Tuesday

Well it was the area Cross country championships up,at the showground.  We had a big coach for all of our very extensive team across years 3/4 and 5/6.  It was great fun and hugely exciting to leave school at lunch time and make our way over.  We had an impressive team area set up, massive tarpaulin for us all to sit on, nicely pegged down so it didnt flutter about in the wind too much and a couple of the gazebo's ready to be deployed in case of rain, we didn't need them.  There were a few patches of snow left dotted about but the course itself was clear, even if it was a bit soft and muddy in places.

We got to cheer on the year 3/4 girks and boys before our race was on.  Mum and thrn Dad arrived in time for a pre race pep talk and sneaky cuddle before we made our way to the pens to line up for the race.  I helped make sure we bagged a good inside line one and we all lined up with me at the front.

We were off and we made good progress filing in j st behind the really keen leading group.  The course went way out across the fields away from the sizeable crowd and the field got a lot more strung out the further we went.  The John Rankin representatives stayed largely together near the front of the main pack as we went past the crowds towards the end of the 3km's.

We were a lot more strung out by now:

I was delighted to finish 90th out of over 300 competitors, third quarter ne home for our school:

We stayed on to cheer on the boys team before packing up and heading for home.  I declined a trip hone with Mum or Dad in favour of our team coach which was far more fun.  Although it sounded like the spectator car park was fun in itself with the recently melted snow making it incredibly slippery.

Wednesday 

Parents evening, it went extremely well by all accounts.  Apparently i'm a pleasure to have in class, even if I am very chatty.  It went suffering well to qualify for a treat apparently.....

Thursday

I was a parents evening helper tonight, but aking on door duties with Liam and Tate.  We put in a long shift but it was good fun.

Friday 

Dad went out in his bike straight from work so by the time he'd finally got round to getting himself home and making tea I was nearly late Friday r Friday club.  Good job Mum had stepped in and made a head start.

Saturday

I cashed on my parents evening treat today, with a McDonalds breakfast .  If there is anything to tastier than a sausage mcmuffin i'm yet to experience it.  Ned was off paintballing for the day so we had a shopping trip to Basingstoke as treat part two.  I got a hoodie from the Newlook sale rail and a summer dress and a trouser suit from Primark all leaving change from £20.  I also got a squishy cake from the market which I love.

It was Sasha's birthday sleepover in the afternoon, so I was soonround there for a ;late) night of fun and games.....

Sunday

Well after last night festivities, there wasn't much happening today when I got picked up:

Tuesday
Bit of a hectic sporting schedule today, not only did I do PE at school we also had afternoon school practice for next weeks cross country competition and then straight on to gymnastics.  Pretty full on even by my standards.

Wednesday
So it was Nate's actual birthday today, we got an invite to Pizza Hut to have a pizza with him in the evening.  It was great fun, feeding Joel pizza crusts and entertaining Nate.  Happy 3rd birthday again Nate.

Friday
I went straight to Sasha's after school for tea and preparations for our school disco that night.  Her Mum had also enlisted my Mum as a helper on the night....I was devastated to learn this.  I didn't want her there, how embarrassing.  It wasn't so bad in the end I suppose, she worked on the sweet counter so at least she was extremely busy and spent her entire evening crouched over sweets and doing mental arithmetic.  it was a good night but the music left a lot to be desired.....

Saturday
Very lazy morning for me today, well it had started to snow again and there wasn't much doing.  It snowed quite a lot in the afternoon, I spent the day listening to Spotify and watching telly.  In the evening we went round to Kimi and Marny's for the adults meal club.  I spent the evening having a Youtube binge with Kimi and then appearing at the right time to hoover up the lovely left over Profiteroles that Carol had made.  It had snowed quite a lot by the time we set off for home.....

Sunday
...so I didn't get up until 10 Sunday morning, it was a good job Ned had had a telling off for screaming at his Xbox friends early doors.  

We did go out and have a play in the snow though, a quick go on the trampoline:

And then set about making a snowman, which we didn't do the last time it snowed a coupke of weeks ago:

In all honesty the snow wasn't great for rolling and compacting into snowman form but we did our best:

We had a roast for lunch, I did a bit of homework, we had a family outing to Tesco wheredespite the weather we purchased suncream:

And tried on a couple of items of novelty headwear:

We went home and watched the re-run of Saturday Night Takeaway (might be the last one of those for a while?) and mocked the 'celebrities' on catchphrase.

Monday
So Ned struggled round delivering his papers only for his school to be shut....I'm not so lucky, we're a hardy bunch at JRJ!

I came home covered in black pastel after todays artistic endeavours and was ordered to scrub up which I wasn't happy about......not sure what the fuss was about?

Friday

Sponsored run right around the outside of the school grounds today, I managed a very commendable 12 laps which I was very pleased with.  I was pretty tired in the evening though.

Saturday

It was Nate's birthday party today, there was all sorts available for our entertainment, a bouncy castle, soft play stuff, mini trampoline and acrsh mat, sports equipment....oh and of course plenty lf food and drink (including my very favourite party rings).

Nate loved his present which was just as well as Mum had a nightmare getting it for him:

We got into all sorts of mischief:

Then it was home to find out I had loads of missed whatsapp messages, I guess all my friends were bored that afternoon?

Of course we watched Saturday Night Takeaway.

Sunday 

Mothers day, it could have gone better, what with Dad feeling a little bit 'delicate' and Ned being his usual teenager-y self.

Anyway, she loved her present and my card and we decided we'd go to Legoland as it had just opened.  Ned didn't come because he's boring.

This new model certainly caught my attention:

My main mission was to take mum and dad in the new Ninjago ride, they certainly enjoyed it even though Dad was rubbish.  Mum won of course.

I thoroughly enjoyed the playground it has to be said:

And I also loved the wave rider thingy, despite what my face might be implying in this picture:

I wasnt happy having to share a boat though:

I'm sure theres many pictures of me looking a lot smaller thanI do now sat on this little cat:

We stayed unitl the rides shut of course and then enjoyed the new additions to miniland until the rain came...heavy rain requiring a rather rapid retreat for the car.

Monday

Back to school, but a trip staright after the Basingstoke pool with Lilly.  It was great fun, we didn't get out for ages and then it was on to KFC.  I didnt get home until 9!

Thursday

The Snow finally arrived.  It had been built up for days on the news and weather and it pretty much delivered as billed.  School wasn't shut today, so once we were finished for the day it was down to the park for snowballs.
I got a call from home to see if I fancied sledging over at Northcroft, of course I did.  We dragged Luca along too and made our way very carefully in the car to our side of the canal before completing our journey on foot to the hill.
It was pretty busy (with loads of people we knew) but we managed to find (mostly) clear lines to make our descents:

The light was starting to fade so we had to make the most of it:

It was pretty blowy and cold....

But great fun

We survived intact despite Luca and I crashing on a doubles run and made our way home to drop Luca off, I think he enjoyed himself:

Friday

School was......CLOSED!  Brilliant, this hadn't ever happened before I don't think?  Dad was off too but Mum got collected to go in and do the payroll run....she's important!
This is the first significant snow we've had in years.
I got on my friends group chat and sorted out a mass snowball fight down the park later in the morning.  It was great fun.  I met up with Lilly and Betsy and ended up having a sleepover with them at Betsy's.  That was an unexpected surprise.
We had a good night and weren't even that late to bed really.....

Saturday

Cinema first thing to see Ferdinand.  There was still quite a bit of snow about as I got picked up from Betsy's.  Ned was along too, under protest so it was a family trip out.  I loved the film, loved it!  Even if we were the oldest kids in there by quite a margin.
We stopped off at the bakery on the way home for lunch, the cheese straws were good, nearly as good as mine!
Bit of a quiet afternoon, with great anticipation for that evenings instalment of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.  My favourite show ever.

Sunday

With football cancelled due to the weather it was another family trip out to the Beach in West Wittering.  The snow had vanished almost entirely and the sun was doing it's best to break through the clouds so it was nice to get outside for the day.
We started off with lunch.  Great idea.  We had what Dad christened English Tapas, separates form the breakfast menu, hash browns, sausages, fried bread (for Ned) and garlic bread (for me)  while Mum and Dad had boring proper meals.
Pudding though was a whole next level:

We did share it.....ha ha

We had a browse around the surf shop then headed down too the beach for a game of Boules (with the tide right in which wasn't ideal), and had a game of dodge the incoming waves on a very steep and pebbly bank which was fun.

And we stood on some pillars:

And some more pillars:

And some pillars with an arty backdrop:

Monday

So despite not attending cross country club after school, I got a letter to say I'd been picked for the schools area cross country!  I've requested Dad take me out on some training runs, he's allowed to ride his bike though and I'm proper excited.  It's an afternoon out with my friends instead of school.