Happy birthday Caroline – hope you got the delivery! Up this morning before the boys went to school. Had breakfast and a cup of tea while chatting with Cherry about knitting and sharing what we had knitted. Showered and dressed but it was a grey day and was that rain I was seeing outside the… Continue reading Christchurch – 12th April

Up at 8:30 just as Cheron took the boys to school. Had breakfast and a cup of tea while she was gone, when she was back had more tea, and we made a plan for the day. We told Castell about it and I sorted myself out and did a little Internet banking and off… Continue reading Christchurch – 11th April

Up early and after showering and dressing I made sandwiches for the packed lunches. Chris set of on his bike and the rest of us piled in the car and collected Castell at 11:30 with his washing.  We drove to Sumner Beach, set up camp on beach and went a looked at a very small… Continue reading Christchurch – 10th April

Woke up this morning at 6:18 way earlier than my alarm and tried very hard to go back to sleep. Unfortunately, my bladder had other ideas and I was forced to get up and go to the loo! I did get back into bed and replied to a few messages, checked Facebook and rested some… Continue reading Christchurch – 9th April

Up at 5:30 after a terrible night’s sleep dreaming and worrying that I wouldn’t wake up! Although it was nice to sleep in a double bed for a change. All we had to do was shower, get dressed and check out before 6:15am. We managed it and fortunately, there was a cab outside to take… Continue reading Sydney/Christchurch, New Zealand -8th April

Happy 19th Birthday Castell! Up early to help Alice sort out breakfast for Castell’s birthday. We had croissant, Alice made pancakes, and the cake Elsie and I had made cake with orange juice and cups of tea. Cards were opened – thank you! Elsie gave him the present that she had wrapped with me last… Continue reading Byron Bay/Sydney – 7th April

Up early to have Ash while Alice took Elsie to nursery. We then caught up with Eastenders while I had breakfast. Castell then came round so he could come swimming with me. I completed the usual 12 laps trying to swim around two other people! We got back in time for Castell to get Subway… Continue reading Byron Bay – 6th April

So this morning I received a text from Nina cancelling Castell’s dance lesson.  I told him and that I was going swimming if he wanted to come.  He wanted to chill for a bit but said he would come out for lunch with me later.  Off I went swimming and completed my twelve laps –… Continue reading Byron Bay – 5th April

So this morning I was up helping Alice with Elsie and Ash as Jon went back to work.  I was left holding the baby while Alice took  Elsie to football.  Castell dropped in again for his breakfast before his last surfing lesson. When Elsie got back I got dressed and we made cup cakes for… Continue reading Byron Bay – 4th April

Another early start with Castell coming round for breakfast before going off for his second surf lesson.  I decided to go swimming.  Same place very lovely water and twelve more laps done!  Once back showered and got lunch ready for Castell when he got back – cheese and cucumber!  He then went off to get… Continue reading Byron Bay – 3rd April