Nedster's World now featuring Ellis!

Tuesday
I got a teacher to help me put my swimming cap on for lessons and between us we ended up ripping it!  Oops.  Should have done it alone I suppose.

Despite being told that I could re-do my gymnastics badge this week it was in actual fact full on practice for the upcoming competition week.  Not happy.  Got told off for mucking about with Sasha as well.

Wednesday
I had my second week with the competition group at Team Kennet as i've signed up to do the Indoor Sportshall season this winter.  It's really good though, all my team Kennet friends are doing it too.

Thursday
Charlies after school, just for a change.

Friday
All a bit of a rush after school to get us to the hairdressers on time.  We made it though.  Ned and I both had it done at the same time next to each, my god does that boy talk!  Anyway, once it was cut she did me proper platt:

Dad left before it was finished to meet up with his old work mate Graham who left work (well told to leave work) at the start of the summer.

When he got home a couple of hours later he made a most out of character suggestion, even more remarkably Mum agreed with him and we went to the fair!

I can't remember ever going to the fair, apparently Ned might have gone when he was really small but it must have been a seriously long time ago.

I wasn't sure I much liked the look of it when we got there if im honest, it was quite an assault on the senses with all the loud music and bright lights.

The chair-o-planes looked too good to resist though:

They were epic, soaring really high and swinging out over the fair where you could see everything glittering in the dark.  I loved it and was on such a high there was no stopping me, next up what must have been the most snazzy looking waltzer in the world:

It was so cool and really spinny.  Too spinny for Ned who pleaded with the man not to give us any additional spins when he came round near the end of the ride.  Next up was the dodgems, I went in with Mum and we made sure we gave Ned and Dad plenty to worry about.  We went on a weird ride that span round and bounced up and down, it was really fun and I didn't ever want to get off.  We watched the firework display while we were going round which added another level of coolness on top.  The ride finished off by going backwards, how cool is that?  We managed to spend the last of our money (£50 stars s fans) by getting Mum and Dad to come back on the chair-o-planes with us, they loved it too!

Saturday
We had a bit of a lay in on Saturday morning after our late night at the fair.  I needed a recharge anyway, in the afternoon I went to Matilda's birthday party at Gravity Force.  It was really cool and we had a great time.  There was just enough of us going to make it fun without it being too many.  We wentback to her house afterwards for pizza, more fun and a cake with no jam!

We missed the vast bulk of rollerskating by the time I got home so had to make do with watching Strictly instead.  It was a nice peaceful evening as Ned had gone to Roberts.

Sunday
The day of my first indoor sportshall competition.  I had decided that I was excited and nervous in equal measures.  Our little team was made up of 8 year olds...so we were a long way under the upper age limit of the under 11 girls.  Some of the girls in the other teams looked like fully grown ladies.  I did triple jump:

My practice jump was shocking but I managed two good ones when we were being measured.

My target beanbag throw left a bit to be desired but I put in a reasonably good effort in my relay and upped my personal best in speedbounce.

Ned was competing too, he was an old hand at it of course and he put in some good performances.

Here we are in our matching kits:

Wevmust have done well as we were treated to Pizza Hut on the way home!

Monday
It's not all glamour being Sports Councillor, today we had to help Mr Gilham clear up the sports equipment cupboard.  Apart from lots of messy sports equipment there were lots and lots of spiders!

After school it was Halloween dance week.  I took my cat costume in, and as is traditional qe danced to thriller!