the cottages and we came back with low-energy lightbulbs, heat things to go behind our radiators, water savers to go in our loos and a tiger..... well, Eilidh with her face painted!! (The pictures show Nikki - a girl from our church - creating Eilidh the tiger)
Sunday - Church, then bundled in the car off to Birmingham to pick up some springs for the truck. Popped into Ikea on the way back, quickly whizzed around, looked jealously at lots of lovely big things and settled for a few little bits like a tray for Ben's toy storage , how exciting! Then home.
Monday - Dave was out working, kids went to play with Phoebe two doors down for an hour and then off out to our friends, Kate, Dennis and Florence in Kendal for the afternoon. Gorgeous sunny day.
Today - It was raining so Dave couldn't work so we took a load of stuff to a charity shop in Shap. This is a little charity shop which still runs like a 'proper' charity shop!! I've got so fed up with the ones in Kendal which ask stupid prices for awful things and then don't have any room to take any more stuff because nothing is selling???????? mmmm, I wonder why!!! Anyway, this little one in Shap sells things at really good prices, is run by some absolutely lovely ladies, has a little table and chairs where they invite you to sit down and have a cup of tea if you're there at tea time and actually welcome the kids in. Just how they should be!!! We came back out with an armful of books and a little toy, all for 50p which is great!
We had quickly made a Banana Loaf after breakfast to take down to our friend Steve and boys so we popped in there for a coffee and chat. (this was the guy we did the huge garden for a while ago) Had a really nice afternoon catching up as we haven't seen them for a while and drinking Steve's fantastic coffee, he still makes the best cup around!!
Eilidh and Ben decided they were having another 'sleepover' in Eilidh's room tonight so I've had to set up a temporary big bed under Eilidh's bed and they are both snuggled up there asleep. Quite sweet really!!!
Saturday - Dave took the kids off to Kendal Eco-Fair to learn all about sustainable energy amongst lots of other things. I met up with them after cleaning one of the cottages and we came back with low-energy lightbulbs, heat things to go behind our radiators, water savers to go in our loos and a tiger..... well, Eilidh with her face painted!! (The pictures show Nikki - a girl from our church - creating Eilidh the tiger)
Sunday - Church, then bundled in the car off to Birmingham to pick up some springs for the truck. Popped into Ikea on the way back, quickly whizzed around, looked jealously at lots of lovely big things and settled for a few little bits like a tray for Ben's toy storage , how exciting! Then home.
Monday - Dave was out working, kids went to play with Phoebe two doors down for an hour and then off out to our friends, Kate, Dennis and Florence in Kendal for the afternoon. Gorgeous sunny day.
Today - It was raining so Dave couldn't work so we took a load of stuff to a charity shop in Shap. This is a little charity shop which still runs like a 'proper' charity shop!! I've got so fed up with the ones in Kendal which ask stupid prices for awful things and then don't have any room to take any more stuff because nothing is selling???????? mmmm, I wonder why!!! Anyway, this little one in Shap sells things at really good prices, is run by some absolutely lovely ladies, has a little table and chairs where they invite you to sit down and have a cup of tea if you're there at tea time and actually welcome the kids in. Just how they should be!!! We came back out with an armful of books and a little toy, all for 50p which is great!
We had quickly made a Banana Loaf after breakfast to take down to our friend Steve and boys so we popped in there for a coffee and chat. (this was the guy we did the huge garden for a while ago) Had a really nice afternoon catching up as we haven't seen them for a while and drinking Steve's fantastic coffee, he still makes the best cup around!!
Eilidh and Ben decided they were having another 'sleepover' in Eilidh's room tonight so I've had to set up a temporary big bed under Eilidh's bed and they are both snuggled up there asleep. Quite sweet really!!!
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