Seven Signs of Summer

Toes are peeking out from sandals, ice is clinking in glasses, sun lotion stains are round the collars of clothes and my sunglasses are on. 

The best bit is I have travelled no further than the distance from my fridge to my garden to experience this lovely burst of summer. Just as well given my passport seems to have expired.

Signs of summer this week have been...

...bubbles in the garden.

... post tea-time fun and games.

... flowers in bloom (not from my garden though).

...skipping, summer dress and socks and sandals.

...sun, sun, sun with a splash of sun.

...summer cub camp.

...world cup fever. 

(That football shirt has no sooner been washed than its on his back again. The boy is obsessed.)

Long may the sun shine and my skin be warmed by its glow (in a non-burning kind of way). It's been far too long since I had brown legs and I rather fancy a change :-)

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Schools Out

The summer holidays have started and what was to be a Summer of solo parenting has taken a curve ball already. I'm still solo parenting but the Mr was taken ill on the first day away and is now residing in a hospital 225 miles away.
The up side is he will be home in the next few days and will need some time off work to fully recover. Yay! Daddy will be home :-)
The down-side is he wont be well and it's not going to be a 'holiday', in fact we have had to cancel our holiday. Boo!

As a result of fates attempt to tip me over the edge, I had to do the hardest things this week:
Tell the kids daddy was poorly and in hospital - cue tears.
Tell the kids daddy was poorly and in hospital and it was too far to go and see him - cue more tears.
Tell the kids we couldn't go on holiday on Sunday because we will have to, as some point, go and bring Daddy home - cue even more tears.
And I thought I was going to have a whole evening without chocolate - cue weeping myself dry (until I found the 'Make your own truffles kit' from Tesco).

So we have been trying to keep our chins up:

Imaginary space travels on ships that out-stare you.

Having tea with 21 school friends.

Daring climbs at the park.

Guessing games over a babyccino and a dish of jelly beans

99s

Lego bed invasion

Bubble fights

Sorry for gloom. Bit p'd off. Normal service to resume as soon as the Mr is home.


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