Leap Year Day!

I wasn't quite sure how I was going to spend the extra day we have this year but in the end it was just a normal Wednesday!

Mum and Dad went off down to London as Dad wanted to go back to Stratford where he used to work. That whole area has been taken over by the Olympics and when they called me they said the transformation was startling. They both used to commute from Dartford with Dad working in Stratford while mum travelled further to work in the City, so they saw a lot of changes especially as it's been over 40 years since they worked there!

Back to normal.

Today Sophie was feeling a lot better but we kept her off school just in case. She was due to work for us in the evening but it wasn't a good idea for her to be serving food and coming into contact with lots of children so she had the night off!

I finished washing all the balls from the ballpond this morning but I don't think I'll be doing the other two in the same way! It was a long tedious job, but at least we know that that particular ballpond is very clean!

A sick little girl...

OK, I know Sophie's not really a little girl any more, but when she's poorly she reverts back to being my baby and I really felt for her today as she was sick first thing and the vomiting didn't let up until the early evening.

I went off to work and left her with Keith who did a great job of looking after her. We think it was just a bug and by the evening she was feeling a little bit better, but it was a worry, especially as she was looking so pale. I came home from work a little early (a good thing as I was cleaning out one of the ballponds - a horrible, tedious job) and called into the pharmacy on the way home to ask the chemist for any advice on what to give her. She told me just to keep her hydrated and I bought her some Lucozade and some bottled water for her to sip.

By the end of the evening she was feeling better but very tired and I was glad to see her with a bit more colour in her cheeks!

Scared witless!

I'd been waiting to go to the cinema for ages, to see The Woman in Black, and today I finally went, along with Mum and Sophie. We had to go to the cinema on the outskirts of Northampton and when we arrived, so did three coachloads of teenage boys! Sophie was in her element but the queues for the drinks and popcorn were about 15 deep so we went straight into the auditorium to find our seats.

By the time the trailers were on, the queues had subsided a little so I bought some drinks and nibbles and we headed back to watch the film. Which was VERY scary! I thought Daniel Radcliffe was very good in it and I think he's managed to cast off Harry very well. The film is very dark and relies on good old fashioned scares to make the viewers jump right out of their seats! Sophie was very scared by it, wimpering that she didn't like it half way through, which surprised me as she's a Horror film aficionado anf the rating is only a 12A!!

After the film we went to the local Garden Centre for a cup of tea and I allowed a team of men to wash my precious car, even giving them the keys and then worrying about it for the whole time we were in the centre! However, they did a brilliant job and I'll certainly be using them again, especially as it only cost me a fiver!

When I dropped Mum off at home I was lured into the house for a glass of wine that came from the La Clape region of southwest France, near Narbonne where we visited in 2009. It was a beautiful red wine with an impressive 14.5% alcohol content, so only a small glass for me!

Working weekend

Today I had to go into work for the afternoon, something I really wasn't looking forward to! However, the time went very quickly and it was good to go in and see what happens at the weekend, especially as we now have Laura working for us on Saturday and Sunday.

I must admit it was heaven, though, to get home and relax with a glass of wine and enjoy a good meal. Keith and I had prepared Coq au Vin in the morning and it was delicious. I wasn't the only one glad to be home...Mikey hadn't really enjoyed his night away and was really happy to be home! It's the best place to be!

It's Friday...again!

We were in early cleaning today and I felt a wee bit tired, as if I have a cold coming, which should serve me right after I was crowing about hardly having any colds yesterday!

At 10am I took the Audi over to Wellingborough to get the scratch removed and when I went to pick her up I was over the moon with the results from Chips Away who did a fantastic job and charged me only £30. Now I just hope nothing else will go wrong with  my new car and to celebrate I'm going to transfer my private plate to the Audi next week. I just hope that will be a new start!

In the evening I took Mikey to a Sleepover party at a friend's house where the mother must be either very stupid or very brave as there were 9 boys staying the night! Rather her than me!

Is Spring just around the corner?

Well, today has been beautiful! Is it the first day of Spring?

Sophie and I made the most of the gorgeous weather and went for a walk when we got in after school and work. I can't believe that less than two weeks ago there was thick snow on the ground and the temperatures were well below freezing!

We did the usual walk and noticed lots of plants coming into flower (bluebells and snowdrops), the beginning of daffodils and new buds on the trees. The birds were singing away so they were obviously glad that Spring is coming closer.

I'm not going to get complacent though...the old saying "Ne'er cast a clout til May is out" is a very true one!