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Sarah January 18, 2013

Making the most of it..Country kids…

Back before the kids returned to school a couple of weeks ago we had the luxury of a bit of extra time. School generally goes back straight after new year but this year we had a few extra days and it was really nice. Time to do normal ‘out of school’ stuff that isn’t part of the crazies that is christmas. Our plan on the thursday was to go out and explore a hill that is about 40 minutes drive from here but our morning preparing was hindered by a long conversation with the insurers with regards to our car crash, you can read about it by clicking on the link.

So we were left with less time and having a few boring school shoes errands as well..we had to opt for staying local. But I think we managed to have quite a nice afternoon..considering. A nice lunch, playtime and then walk through one of our local national Trust properties..all be it totally deserted!! Success grasped from the hands of defeat!

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Sarah January 5, 2013

A new year tradition…with the Country kids

Ever since having kids New Year has always taken on a bit of a different aspect. The days of partying hard for the 31st are well and truly gone..also combined with the fact that one of our daughters has her birthday on the 31st. Auld lang syne has long since been replaced by a bit of an early night and sometimes a kids celebration with a ‘fake’ midnight 😉 (that worked before we had one who could tell the time!)

So our family tradition on new year is to get out and go for a walk and thankfully we have some good friends that share that desire. So this year was no excuse and amazingly it didn’t actually rain! It was very very windy and muddy though! Home for toad in the hole and kids settling in for a movie. A good day and start to the new year.

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Sarah December 1, 2012

Just twenty minutes of time..country kids..

Lately getting out and about has been a bit of a challenge. Life is just so busy at the moment. But even in a city like this, just 20 minutes and we can burn off a bit of steam and see some gorgeous light hitting these autumnal scenes. That is exactly what this was. An quick stop off at the woods with the dog, a grumpy toddler and a bit of a poorly 8 year old. 20 minutes later we had glowing cheeks, the dog had a run, we marvelled at some frosty leaves and helped someone find their runaway dog!

Always makes me feel better getting out and about…