Tag rugby after school was good fun, it's quite nice to play with no pressure. I'm scoring plenty of tries too.
It was Gymnastics viewing week this week, they seem to come round really quickly. Mum and Dad were impressed with our cartwheel practice regime.
Then when we got home it was a massive chili induced sulk.....
We hate chili!
Wednesday 29th
Team Kennet summer season continues.
Although it was a bit unnerving this week with the sound of the security siren going off at the the secure hospital next door......
Thursday 30th
Parents evening, we weren't exactly sure how it would go.
Turns out we had nothing to worry about, we both got really good comments.
Yeah, thats a relief.
Mum and Dad loved this picture I labelled in my book. I think it was the attention to detail in regards to the accessories, the high heels and the belt:
Friday 1st
Last day of the week, the bank holiday weekend looming.
And a trip to Cornwall to look forward to.
I couldn't wait to go.
I could, I don't really enjoy the journey it has to be said. Having said that, Dad had a eureka moment and rigged up the Ipad between the back seats at head rest height.
This meant that with the little adaptor to connect two sets of headphones we could watch I player in style.
The traffic was pretty rubbish it had to be said.
We enjoyed waving at Andy as he pssed us and then we passed him on the busy motorway.
We arrived pretty late, even by our standards.
Saturday 2nd
That was all forgotten Saturday morning though, as we woke to the sound of the distant roar of waves.
Yeah, brilliant, I love it.
We had to go out for a walk, what is it with going for a walk all the time?
Constantine was cool, and I found this cute little centipede chap on the way out of the dunes:
As we made our way around to Treyarnon the tide was coming in and the waves were looking good.
So we got kitted up and and hit the surf.
It hit me back, hard. It was so cold, colder than i've ever known it. Especially with me in a shorty wetsuit and evryone else being in a long one, with actual arms and legs.
Yeah, my new one definatley kept me warm, I couldn't get enough.
I could, I hightailed it back to the caravan pretty quickly to warm up. I also issued a bit of a climb down and conceeded that a new, full length wetsuit might not in actual fact be a bad idea after all......
We warmed up with a hot chocolate and a good helping of Britains got talent.
Sunday 3rd
So first thing it was a trip to Annes Cottage for a new wetsuit. They had the exact same make and colour as my current shorty, so I was well happy with that. Twinned with the luxury of some wetsuit socks borrowed from Andy's mum (what a revelation, I shall be eternally gratefull for those) my new wetsuit was toasty warm and we stayed in the cold water for ages.
Yeah, the waves were brilliant again and we got loads.
Connie came over with John and Sarah in the afternoon, Sarah came down for a few waves too but John is just about to start his GCSE's so he took advantage of a little bit of downtime before it all kicked off for him.
We finally watched some of my Dynamo DVD in the afternoon, he is so cool.
Even if Mum does insist on trying to spoil it, trying to work out how he does it all.
Sarah was staying the night with at the Shepherds so she came down with us for the evening and played Camel Up and Labyrinth, the second time she played each game she won.....there's a lesson here I think.
Yeah, Sarah is a quick learner, only play her at something once!
Monday 4th
A lovely sunny morning so we took the cricket set over to Constantine for a knock about.
Sarah came too so that was good numbers with us four and Andy.
We found a nice spot in the middle of the beach and set up the stumps.
The real surprise package turned out to be Mum, who having said she had never even managed to connect the bat with the ball before proceeded to wack the ball for a six on just about every bowl.
It was a pretty amazing exhibition it has to be said.
It was a pretty amazing exhibition it has to be said.
It was certainty better than Dad and Andy who seemed to have claimed a number of unsuspecting victims out for a stroll with their wayward efforts.
We took lunch at the youth hostel, we had to sit inside as it was a bit nippy.
And they had run out of chorizo, what a disaster.
My pizza was as lush as ever though.
There were still decent waves to be had, so we got back amongst them again.
Although I got out quite quickly to play ball with Connie instead.
Then, sadly it was packing up time before heading off home.
Until next time......
Tuesday 5th
So after the bank holiday, it was business as usual with us nearly being late for school.
It's a good job we live so close really isn't it?
And in another strange turn of events, while were at school, Mum went Legoland!
We couldn't believe it, how rude is that.
She was claiming to be helping Laura and Auntie Trish take Darcey there for her birthday treat.
So I reckon we'll let her off.....
I went home with Sasha after school for tea and then onto gymnastics with her, epic!!!
At least I got to see Darcey when the Legolanders returned home, so I got to give her her birthday present!
Wednesday 6th
So with the looming General Election making the headlines, we had a school election to mimic the real thing. Sadly, I was made Nigel Farage for the day as I don't think anyone else wanted to. I'm always up for standing on the stage in assembly though, even if it is to deliver the Ukip manifesto.
Team Kennet was cancelled due to horrible weather, wet windy and raining like hell.
So instead of that, we went to the actual supermarket to do the food shopping. In person.
It was sort of cool and maybe even a tiny bit interesting, although we're inno hurry to repeat the experience any time soon.
This weeks food revelation, quiche! It's so lush.
It so isn't. Revolting.
Thursday 7th
So the real election today and our results were announced at school. I managed the grand total of four votes! The Tories won by a mile.
We walked down to the real Polling Station after tea so Mum and Dad could vote.
There was the loveliest old doggie ever waiting outside, his name was Fergus and he loved a fuss.
The polling station was well busy, mostly with people we knew from school.
Tilly's mum was even working in there!
Friday 8th
Robert came round for tea after school. Xbox, Ipad, Top Gear Cards and pizza!
Saturday 9th
We had a trip out to a place called Alice Holt, as recommended by auntie Christine.
First impressions were good, there was a good playground with a little hut that had a small bench table inside it. I decided it would be a great place to have our picnic.
Yeah, and it was, especially if you like having random small children sticking there heads in every minute or so to gawp at you.
There was a trail around the woods with a load of cool play structures dotted along the route:
Roller skating in the evening, we hadn't been for ages.
It was super busy though and they had run out of most sizes of rental skates, except mine which was lucky.
I spent pretty much the whole night zooming round holding dads hand, except for my race, which I won rather handsomely.
I had to duck out early this week as it was Frankies birthday, on the Wobsticle! It was great fun, but did lack the drama of my party as the lifegaurds remained dry throughout. Having said that they were great fun and wobbled it like mad to try and get us to fall off.
It was quite fun watching them upstairs with Evie once roller skating had finished.
Sunday 10th
An early start for a bike ride around Swinley forest with Dad. We hadn't been for a while so we were both looking forward to it. We set off at a good pace, which we managed to pretty much maintain for the whole trip (red trail and blue trail, 23km's in all). We even managed to find the jump gulley this time, in fact, I can't believe we ever managed to miss it before! I loved it, and Dad wad borderline impressive until someone much better turned up. My real genius moment of the day though was stretching Haribo rings over my gloved fingers, so I could nibble one off on the move without having to stop.
So while they were enjoying themselves/tiring themselves out in the woods mum and I had been delegated the sunday lunch. I love peeling and chopping, we also made a chocolate brownie for pud as well as the Yorkshire pudding batter. Everything was a resounding success and was pretty much ready when the boys returned home.
Yeah that was impressive, which is more than can be said for the yorkshires:
The aftenoon activity as chose by me was a trip to the river in Hungerford. I've carping on about going here for weeks, since the first of the spring sunshine crept out from the winter murk.
Another ruddy walk then?
But it's so cool down there, even if the water was pretty cold for a paddle:
We lounged around on the blanket, listening to the radio.
And I climbed really high in the tree opposite, right out over the river.
We walked back along the canal and met a lovely old doggie. He walked up to us quite confidently and then somehow seemed to instruct us using wise old dog mind tricks to make a fuss of him.
Yeah, it was really cute, it was like you are kids, you need to fuss me right now!
Monday 11th
Well we were all a bit surpised when Dad got up rather ill in the morning.
Yeah, not like him at all. He had a fever and a bad leg...off to the doctors for him!
Not the best of starts for me in SATS week, I am a bit of a worryguts at these sort of times.
Especially with the first one being reading comprehension, safe to say, not my favourite subject.
After school dance was the can can and I loved it!
By the time we got home Dad had been diagnosed with a leg infection and had taken to the sofa, with his leg up on a table.
With a course of what can only be described as horse tablets.
So that was good news, even if Mum having to step into the role of house chef probably wasn't......
Tuesday 12th
Dad still led up, struggling to get about.
Me having to do SATS Spag test, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
And Mum still cooking.
I think it's safe to say we all had a rubbish day.
Wednesday 13th
Things were on the up, I had mental Maths SATS today, much more my bag.
Dad was feeling marginally better.
Mum's cooking still hadn't poisoned anyone.
And team Kennet took place in beautiful evening sunshine, even though Dad opted to stay at home.
I did high jump again of course.
And I managed a third place in our long distance run, including the boys!
Thursday 14th
Last SATS, more maths, that will do for me. Glad it's finally over. I haven't reallly enjoyed it in all honesty. Having said that, I think I've done okay on the whole. The proof will be when the results come out I suppose.
Friday 15th
The great thing about Mum being at home at the moment is that she can come to all my class assemblies. Todays focussed on the subject of the workings of the ear. As usual I delivered my lines loudly and clearly audible. I got to take Mum back to the classroom sfaterwards and got to show her my Jesus picture:
As a reward for our efforts with the SATS all week we watched a film (Planes, epic) and then had a class trip to the park for a play and a picnic.
Once we were home we got outvoted by the adults and had to watch a film that Ned had got for christmas called Gaurdians of the Galaxy.
I wasn't sure I wanted to see it really, but Mum and Dad did.
It was actually pretty cool.
Yeah, it was quite good.
But Mum and Dad totally loved it.
Saturday 16th
I spent day knocking about with Dylan. We went to the park, we played Ipad, Xbox, Nerf and even a game of Jenga (pretty old school or what?) later on we went to Dylan's, he has a new kitten, it was soo cool.
I was off to a joint party at Northcroft, Lilly and Elouise, a joint affair on the bouncy stuff in the sports hall.
Fever pitched levels of excitement Saturday night for the visit of Nate!
And Alan, and Andy, with his new car (which we got to go around the block in when he arrived).
Yeah, we couldn't wait to see him again.
Alan was really cool, he let us get him out of his car seat,
Give him a cuddle,
And even give him his milk!
He even sat at the table with us for a bit of a game of King of Tokyo:
Sunday 17th
Things were certainly looking up, Dad had re-taken control in the kitchen.
Sadly he was cooking a roast and not a pizza but hey ho,it was good he was on the mend.
In the afternoon it was Darcey's party at KD gymnastics.
We loved it, and I don't think we made any of the little ones cry, unlike Owen.
Monday 18th
Well it was back to school, at least the SATS were over, only to be replaced by some sort of poetry drive, deep joy.
And I wasn't vaguley interested in after school dance club after the year sixes were put in charge of choreography, totally ignoring any of my suggestions.
We also had a visit from Anne,she had bought my birthday present and apologised for how late it was....it was certainly worth the wait. How does a half hour driving lesson sound? Yeah, brilliant, i'm so excited and I can't wait to get behind the wheel!
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