We’re moving next week. The spare bed is now dismantled, some things are packed but there’s still a lot to do. Fortunately we’re being packed as well as moved, but a lot of sorting and throwing out beforehand will make life easier before and after moving. We used to have two climbing frames (yes) – one is now in the garden of K’s namesake and other is in smaller pieces than before. Dad helped me drill out the nuts and bolts as they were too rusted to budge. He also dismantled the Wendy house in the rain that he built for the children, so it can come with us. Mum’s given the gardens a thorough haircut and tidy. As they sat down for too long in their lightning visit they also had to read stories and play chess and Top Trumps.
On top of that we’re busy worrying about costumes and other paraphernalia for Kentwell. Oh, and deadlines at work and visiting customers from Germany and colleagues from America the week after the move.
What else have we been doing? Katy has discovered some more games – Addemup, Blooming Gardens and Fowl Words (it has some weirdness in its dictionary, but it’s still worth a go). L’s been stung by a wasp, but cuddles and Anthisan made it better.
We bought A a Tummy Tub (glorified bucket for bathing people her size) and err… everyone helped to give her a bath. She survived! Afterwards L created a game of repeatedly throwing a little balloon into it from about 4 feet away. The tub opening is about 1 foot and she scored surprisingly often. J discovered its use as hat.
I’ve helped my children’s education by introducing them to Ivor the Engine. I watched the video for the first time, and it was a little bubble of contentment. A was asleep on me, and the others curled up next to me on the sofa watching utterly brilliant, magical, gentle stories about steam engines and dragons and choirs, where people use bach as a term of endearment and say bore da to each other.
We had a lovely surprise visit from the full set of Frabjous people who bought us chips for tea and so can come again.
oh, we had a tummy tub for Abbie and she used to love it. 9 years ago, lol, they have been marketing buckets for that long, lol!
Love Ivor the Engine too, so gentle and peaceful and ‘bring all your childhood back to you’.
oh my goodness, I just said lol twice in one comment. Please excuse me, I’m claiming Eurovision euphoria 😉
hope it all goes really smoothly for you. we are just down the road[ ok a couple of roads and a few more!] should you wish children to run around a bit . not sure which day it is though!
we were packed as well as moved, but it still was totally hideous – and generated lots of blog posts!
Ah yes, I was wondering how that was going. Haven’t seen anyone lately for an update. Yup, being packed is a great move, though finding things at the other end if you don’t unpack everything straightaway is more of a challenge. But make sure you throw anything away you don’t want packed, ‘cos they will just take everything and pack it all. We ended moving various bits of uneeded tat we just got so used to we didn’t really notice it was there still I think.
Hope it goes smoothly
oh, and put things together that need t come out together! we only recently found the majority of the canteen my parents gave us as a wedding present as it had obviously been washed up and not returned to the case. the knives and forkes were in a plastic bag with the lighting! At least we have them as parents getting v glum!
I stupidly forgot a visit from A’s godparents and some of their children. Lovely sunny day, lovely company – even though there were 10 children and 4 adults in our house it didn’t seem a squash and a squeeze as everyone was just doing their thing happily. They also brought lots of lovely food and so can come again :).
Bore da!
Bore da, barf-bach!
Oooh, good luck with the move! I’m sure it will all go swimmingly.
hope it goes well