Thinking that the Summer is now over?!!

Well, its freezing here, AND I had to put the heating on for an hour on Saturday, so in my book, Autumn has begun.

So, what did I do all summer.

Well, I intended to go on a strict diet over the hols and bounce back in the new term looking not as fat as normal. 
Instead I kind of became hermitised (is that a word?) (no spell check said so) and put on weight.

What with the weather and the tourists and the school children being let out on their hols, I found it very difficult to muster up enough energy to go out.

But we did try on the odd occasion.

Like to go to Birmingham to watch my sister and her partner in an Athletics even at Alexander Stadium.
My sister won a silver medal and Becky won a Gold (not my Becky).  My parents were there, and so was my brother and his fiancee, so it was a good old family get together.

I am in lane 5.

Afterwards we went to Frankie and Benny's  first time for us, and had a really nice meal. (apparently we are supposed to be getting one in Exeter, but it is going to replace one of our libraries - tut).

This morning we went to The Waie Inn at Zeal Monochorum - managed to avoid the showers.

Danny is still suffering with horrendous blisters which he got from wearing new boots at Rugby Camp, but he really enjoyed it.  Looks like our Sundays are soon to be taken up with the new season, not to mention the World Cup being on in a couple of weeks.

 (Danny is on the bottom of this pile up - with the ball of course)

and of course someone else wanted to join in too

So almost back to "normal" ready to start back a week tomorrow.  Will be planning a Rugby World Cup Project, looking at all the Countries participating, will post about that once I have finished.

Meanwhile I am all tidied out at the moment, helping my parents with their impending move and also sorting our house out for a possible sale.

Tomorrow Mike is working, but I am having the morning off to watch all the finals for the World Championship Athletics (as if I will really get the morning off - maybe 10 minutes :-)

Blessings

Lou x

Back to "School" - Not yet!

We intended this year, to have the months of June and July as our Summer Holidays, mainly because we tend to stay cocooned in our house during  the very busy and manic month of August, and also because the last few years the weather has been awful during this month.

However, the weather in June and July has not been that great, so plans of beach trips, river walks and lots of time out in the garden went astray.

Added to that our house will be going on the market this week, and we have spent the last few weeks painting and decorating.

So basically we haven't started back yet, and we are hoping to do the above summery things this month.  Which is typical as I am well prepared, well kind of.

With Maths and English being high on the agenda this year, I was very pleased when my friend Annie gave me four whacking great folders for both of these subjects.  Annie home educated her granddaughter, who is went to Bicton College where they follow the Skills for Life Qualification.  Although it is aimed at 14-16 year olds, and also adults who want to re-take their Maths and English, most of the work can be done (I think???) by my oldest two. 

So in my new filing cabinet (well old, was on the way to the tip and I rescued it from my parents) is a drawer full of English, Maths and a couple of Geography and History workbooks I got in the sale from Smiths a few months ago.

Raring to go, but not just yet.

Hope you are all enjoying the summer
Lou x