I really want to go and spend some time with my friend but didn't fancy the long drive down by myself. I had a quick look at flights to Newquay online and with David's agreement I booked them. Now I can't wait and am really looking forward to Half Term. Wish David could come too though. It won't be the same without him and I shall be worried about whether he is looking after himself. Guess I had better start freezing down some meals!
Today I took the boys over to Littlehampton Swimming and Sports Centre where Seb had been invited for an activity day by Anna, his English and Maths Tutor.
When we left the house it was bitterly cold and it was as if Autumn had arrived early. The thermometer in the car read 14 degrees celsius.
There were about 25 kids there and a few extra siblings and parents too.
The kids were split into 3 groups.
First off Seb and his group were taken to the interactive room where they had great fun playing on the huge wall and floor screens playing Splat and Dodgeball amongst other games.
The boys all got quite heated smashing the board with their fists, balls and anything else they could lay their hands on.
Meanwhile Nat played with the balls and the two of us had a game of frisbee.
The next rotation was the swimming pool. Seb went in the bigger pool with the other kids in his group while Nat and I stayed in the mum warmer small pool which had a little slide. We had lots of fun in the pool and Nat and I stayed in a bit longer while Seb and his group went to the sports dome to play various other fun games.
We ate our picnic lunch together and then went on the beach. Anna had hoped to organise a sandcastle building contest but the tide was high so there were only pebbles and only a thin strip of sand to be seen on the beach.
Seb, Nat and I collected pebbles and shells. The sun had come out and it was now lovely and warm. Back in the car the temperature reached 24 degrees.
On the way home we called in at the Range to by craft supplies for a new hobby I am hoping to try (will bog about that and my progress soon!)
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This evening it was book club. I was struggling to remember the book as I had read two or three more since finishing it. Not that it ever matters too much as we rarely spend more than ten minutes discussing the book. Usually we talk about anything but books!
We did get into quite an interesting discussion about whether Judaism is a religion or a culture.
I had taken all Seb's new school uniform with me so that I could sew in his name tags while we talked. The first two years at senior school he had to wear white collared shirts with a burgundy tie. For the next three years he has white polo shirts instead. I have bought his uniform on the large size so that he can grow into it and to make sure it lasts the next three years. Think I might have overdone his sweatshirt though as it would probably fit David. Fortunately he only needs to wear it for PE and with any luck I'll probably shrink it anyway.
I had also ordered some black chinos as the boys all wear chinos and not proper trousers. Unfortunately when they arrived I realised they were navy instead of black.
I had had quite a bit of difficulty getting hold of them and there isn't long before school starts so I am going to see if we can get away with it without anyone realising. They are a very dark navy . . .
Nothing much planned for this weekend which is nice. I fancy a slow lazy one before it is back to school next week!
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