The best laid plans…

but no mice were involved so it was just the best laid plans of me and Ben and the four kidlets…..that all went a bit 'pete tong' this weekend.

Initially we got invited to my brother's for easter sunday a while back which we had thought we would go to…

then…ben's mum was poorly so as we havent seen them for a while we thought we would go down there…

then….ben's mum seemed too busy for us to go down and was still unwell anyway…so we couldnt go to see them…

then…my mum and dad's dog got poorly and had to be sent to the vets for a couple of days and mum was too nervous to leave him in kennels to travel north (oh because they were going to my brothers…following?)

so then..my dad decided he would go to my brothers and my mum would stay at home and dogsit the poorly dog…

so then I thought 'well that leaves mum on her own and us with no plans. because we had already declined my brother and i think you need some notice for a family of 6 to descend on you!!

then….we decided to drive to be with Mum for easter sunday and so we bundled the kids in the car on saturday and drove some 250miles and spent a delightful day on sunday in the South.

So even though it appeared that all plans went a bit belly up over Easter…..

i think it all worked out for the good…

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wonderful couple of days….

with some truly lovely young people….i have some thoughts which ill come back with but i need to go rescue Grandad from the game of  'everybody be a cat!'

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and today i am wearing….

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this exact outfit, even though i took this picture a few days ago, the crazy washing rotation in this house means that it is all clean and dry again very quickly. Which is good because she looks cute in it…i think…

and those booties she has on which were loaned to me by a friend who resides between here and Auckland, NZ are apparently a very trendy designer New Zealand make called 'Dimple'…..might mean something to some of you but i just thought they were cute and moreover they stay on her feet!! Just goes to show that function really does come above 'brand' when it comes to baby clothes….

A busy couple of days here in the James household, we went to see some friends on Sunday and had a lovely picnic and play with them. I have pictures…we have friends staying for a few days and then at the end of the week my parents are coming up, the kids are counting down the days….

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let it go…

a few weeks ago when things were a bit tough going,  i heard this song on the radio, the verses are not really specific but I when i heard the chorus I was really touched by how true these words are……I am trying to concentrate on not holding things too tight and trying to be in 'control' of everything because lets face it, its impossible with the amount of variables in my life but sometimes it is too easy to forget and start trying to control it all..and thats when the burnout happens right?

..just thought id share…

Let it go 
'Cause it's out of my control 
Let it go let it go 
Don't have to have it all 
Grips so tight it shatters 
Only thing that matters 
Only got one life 
Heaven knows 
What I'm stressing for 
Let it go let it go 




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discovering that the kids have had my phone….

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I actually really like this picture. Those pudgy little feet which im pretty sure are maisie's…and i think the ball has yet to hit the floor…..i think she is going to like photography……

and that ball which is a 'proper' football as in not one of the the light toddler type football which I managed to get in a sale this week and Isaac has so far taken it to bed every night…

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