Monday, July 23, 2007

Catching up..Corsica!

Sorry that it has taken me so long to update my blog! The boys are now out of school and I have them full time, 12 hours a day, and I have been literally exhausted! It is hard coming into a family that is already set in how they do things; it will be a big difference when I have my own children because I will raise them their whole lives and be able to discipline them and help them grow the way my husband and I choose.

AAAnyways, here is my bit about Corsica! The island was amazing, and it is French. I know Spanish, but NO French at all so I just smiled at people a lot and let Andrew and Pernille do the talking. The island is more Italian than French and the mix of the too cultures was heaven when it came to food! It has only recently become a tourist attraction and the island is very unspoiled! There are very few hotels, and the most people hire private villas for their holiday as we did. Corsica is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and absolutely gorgeous!

We woke up at 3am Sunday morning, the 8th of July to drive to the airport, London Gatwick. After much confusion about the valet parking and the masses of people inside where you check in, we almost missed our flight and got separated and luckily Pernille found a man who was announcing the last call for checking in for our flight. I was with Theo and Henry was with Andrew and we had all gotten separated in the crowds. It was chaos and a man with a bullhorn came through the crowd and got us all together and we managed to quickly pass through security and then run the 10 min through the airport to our gate which seemed to be the farthest one away! We boarded the plane and five minutes later the door was shut and it was time to go! It was very exciting because this was Theo’s first plane ride, and Henry’s second (but he was only 6 months old so it doesn’t count) and they behaved nicely for the most part! Theo and Pernille sat in front of me (I was on the aisle) and then Andrew was next to me on the other aisle and Henry was in front of him on the aisle (across from Pernille). Theo kept reaching his hands back through the cracks in the seats and singing me songs! The people next to me were a couple in their late twenties and thought he was the cutest thing haha. Henry carefully read over the safety instructions and then every time any flight crew passed by he asked each one for a drink. The boys never drink fizzy drinks, and have never had a drink from a can so they were in heaven when the flight attendants returned each time with a Sprite! Two hours later our plane touched down and we were in Corsica!

The airport was so small! It only has service to French cities and London Gatwick. We walked down some stairs outside and then got in a queue (line) to pass through customs and show our passports. The baggage claim was a mess, the boys wouldn’t stop running around, and then the airline forgot to put Henry’s bag on the flight (it was oversized and we had checked in late) so dealing with that took awhile. Then we got in our hired car which was a very funny looking van called a Kangoo. The good thing was that in France the driving is just like in the States with the wheel on the left and driving on the right side of the road! It was so weird though!! Then it was time to start our one hour journey to the villa with a crummy map and really no idea where we were going, and the stress levels were already high. I kept the boys calm and quiet in the back while Pernille navigated for Andrew. The roads were insanely curvy and I felt carsick the entire holiday. We miraculously found our villa, but the cleaning lady was there and we found out that check in wasn’t until 3pm and it was only 10am. We pretended like we didn’t know a lot of French and put on our bathing suits and laid out by the pool while the boys swam anyways. After a few hours by the pool relaxing, we went down to the beach by our house which we called the ‘rocky beach’ because the sand was really rocky and there were rocks all over in the water. The boys played in the water while we relaxed, and then ventured a little too far out to the next group of rocks and the tide started to come in! Andrew and Pernille had to have a rescue mission and both of them slipped and fell often while I sat on the shore laughing and taking pictures. On our way home we stopped at a really nice looking restaurant and put our name in for dinner.

We went home and showered and changed into smart clothes for supper. The restaurant was so nice! It was a cute French/Italian restaurant that was all outdoors and only 100 yards from the sea. There were lots of boats as well as an amazing view of one of the bits that jetted into the water, as well as the sunset. After successfully stuffing ourselves with food, we topped it off with one of the most amazing desserts I have ever had-vanilla and chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce and whipped cream..it was as big as my head! We also had a delicious rose wine with our meal. The wine here was absolutely delicious and was cheaper than any other drink on the menu! But anyways, after we were full to the brim, we went home and quickly fell asleep from a very long day.

MONDAY

Monday we woke up and it was Theo’s 5th birthday! We laid out by the beach for the morning because we got a phone call that Henry’s luggage had arrived and a man was bringing it to us! As soon as it arrived, we headed out to find a new beach. Both the boys were already sunburnt because the sun cream was in Henry’s bag (and mine was too low of a number for the boys) so there was a lot of complaining. The beach we went to was only a few miles away, but took an hour to get there with all of the winding roads through the mountains. When we arrived, I was happy to see the beach café was called Waikiki Beach! I felt like I was in Hawaii! The beach was gorgeous and the sand was so white, the water was so clear and calm! Henry and I played out on the sandbar and practiced floating while Theo refused to get in the water because he was too scared and sunburnt. We were there for a few hours and then left to get out of the sun as well as go to the supermarket which was nearby.

The supermarket was horrible with the boys-I know see why Pernille and Andrew have the groceries delivered to the house! They wanted EVERYTHING. We got a lot of cheese, cookout materials, jams, butter, fruit, vegetables and pasta. Everyday we got fresh bread from a bakery by the villa. Andrew also bought the boys an inflatable body board, as well as flippers and snorkel gear. We drove the long trip back home and spent the rest of the evening playing in the pool! For dinner we had a cookout and we made delicious bean burgers by just heating refried beans on the hob until they were sticky and then forming patties and then cooking them! SO GOOD!! After, we went to bed early because the boys were still sunburnt and tired.

TUESDAY

Tuesday we got up early and went the other way down the road to another beach that was only about 20 minutes away. We walked around for a bit and had delicious chocolate éclairs (I LOVED the French at that moment) and watched a water plane fly around and keep landing on the water and then taking off again. It was really windy and the surf was rough, but we got our stuff out of the car and went to the beach. The water was really rough and had a really strong undertow. Theo would barely even put his feet in the water, but Henry was splashing around like a madman with his parents! I had some really good bodysurfing and had some massive wipe outs where I couldn’t tell where the surface was! After battling the waves for a little over an hour, the wind kept picking up so we decided to just have a pool day. We got back and hung out at the house, swimming, taking walks, playing cards, reading, napping, lizard hunting and eating. It was a very casual night and rained for a good five minutes before the sun came back out just before supper time. It was such an amazing view from our deck at each meal, but the bees were absolutely horrible. They would not leave us alone and Andrew killed tons of them! But sitting out there was worth it! After supper we played charades for a bit before bed time.

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, the 11th of July was a special treat for Pernille and Andrew! The boys always get up really early and wake them up, but we had a secret plan and they came and got me up instead so their parents could sleep in. We quickly got dressed and then set off for a very exciting adventure of lizard hunting in the front garden rocks. We were armed with barbeque gear and searched all the rocks and the dirt. We saw a lot of lizards running on the pool deck when we were swimming, but none while lizard hunting. It could have been because the boys never stopped talking..I don’t know… But eventually when Pernille and Andrew woke up and came down really confused but happy once they realized why they had not been disturbed we took a break for breakfast and then played in the pool for a bit.

Around 10 we went back to the Waikiki Beach from Monday. Theo still would not get in the water at all except for his feet, so the two of us raced up and down and up and down the beach along the water for a good hour. When we finished, we helped Pernille and Henry collect shells and seaweed for the sand castle by the blanket. Henry and I went rock climbing and did some more body surfing (the waves were only 3-4 feet and the undertow was not nearly as bad). The sunburns were getting better but we did not want the boys in the sun too long so we only stayed a few hours before going back. When we got home from the beach I called Mom because it was her birthday!! I think she was surprised to hear from me and was about to go hiking with her friends! It was so good to talk to her-I wish it could have been longer but it would have cost a ton of money. After I talked to her, we ate lunch and then laid out while the boys swam. Because the villa was private and the pool was as well, the boys were naked the entire time we were at home which was hilarious because they are so cheeky but also meant I could only take pictures of them swimming if I convinced them to wear their trunks for 5 min at a time! They were in the pool practically the whole time we were at the villa. After they had been swimming for a long time, we put on clothes and went for a walk along a cliff to a tower. The walk was really nice and got a lot of energy out of the boys which was nice!

We got home from the walk and Andrew and I took Henry down to the rocky beach for some intense body surfing while Pernille and Theo opted out and stayed home for some calm pool time. I was the official photographer and took over 100 pictures and a movie of Henry take on the waves with his body board! He did such a good job-some of the pictures are on Facebook (I will put the two album links at the bottom of the post)! We were there for an hour and it was a blast! When we got back, the boys watched Finding Nemo while we got ready for dinner. Henry helped me brush my hair and was really proud of himself!

The restaurant we went to was on the beach that we went to the day before. It was a very post restaurant and was on the beach and all outside. There were couches and white material draping elegantly from poles like a ceiling. We were right next to the sea! On the other side of our table, away from the sea was the ‘indoor’ bit which was only a boardwalk with army camouflage netting on the top like a ceiling. There was a live band and Pernille and I took the boys for a dance session while we waited for our food. We each got our own pizza (I had one at every meal we went to when we went out and ate every piece of every pizza I ordered haha). We had a delicious rose wine while the boys had a fizzy orange drink! The food and drinks were all so good!! I had a bit of a photo shoot with Theo because he had his sunglasses at the table and was acting like a little model! It was hilarious, and again, the pictures are on Facebook because it is the easiest way to share pictures! After supper the boys got restless so we left and saw a gorgeous sunset on our way home and then went straight to bed!

THURSDAY

Thursday started off at the pool like usual and then we went back to the beach from Monday and the day before. This day was much better because it was not windy and Theo and I again ran up and down the beach for well over an hour! It was hilarious because most of the women in France are topless at the beach no matter what their bodies look like-they really do not care at all which was awesome, and the men have tiny Speedos, but it was so funny to see Henry and Theo when a topless woman would walk by or they would see one laying out one the beach because they would freeze up and then look at me or their parents with huge eyes and a guilty look, waiting to be yelled at but not sure what to do because they have not been raised to see topless women and think they are in trouble even though there is nothing they can do. It was absolutely hilarious. But anyways, we built lots of sandcastles and buried the boys! Theo still would not get in the water but I played a lot with Henry on the sandbar!

We were at the beach for several hours and then left because we were so hungry! Driving back, we found a little French café so we stopped and parked. The French people were not very friendly because we were at the end of lunch hours and even more unhappy when they could tell we were not French. They asked if we were ‘anglais’ or ‘americano’ and we said that they were English but I was American. Upon hearing this, the man quickly told us that we had to leave because they would never serve and American at their café. It was insane! We had to move the car and find another café to eat at! We stopped at the next one and they were still very rude but at least served us! After the meal I cleaned up our table and stacked the dishes and only then did I get a smile from the lady! We could not wait to get out of there! We got home and had a lot of games in the pool and I taught the boys how to dive! It was funny and they both need a lot more practice! After we had done a lot of swimming, we watched Scooby Doo 2 and had dinner and then played rummy before bed. Theo and I dominated in cards that night and beat everyone really bad, two hands in a row!

FRIDAY

Friday we started early at the pool and then went to the beach from Tuesday, which was also the beach the post restaurant was on from Wednesday night. It was so much different because there was no wind and the water was nice and calm and clear! Theo and I started our running again, but this time I kept running into the water. He was so scared for me and kept screaming but I showed him I was ok! He was so mad at me! The water in some places did get a bit deep, but only to my thighs and then got shallow again, as the sandbars were everywhere! After about an hour of this, I finally got to a bit of the beach where the sandbar was practically a continuation of the beach and he barely had to get his feet deep at all. Very gently I got him farther and farther out (it was not that far, but for Theo it was!) until we were really far out, but only up to our shins still in water! I showed him it was ok and the water was really really calm and clear. Every now and then a wave about a foot or so high would come along and after about another hour, I had him body surfing on the little waves! We ran onto the beach and got the body surfing board and headed back out! There are a lot of pictures of this on Facebook because it really was one of the best bits of my holiday! It was the first time he went in the sea more than just his feet and went bodysurfing! It took a few hours that day, but it was worth it and in one of the pictures you can see how excited Theo is in the picture!! We stayed on the beach for hours and near the end hired a paddling boat for a few euros with a slide! Even though Theo had been brave in the water before, he was terrified and kept screaming that it was time to go back now! We went out pretty far, but the water was only about 10 feet deep and there were several other people out too. Henry was diving, sliding and jumping off the boat and it was so cute so see how concerned Theo was! He kept telling Henry to be careful, and that maybe it was time to stop now. We only had the boat for half an hour and when we got back to the one foot deep bit, Theo went down the slide and then couldn’t stop talking about how much he loved the boat.

We went home and got ready for dinner and went back to the restaurant from Sunday night where it was paella and rose night! They had cooked the paella all day on a huge oven and the place was full! There was a Spanish band as well! I had the pizza because there was so much seafood in the paella. I also got to talk Spanish with our waiter Jose who is from Chile and is moving to Chicago in September for school. The night was a lot of fun, and the sunset was gorgeous! We got home late and then it was bed time. I called Grant for about one minute because I missed him and found out he got in the Kelley School of Business at IU which is awesome because he was a transfer student so it was a bit harder for him! But the news was so exciting and I am so happy for him!

SATURDAY

Saturday was our last day in Corsica which was sad because it flew by so quickly! The boys came and woke me up early and we went on a walk to let Pernille and Andrew sleep in (we left them a note so they didn’t worry!). Right after breakfast we went to the beach from the day before and we all played in the water, even Theo! We had lunch at a cute little café at the end of the beach and then went on the paddling boat after! Theo was much braver this time, but still did not go down the slide until we were back in the shallow bit of the sea! After the boat, Pernille and the two boys went to play in the water and Andrew fell asleep and I sat on the beach relaxing. Pernille put Henry on her back and they were splashing around and got further and further away from Theo when the wind picked up a bit and he started going towards the deep part where he couldn’t touch and they couldn’t hear him. He was really far out but I ran out and saved him right as he was going under water and panicking and crying. I carried him out and he did not get in the water again. He sat in my lap and I laid back and the two of us took a nap on the sand. Because we had been at the beach for hours and it was supper time, we went back home and played in the pool and ate dinner. We then cleaned and packed and played cards and drank wine. It was the perfect ending to our holiday.

SUNDAY

We got up early and then the flight back home was very uneventful which was good! Sunday we just relaxed and hung out and unpacked, as well as started figuring out the rest of the summer holiday now that they boys are out of school.

Last week was a long week, and I had the boys all day every day. They went to swimming lessons at the school each day at 5 and it was hilarious to watch. Henry went to a birthday party on Tuesday for two hours, and on Wednesday we went and saw Shrek the Third which the boys loved! Also we received a package in the mail from my pledge sister Jenn with some Koolaid (which the boys have never heard of or had!) as well as baseball mitts and balls!! The boys loved them and wrote thank you letters which I just found out were not mailed yet, but will be tomorrow! Other than that we went to some parks by the house when it was sunny and then hung out at home when it was raining (which felt like most of the time). Friday afternoon Pernille was home and I went into London to see Nicole because it was her last night here! I hung out with her and Shawn and we went to dinner at a really cute Italian place, but I had to leave early, just past 11 to catch my train back to Guildford. Saturday I slept in because I did not have to work at all, and then laid in bed reading until lunch time at one while they all worked in the yard. I did feel guilty at first but then quickly got over it because I get paid to watch the children and I do not work on the weekends, and the week before was insanely busy and I had the boys for over 12 hours a day by myself every day. But then Sunday was Theo’s birthday party which I will have to write another time because I am tired from writing and need to go to bed, but wanted to get caught up!

I am extremely jealous of my mother, Sarah and Danny because they are in Hawaii with Adrianne and Elliott and having a blast!! And my mother has not been in the water since Jaws came out (she’s seriously terrified, she cries if you joke around with the theme song) and she got in the water!! And then the next day found out that there was a shark attack less than 5 miles away!! Haha glad you guys are safe!

But I hope everyone has a wonderful day back home or wherever you are! Grant is coming here in just over 2 weeks and I am so excited!! Miss everyone!!

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Sunday, July 15, 2007

Picture update from Corsica!


Sorry for no posts lately, I was able to get a temporary passport (more details later) and go to Corsica! It was amazing and I will update my blog as soon as I can, writing bits and pieces as I get to it! Altogether we took over 500 pictures and I have started to post them on Facebook. The link is: http://indiana.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2282300&l=5df8f&id=6802287

That is only a small portion of the pictures and there are loads more to come! I kept a journal of my time and I can't wait to share it with everyone! Sorry it is so short, I am tired and it is time for bed :)

Hope everyone had an amazing weekend, have a wonderful rest of the day and keep stalking!

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Friday, July 6, 2007

Happy 4th of July!

Just a quick note until I can write more later! The last few days have been fun but exhausting! Dad and I have had several road trips (which are quite different than ones from home). I miss American roads and the way intersections make nice 90 degree angles on all sides. I miss really tall buildings and hotels with a million beds. I miss SUVs and fashion that doesn't look like someone literally put on as many ugly things as they could find at one time. I reallly miss easy right hand turns and gas stations, not petrol stations. And it was so weird to celebrate the 4th of July in the country we fought to get our independence...

On the fourth of July I got a hair cut! haha I got about an inch off and lots of layers which is a big trend here but mine looks good, and still American :) Dad and I took the boys into London on the train after school. It was so hectic because it was just at rush hour on the tube so it was literally packed and hard to keep track of them. We went to London Bridge and took lots of pictures before meeting up with Andrew at Green Park so the boys could run around and chase the pigeons (they called them chickens) until Pernille got done with a meeting. We tried to eat dinner at Hard Rock Cafe because it was the most American place we could think of, but the wait for all 6 of us was over 2 hours, and the wait for just my dad and me was still 2 hours just to get to the bar!

We split up and Dad and I went to Sports Cafe and watched some tennis while we ate. Even though we were the only Americans in the place, they were celebrating the 4th and had contests and balloons and such. Unfortunately we entered in a contest about American history and embarrassingly we placed 5th out of 8 teams...and everyone else was English... But to defend ourselves, the questions were hard! Who honestly knows what year Britain acknowledged the US as a country or what exactly our federal government does or who the Prime Minister was like 200 years ago? Um not me or Dad! We did know our 13 colonies and our 50 states though :) And who made the flag..

Yesterday Dad and I hung out in Woking and then ate lunch at Olivio's in Guildford again! Then I picked up the boys from their last day of school! The boys were way too overstimulated from a late night (in bed after 10), lots of sugar from the parties at school and the excitement of the last day of school and it showed. Pernille and Andrew both came home early and the boys went straight to bed after dinner. Dad and I went to eat at a Chinese buffet a few towns over and just hung out but I was absolutely worn out and it was not a late night.

Today is the first day of summer holiday for the boys and so far they have played a lot outside and are now playing marbles. It isn't raining today! After lunch we are going back into London and Andrew is meeting us at the Embassy to take the boys so I can go to my appointment to finally get my passport! And hopefully a temporary travel document so that I can go on holiday to Corsica, an island of France in the Mediterranean Sea. We have a private villa and I really hope it works out because it will be so boring to stay here by myself while they go to the beautiful beaches!

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July and I am so jealous of Mom, Sarah and Danny going to Hawaii in just over a week so see Adrianne!! And I am so glad I have been able to hang out with Dad for so long :) Have a wonderful day and check out my new pictures! The link is: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2276957&l=fbc89&id=6802287

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Monday, July 2, 2007

London Bridge is falling dowwwwn


It has been so much fun having dad here! On Thursday we just hung out during the day before collecting the boys. When Pernille came home later, dad and I went into Guildford and ate dinner at a New Orleans diner before going next door to the cinema to watch Ocean's 13! I learned that a theater means there is live entertainment, but a cinema is where you go to watch movies. Also, when you buy a ticket here, you are assigned a seat which was nice because you knew where to sit before hand and there wasn't the awkward asking someone to move down a seat so you can squeeze your people in. The movie was so good and Dad and I thought that it was the best one so far!

Friday, I dropped the boys off at school and did some cleaning and then got ready because I was going with dad to the Renasas office in England and then out to lunch with some of his colleagues. I picked him up and then we attempted to navigate our way to the office which was on the west side of London. The driving here is confusing but we made it! After sitting in on a meeting with him, we went out to lunch with three people he works with. The lunch was delicious and we ate at a place called On The Thames which was literally on the Thames..clever name. We drove back after the lunch, I dropped dad off and then was just in time to collect the boys from school. We had a lot of fun after school and they were full of energy so I just sent them off to play in the back garden. When Pernille got home, she had just come from a little pub next to her office where everyone she works with was gathered after work and insisted that I go over there and meet everyone, especially a girl named Lauren who is only 2 years older than me and lives in Guildford.

I quickly got ready and was excited to meet Lauren, as I have been trying to meet her but it never worked since I have been here. I got to the pub and Lauren met me outside and was very nice! She has the curliest black hair I have ever seen! Her boyfriend is in a band and she invited me to hang out with them more, which I am very excited about! There were about 25 people there from the office that I got to meet and everyone was so nice! There were some cheeky guys who asked me about a million questions and we had to draw a map to show where Indiana is. When I said I was from the midwest, they thought I meant the part of the country where Colorado and Arkansas are, they did not understand why we call our state part of the midwest. I didn't stay there too long, and said bye before heading home because I knew Saturday would be an early day.

Saturday morning Pernille and Andrew left the house early to go sailing, so I had to wake up before 7 to watch the boys until their Grandmother came to pick them up. The boys played outside for a bit, but then it started raining bad so they came in and watched the movie 'Valiant' while I read a magazine. After they got picked up, Dad came over and we drove down to the south coast and walked around Southampton for a few hours in the gross, rainy, cold weather. It was really nasty weather, but we walked down to the water and saw a cruise liner which was cool and then walked back to the car and drove over to Portsmouth. I slept on the way over there because I was exhausted and then we ended up just driving back to Guildford because there was no point in being on the coast the weather was so bad.

We were just going to relax at home but when we got back, we decided to go into London for the night and then stay there for the day on Sunday. We got a hotel and then drove to the station and took the train into London Waterloo. After walking around for a bit, we saw Big Ben and the Thames and then it was dark so we navigated the tubes to our Holiday Inn up in Bloomsbury. We got checked in and ordered a pizza with grilled veggies and peppers (yum!) and then we both went to sleep. We slept in until 11am and then got ready for our day. We were on the Piccadilly line for our hotel so we just took the tube to Piccadilly Circus and then got off there to eat and walk around. There were a lot of sirens while we ate and I think dad was a bit nervous because we were close to where the car bomb was found the other day, so we went to one shop and then decided to go somewhere else. We cruised London and went back to Big Ben and then walked by Westminster Abbey but we couldn't go in because it was a Sunday. We were going to walk over to Buckingham Palace but started going the wrong direction, but got it sorted out. As we were walking over to the Victoria Station, we were about to cross a road when someone said my name. This might seem like a normal thing, except that this has not happened to me in over a month, since I have been here! I looked up and Blane and his parents were crossing the road over to our side! It turned out that they were lost on their way to the water to go on a boat ride! We talked to them for a few minutes before going our separate ways, but it was funny to randomly see Blane walking down the road when we had tried to meet up the whole time we were here and he leaves next weekend to go home!

Dad and I decided not to go to the palace and instead got back on the tube to go to Nottinghill and go to the Portabello Market to look at the antiques and the fruit stands. There was no crowd and a lot of the shops were closed because of the poor weather and everything that is going on, so we went to a very English pub and got some tea and rested our feet! After relaxing and talking, we headed over to London Bridge and walked across while I sang "London Bridge is falling down" the entire way up to the bridge, over the bridge and then as we walked along the water over to the Tower Bridge. So amusing. We walked over the Tower Bridge and then it was nearly 7pm so we hopped on a bus that took us to the Waterloo station so we could get a train home. It was a nice and comfortable ride home! We got back and my phone rang and Kate was on the line from Waterloo letting me know she had gotten there and would be at Guildford in an hour! I cleaned up my room a bit and then picked her up!

Kate studied in Italy for the first part of the summer and then has been traveling everywhere! She went to Barcelona with Ginny, Kelley and Jessi (and Nicole met up with them as well) then went to Germany to see her friend, then went to Paris and Amsterdam with Jessi and Ginny before taking the Eurostar over here to see me, Christy and Nicole! She has been traveling with two huge bags and I can't imagine doing it because they are so heavy! I picked her up and we came back to my house and chilled on the couch and talked! We also got plans squared away with Christy to meet Kate at Waterloo tonight and I wrote down everyone's information and tube stops for Kate in case she gets lost! We showered and then went to bed. It was so weird having someone else in my bed, but so nice to be able to hang out with Kate!!!

This morning she is sleeping in, and I took the boys to school and then came back and vacuumed, mopped, dusted and ironed. We are going to hang out a bit and I will show her around and then collect the boys and take her to the station to get on a train! It is so nice to see familiar faces and I love having people here!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day :)

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