Update on the week

11/04/2010 by Aileen.

Hectic week. Let’s go back a bit.

All the family arrived on Holy Saturday. Everyone except Martin went to Mass on Sunday where there was a noisy family liturgy. Liam and Kieran wouldn’t go in to the Children’s Liturgy, even though I was  doing it. (Or maybe because i was doing it!)

Traditional greasy breakfast afterwards, followed by roast lamb in the evening. Think we chatted and went to the playground (some of us) in between.

As John had to be in Stoke Mandeville hospital at 11am on the Tuesday, the original plan was for him to drive down with Martin in our Ford on the Monday, and for Fiona to stay on another day and take me, Liam Kieran and Alexander down in their Land Rover.Ali and Eric were escaping back to Scotland then. But Fiona wasn’t feeling too well, and not sleeping at nights with little Alexander, so Martin didn’t want her driving us all back. So she went back with Martin and John, and I drove the pair down on the Thursday.

John had his ‘procedure’ on the Wednesday as planned, but was told he wouldn’t be out until towards the end of the week, so we left it till then and drove him home on the Friday.

On Thursday night I had to finish off my Open University assignment which was due in at 12 midday on the Friday. Did it. Load of old rubbish, but I just want to finish this course. I’m not getting good marks and feel very discouraged.

We drove kids up to Penrith on Saturday, where their mum and dad picked them up. Back home. Opened the wine. Need to sort the house now.

On the Wednesday I took the kids to their beloved Honeysuckle Farm where they jumped on hay bales for hours and hours. Saw a few animals too.

Before we picked John up from hospital Martin treated us all to a slap up meal in a pub just outside Stoke Mandeville. I forget the name, but it’s the one John and I escaped to 18 months ago, when John was in hospital for all those weeks.

The kids were so good.. They were a bit quarrelsome on Saturday morning before they left, so were obviously feeling very much at home! Best behaviour before, which is always a bit unnerving as they’re two healthy little boys.

On the nature front - the swan who lost his mate has found a new one, and they are nesting at the bottom of next door’s garden. I have a clear view, so will be posting photos as things develop.

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