Sep
23
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 266

Den building

Another nice but busy day.

I had music practice at church again and when I got back the kids were hiding in their latest den creation.

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Sep
23
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 265

Curry night

Friday evening is curry night and here we have a selection of Slimming World friendly food.

We had planned to start watching Game of Thrones but it isn’t on Netflix. We need to borrow it on DVD from someone really!

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Sep
23
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 264

Choir nutters

Tonight the choir was singing at a thing at the Town Church for World Peace Day.

It wasn’t too bad in the end and as usual we enjoyed being together, even if we all look slightly unhinged as usual.

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Sep
23
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 263

HandsomeI can’t stop looking at these pics.

My boy is so cheeky and handsome!

I know. I hated people like me when I didn’t have kids. Sorry. Not Sorry.

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Sep
23
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 262

19 September 2017My Little Miss started her swimming lessons on her own, without a parent present.

She did brilliantly. Swam like a little fishy and got her next badge and certificate.

She certainly looks proud of herself.

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Sep
23
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 261

18 September 2017

After work I had to the The Little Miss to a specialist appointment.

Unfortunately this was more or less how she spent the remainder of the afternoon as she was so tired. She wailed her way around Marks and Spencer’s and the cashier was so sorry for me he gave me a free bag. Mainly to get rid of me I think!

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Sep
23
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 260

FriendsFlowers from a friend to make me smile.

Thankyou x

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Sep
16
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 259

DenIt has been a busy day and the kids have been quite trying. I am guessing it is because they are really tired.

The Little Miss was a reluctant participant at her music lesson today and The Little Mister refused to stay. He said there were too many girls there!

This afternoon I went and did some food shopping and the kids stayed with The Mister. I love this picture he took of them, happy as anything and playing in the den they made.

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Sep
15
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 258

Manora

This pic is a really special one to me although I cannot take credit for taking it. It was taken by my very talented friend Paul Mariess and I nicked borrowed it.

This house belonged to my grandparents and was called Manora. We spent so much time up there and it has the most wonderful sea views. It looks out across the west coast with views over Cobo Beach. Beautiful in the lovely weather and absolutely wild when the weather is rough. Such a wonderful view.

They are now ripping down the house to replace it with a glass fronted modern building. I am sure it will be spectacular but I wish they had attempted to restore Manora to its glory. It could have been so beautiful although it would have required an awful lot of money to sort it out.

Time moves on, but this house holds so, so many special memories and in my minds eye I can still picture my little, hunched Gran Nora sitting in her winged chair in the window with her fat tabby cat on her lap and watching the sea out of the window.

Memories… so many of them…

– Christmasses spent sat in the hallway opening masses of presents.
– My cousins wrestling with each other in the hallway.
– Going to bed in Gran’s bed at Christmas with my cousin Beccy reading stories to us.
– Climbing up into the funny little loft space at the front of the garage to find the bullet holes.
– Sitting next to Gran on her bed when she was really quite poorly and talking to her about day-to-day stuff.
– Sitting on the granite wall at the front watching my bigger boy cousins jumping off the rocks into the sea in the gully below.
– The house had a particular smell all of it’s own and that long room which looked out onto the sea contained the most exciting thing in the house… Grandma’s button box.
– After Gran died going to the house with all the family to claim a few bits and pieces which ended up with the family emptying Gran Nora’s hat box and having pics taken wearing her creations.
– Spitting prune stones across the formica topped table in the kitchen.
– Sitting next to Gran on her bed when she was really quite poorly and talking to her about day-to-day stuff.

So many meals, so many hours spend with the family, so many tears and shrieks of laughter. So much noise! Most of all, so much love.

Manora will always hold a very, very special place in my heart.

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Sep
15
2017
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A year in pictures – Day 257

Cousins

My working hours have changed this week to be more in line with school hours so I can do some of the pickups. My sister is also helping us out a bit too which is brilliant.

Today however, it was my turn to collect all three kids from school as she was on a course. It was lovely to see The Little Miss and her cousin walking along holiday hands and they played so nicely with the dollies when the came home.

Being near my family, and especially my sister and the kids really makes me happy.

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