quote week and holiday fun.

I apoligise now, a photo heavy post...I intended to do two posts this week but time has not allowed. Richard had this week off work and my assignment was due. I have managed to submit it but my word count is not what it should have been so we will see what result I get. Only the exam left for this course, then on to the next course in October...
On Friday after tea we took Lottie to the beach.



On Bank holiday Monday we went back to the beach, we went with my sister in law, her family and dog too. Evie got buried...




...but escaped




We finally have a red tomato,


black and white photos do not work for tomatoes, lol.

“When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and White you photograph their souls” Ted Grant

Lynnes challenge, while I sat on the bench outside, cheeky chap made an appearance!


On Wednesday we went to a local farm, we all had a great time.






Afterwards we went to the café and Daniel got a knickerbokerglory, we did not think he would manage it all.


Evie had a strawberry melba, she didn't manage to eat it all, but I enjoyed helping :)




He did finish it!!



and for the past 3 nights I have been messing with this....can you see the bit near the pen, the holes do not line up with the ones under neath....so I have undone it and got back to where I was a few nights ago (I had already taken it back once) so fingers crossed 3rd time lucky it will work out right this time!

nostalgia

Over on luckysnapping we have been asked the following questions.

your parents' jobs, how life has changed

My mum was a bank clerk, she finished work before my brother was due to be born and she never returned. She became a housewife instead. My dad started work on leaving school at a local turkey farm which he continued until he retired only recently. He worked for many different companies but his job always stayed the same. He didn't finish work and then stay home he had a small holding so worked permanently. He has land for crops and sheep, so we never had holidays away as the animals still needed looking after....even on Christmas day dad would go and sort whatever needed sorting. He still has the small holding even though he is retired, I don't think he will ever want to give it up.

your first job, the mistakes you made!

I suppose my first job would have been babysitting, I got quite a lot of families I would baby sit for so most weekends I was out. I first 'employed' job was at safeway (supermarket)- as a crèche assistant.

your best job

It would have to be my current job- stay at home mum, although I do have an afternoon when I clean for a family- I really don't like this job but at the moment it works with our circumstances.

the dream job you wish you had

dream job, I have no idea...would be nice to win the lottery and not need to work but I think I would work as a volunteer doing something. I go into school one afternoon a week and love it, maybe more because I am not employed :)

the worst job you ever had

I suppose that has to be cleaning, I don't like doing my own cleaning so don't find it any more enjoyable doing someone elses :)

irrelevant

 

A mess! This is my desk and it needs a tidy desperately. It has even got more on since I took this picture. Monday= mess
My uni book- still trying to do the last assignment, a thank you card from Harry for his birthday present to grandma, which is still waiting to be delivered....and many other things that I really should get to the end of.

Thursday- thoughtful hugs with Lottie

Saturday- shopping

 

Evie wanted some lace up trainers so she could learn to fasten laces....

Daniel showed her how to tie them and it didn't take very long at all for her to pick it up.

Sorry I haven't managed all the days, I had this post in draft since yesterday and thought I had better get on and post it.
Anne, hope your holiday went well.

 

book

Sorry Joy for the car boot confusion...Richard and Daniel were doing a car boot- like your garage sales, taking a lot of unwanted things to sell from your car boot :) My nephew did well selling his computer games and made about £100, we sold about £50.

book

I like to read before sleeping and get the books from our library. I often reserve the ones I want to read, but I made a list of authors I like to read on my phone- just in case.

catch up

Finally my views picture...the front garden with leaves on that strange bush thing!




The back garden, with tomatoes growing and the lettuce in front which has had an attack from lottie- lottie likes to dig!!!


catch up- sweet,
not strictly sweet, but I like this yogurt.


Drink- Daniel found this in Tesco last week.


Daniels cousin is here tonight and he, Daniel and Richard are going early in the morning to do a car boot, lets hope the car comes home a lot lighter!!

stone

does anyone know the tv programme for children called in the night garden??

Well in the programme is a character called makka pakka

he collects stones, we have our own little makka pakka here....




He collects stones too!

time

a waste of time?


Since I have learnt how to do a screen shot here is one- playing solitaire or patience as I call it, on the phone.


Lottie having a quiet moment with Evie.

the view- green

Its not a colour I normally go for- I like turquoise though :)
I finished this cardi for myself last week.


and I have started this shawl, I took the photo last night under artificial light so the colours in the photo aren't great, but there is all shades of green/blue/grey.

the view

Richard was back at work today and as it was raining our view was staying indoors- well apart from taking lottie out.
We made some biscuits this morning, Harry did the teddy ones

and evie did the others. We had some apple in the freezer so Daniel did the crumble topping for our tea pudding.

The older two entertained themselves while Harry slept and I did some studying


I just have to share this photo with you, Harry loves to go in Lotties crate!

4th August- Day 7

We took Lottie to a local Dog Fun Day. We didn't enter her into any of the classes but had a good time socialising with other dogs. My sister in law and family came with her dog, so her daughter and Daniel did an agility course with Molly (lottie was too young to have a go)



Daniel really enjoyed taking her round the course :)
I was a bit disappointed that there was only one dog stall...I hoped to get lots of decent toys for Lottie.
We then came home and both dogs had a good run round the garden and then Lottie slept most of the afternoon. Daniel and Richard went to the allotment, Evie on the laptop and I did some uni work.

3rd August- Day 6

The day started with Evie's swimming lesson. We then went to my mum and dads to pick up a pressure washer. Our bin really smelt, with this new puppy doing lots of business!! So it was emptied yesterday and needed a good clean out and air freshener put it. So after we brought that home Richard cleaned the bin out. I looked on the internet as 'The Works' have a children's book offer of 10 books for £10. We then took the pressure washer back after dinner, went to have a look at the allotment and didn't do much of anything else. I wanted to bake but it was just too hot.
I did do some knitting though...I only had a few rows to do to finish my socks.

Ta da!!

2nd August 2013- Day 5

The last day of Richards holiday. Our annual ticket for The Deep ran out in April, so we got Tesco vouchers and went to The Deep today to get our new annual ticket. We were hoping the penguins would have arrived there by now, but sadly not. We still had a good morning as Harry loves to look and watch the fish.


In the afternoon Evie and I went to the library for the summer reading challenge- this year the topic is 'creepy house'. She choose her books to read for this week.

1st August, Day 4

Its HOT!
We went to a car boot this morning and Harry slept this afternoon...so I have done thank you cards, reading and tidying etc.
I took some photos in the car, Harry got a 'In the night garden book', which he was reading in the car and evie got a fuzzy picture to colour.


I couldn't manage to get a photo of all 3 together.- A very serious Daniel!


Don't quite know what happened here, but great looks :)




Lottie came with us and she did really well- very tired this afternoon though.