Took ages to get the boys up and ready to go this morning (and even then they ended up having breakfast in the car 
) but we finally managed it and thanks to lack of traffic got to the Park and Ride just in time to miss the bus *sigh*
The sign said another would be along in 10 minutes, so we stood at the bus stop and waited… Twenty minutes later the bus came – by which time there was a huge queue of people waiting to get on, so it took ages to load up and we were no longer early or even on time 
Ran from bus stop to venue, dodged large groups of school children and picked up tickets from Box Office, then nipped past aforementioned large groups of school children to get in, spotted the HE group right at the front (Gina is *always* early for this kind of thing – very handy 
) and managed to join them, meaning we were led to seats right at the front, almost within touching distance of the orchestra 
The concert was Meet the Orchestra (with “the Cambridge Festival Orchestra sponsored by John Lewis”) and it was fab! A spent much of the time gazing open-mouthed at the violins and a fair bit of it bouncing on my knees, while L was transfixed by the brass section, but also found time to admire the double bass and mysteriously was able to hum the viola part to at least one of the pieces without ever having heard it before – impressive! – and K now has definite ambitions in the strings direction. J was sitting nowhere near me, so I’m not sure what he liked best, but he certainly enjoyed the concert, judging by the volume of his chatter about it later 
Afterwards we had baked potatoes from the stand on the market, along with a few other CHEF families, then wandered round for a bit, enjoying being back in our old city, before heading back to the Park and Ride.
Home and music practice while they were in the mood but didn’t even attempt Maths, English etc 
then the children asked to watch Robin Hood, Men in Tights (or Pull Up Tights, as J used to call it 
) while I cooked tea. Does that count as History?
the robin hood def counts. i heard scotsdales ? is that right? on the way to the S-s does a fab santas grotto, so was considering going.
meet the orchestra sounded excellent.
Gina says: I’m only early at the moment because I don’t have a small baby to get ready! And being pregnant means I can ‘afford’ the luxury of parking close to where I need to be
Robin Hood is definitely history if you’re on the right chapter. Please can we borrow it – mine spent last Monday afternoon watching a slightly strange freebie version!