Library duty this morning, we haven't been in school for 2 weeks, and I think over the school holidays the kids ALL grew, it was fun to be back again.
Robert came home with me after school, and before we had even reached the car he was whining! Something about it being "Hexennacht" (Witches Night) and that he wanted to go out with his friends to get up to mischief. As it is Heike's birthday today and we were invited to there, I couldn't say yes straight off, so he was in a mood when we got in.
I emptied the book boxes back into the boys rooms this afternoon, the Thomas the Tank Engine and bob the builder anuuals didn't return, they are still in the box, with me wondering whether to save them or to pass them on to someone, but who, they are all in English.
At 3.45pm I dropped Robert off at Heike's and took Heike's husband into town to pick up his works car, and then Richard to art school. Whilst Richard was at art school, I went shopping, I was supposed to bring Robert's shoes with me to see what they say about them (the inner sole has been eaten away after only 8 weeks of wear) BUT I somehow managed to forget them. I did have rather a lot going on as we left the building, plus 2 guitars, bags and grumpy kids! Better luck next week!
Instead sorting out Robert's shoes I got myself some, mine are coming apart too!
After art school, we went straight to Heike's to celebrate with her. She loved her present, we got together and got her a cookery course, which I will be going to with her! ;o) (yes, Mum, I did an "Essel" - insider joke!)
The kids enjoyed themselves at Heike's they got a bit grumpy, when they realised they had "missed" the witching hour, but I wasn't! I let them move our letter box, when we came home, so that Daddy would think it was gone. Robert thought a great idea and did it straight away, Richard went and put it back again -and another argument commenced! AGH!!!
WEll, they were finally in bed at 10pm and both refusing to talk to me, Richard because I let Robert hide the letter box again, and Robert...not sure why, but neither said good night! Better luck tomorrow!
CU then!
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Day 119
After clearing out the old drawers from the kitchen this morning, it was time to pick my friend up and head to sport. We decided to try out something new today and enrolled in a "Synergy course". I don't have a picture of us joining in, but I borrowed this one off of the sports club homepage, so you can see what it looked like.
You do all sorts of different things all around this "climbing frame" in 40 sec bursts of energy with really loud fun music. When I was on the boxing sack, the trainer put Rocky on especially! We had a great time, but I already know that tomorrow it is going to hurt!
When I got home it was time for Richard to get home too, and whilst he was doing his homework, I took a well-earned shower!
This afternoon the boys got a game on the Wii U, they are enjoying Wii U Party at the moment, they even almost managed it without arguing!
At 3.30pm I started preparing them for the fact that they both had to go out. Robert to his typing class and Richard to a football game. Richard was soooo grumpy about it! And it didn't matter how much I tried to explain nicely that its a team game and you can't just cancel last minute cause "you don't want to go", he was having none of it.
Unfortunately when I got to the meeting point, where someone was going to take him with them, it was raining (didn't help Richard's mood) and they had all just recieved a phone call, the game was cancelled. Richard was over the moon.
I don't know that I can handle these fights every week til summer, so he may well not be going to football anymore. See how he feels next week.
Even after all todays sport, I still got on the Wii U fit tonight, but I only did 10 minutes today. And since then I have been enjoying my TV evening.
Now to sort out some wedding pics to add to the post below.
CU tomorrow!
You do all sorts of different things all around this "climbing frame" in 40 sec bursts of energy with really loud fun music. When I was on the boxing sack, the trainer put Rocky on especially! We had a great time, but I already know that tomorrow it is going to hurt!
When I got home it was time for Richard to get home too, and whilst he was doing his homework, I took a well-earned shower!
This afternoon the boys got a game on the Wii U, they are enjoying Wii U Party at the moment, they even almost managed it without arguing!
At 3.30pm I started preparing them for the fact that they both had to go out. Robert to his typing class and Richard to a football game. Richard was soooo grumpy about it! And it didn't matter how much I tried to explain nicely that its a team game and you can't just cancel last minute cause "you don't want to go", he was having none of it.
Unfortunately when I got to the meeting point, where someone was going to take him with them, it was raining (didn't help Richard's mood) and they had all just recieved a phone call, the game was cancelled. Richard was over the moon.
I don't know that I can handle these fights every week til summer, so he may well not be going to football anymore. See how he feels next week.
Even after all todays sport, I still got on the Wii U fit tonight, but I only did 10 minutes today. And since then I have been enjoying my TV evening.
Now to sort out some wedding pics to add to the post below.
CU tomorrow!
Monday, 28 April 2014
Day 118
That's today, no catch up here hihi!
So up nice and bright and early and saw all my men off to school and work! Holidays are over. The cats and I then enjoyed 10 minutes of peace and quiet and then I followed the boys to school in the car to deliver their guitars and sports things.
Back home I phoned the doctor for an appointment and found I could go straight away, the spot I went about is nothing to worry about, but it was nice they saw me so quickly. So after that I headed to Kindergarden for my English lesson, which are now on Mondays. I was almost there, just driving into the village, when I saw a dog playing by the side of the very busy main road. I couldn't just leave it there, so I pulled up and walked back a bit and saved him from his playing on the road. I carried him back to the car, he didn't have a collar or anything, my first thought was Heike, but she is at work, but her husband had the day off so I stopped there to see if he recognised the dog I had in my boot. He didn't but he pointed me to the farm along our street as they have a LOT of dogs. I saw the farmer as soon as I got there, and he was very pleased to see his young dog safe and sound. That was my good deed of the day. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the dog, and I have been sufficiently told off by Richard about that! He wanted to see the dog I had saved, bless.
This afternoon was more driving back and forth, first to pick Robert up from guitar, then to take Richard and his friends to Karate. Whilst Richard was at Karate Robert and I played Wii Party on the Wii U. that was great fun, its like a board game with the TV and game pad. We definitely need to all play that one together at the weekend!
CU tomorrow
So up nice and bright and early and saw all my men off to school and work! Holidays are over. The cats and I then enjoyed 10 minutes of peace and quiet and then I followed the boys to school in the car to deliver their guitars and sports things.
Back home I phoned the doctor for an appointment and found I could go straight away, the spot I went about is nothing to worry about, but it was nice they saw me so quickly. So after that I headed to Kindergarden for my English lesson, which are now on Mondays. I was almost there, just driving into the village, when I saw a dog playing by the side of the very busy main road. I couldn't just leave it there, so I pulled up and walked back a bit and saved him from his playing on the road. I carried him back to the car, he didn't have a collar or anything, my first thought was Heike, but she is at work, but her husband had the day off so I stopped there to see if he recognised the dog I had in my boot. He didn't but he pointed me to the farm along our street as they have a LOT of dogs. I saw the farmer as soon as I got there, and he was very pleased to see his young dog safe and sound. That was my good deed of the day. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the dog, and I have been sufficiently told off by Richard about that! He wanted to see the dog I had saved, bless.
This afternoon was more driving back and forth, first to pick Robert up from guitar, then to take Richard and his friends to Karate. Whilst Richard was at Karate Robert and I played Wii Party on the Wii U. that was great fun, its like a board game with the TV and game pad. We definitely need to all play that one together at the weekend!
CU tomorrow
Day 106 - Day 117
Lots of catching up to do, and I am not sure I am going to do it all tonight, so I will just keep updating this post until I am all caught up again!
Day 106 - Wednesday
Packing day - I spent most of it in some sort of daze, wondering why my pile to pack into the car wasn't as big as usual. Still don't really know why but it made packing a lot easier, so much so that I let Florian do it, when he got home with the car!
Picture of the day - Lucky who wanted me to pack him and take him too!
Day 107 - Thursday
Travel day!The boys were quite happy about it, they had their TVs mp3 players and used them all day!
We met Mum and Dad at the ferry, had we actually been booked on the same one I bet that wouldn't have happened.
And we then also arrived at my aunts with only a couple of minutes difference,even though we had followed different routes from the docks. Our sat nav took us around the traffic jam at Dartford Crossing and Dad's through the traffic jam.
Day 108 - Friday
We took the boys into St. Albans for the afternoon. We went up the clock tower with them, its still a really tight fit to get up there!
We then wanted to show the boys the abbey, they were not in the least interested and really misbehaved.
They didn't even want to go and have a drink and cake, we were really mean and made them watch us have a hot chocolate instead. They weren't too happy about that, and I think they got the message after that! Kids!
Back tomorrow with the wedding and London! Off to bed now!
Back again with some Wedding pictures
Day 109 - Saturday
I spent the day taking pictures and I took a LOT, so instead of making it too hard, I just grabbed a couple and tomorrow I start work on the wedding book - wish me luck!
So here are the happy couple
And all of their wedding guests
At the venue the bride had thought of just about everything, there were posters all around
even the cake knife had been engraved
and what a lovely cake it was!
It was a stunning day and if anyone here in Germany asks how it was I just ask them to remember the weddings in "4 weddings and a funeral" without the drama and mishaps. I loved taking the pictures and enjoying the day.
Bedtime again, so still not quite caught up and I am sure I am missing plenty more pictures that you would love to see, but you'll have to wait for the book!
CU tomorrow!
Day 106 - Wednesday
Packing day - I spent most of it in some sort of daze, wondering why my pile to pack into the car wasn't as big as usual. Still don't really know why but it made packing a lot easier, so much so that I let Florian do it, when he got home with the car!
Picture of the day - Lucky who wanted me to pack him and take him too!
Day 107 - Thursday
Travel day!The boys were quite happy about it, they had their TVs mp3 players and used them all day!
We met Mum and Dad at the ferry, had we actually been booked on the same one I bet that wouldn't have happened.
And we then also arrived at my aunts with only a couple of minutes difference,even though we had followed different routes from the docks. Our sat nav took us around the traffic jam at Dartford Crossing and Dad's through the traffic jam.
Day 108 - Friday
We took the boys into St. Albans for the afternoon. We went up the clock tower with them, its still a really tight fit to get up there!
They didn't even want to go and have a drink and cake, we were really mean and made them watch us have a hot chocolate instead. They weren't too happy about that, and I think they got the message after that! Kids!
Back tomorrow with the wedding and London! Off to bed now!
Back again with some Wedding pictures
Day 109 - Saturday
I spent the day taking pictures and I took a LOT, so instead of making it too hard, I just grabbed a couple and tomorrow I start work on the wedding book - wish me luck!
So here are the happy couple
And all of their wedding guests
At the venue the bride had thought of just about everything, there were posters all around
even the cake knife had been engraved
and what a lovely cake it was!
It was a stunning day and if anyone here in Germany asks how it was I just ask them to remember the weddings in "4 weddings and a funeral" without the drama and mishaps. I loved taking the pictures and enjoying the day.
Bedtime again, so still not quite caught up and I am sure I am missing plenty more pictures that you would love to see, but you'll have to wait for the book!
CU tomorrow!
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Day 105
Not a really exciting day today, I cooked lunch for us and my friends - goulash with a potatoe and camembert topping! It was a lot of work, I seemed to be cooking for most of the morning, but it was delicious, I just don't know when I will have the time to cook it again.
After lunch, I left the boys watching a film on TV, whilst I went to the hairdressers for my "make me younger again" session! And when I got back I sent Robert, only he just had a haircut!
No worries, we'll have washed the colour out in time for the wedding on Saturday! ;o)
And that in a nutshell was our day!
CU tomorrow!
After lunch, I left the boys watching a film on TV, whilst I went to the hairdressers for my "make me younger again" session! And when I got back I sent Robert, only he just had a haircut!
No worries, we'll have washed the colour out in time for the wedding on Saturday! ;o)
And that in a nutshell was our day!
CU tomorrow!
Monday, 14 April 2014
Day 104
Hihi! It's Monday and I am not playing catch up! Go me!
So first day of school holidays today. The boys were up before me, we had breakfast when I got up at 8am, then we set off to get the right bits for the cupboard. First stop on our outing was Lidl, they had scarves on offer and I wanted one to go with my outfit that I got for the wedding. Got that, then it was on to the furniture store.
The people were very nice there, even though to start they couldn't help us, as they had sold out of that cupboard, but when we were over at customer service putting in a complaint, the guy who had served us earlier came in out of breath with the two correct pieces of wood with him! Woohoo! It would have been a long wait otherwise!
On our way out of the store, the boys tried out various seats that we might get for their room!
From there it was on to do the shopping, then I took the boys to a clothes shop and got them some trousers. Now they have one pair of non-holey or green-kneed trousers to go to England with!
This afternoon both boys went to Robert's friend whilst his friends Mum and I went to sport! Going together is so much fun, we really enjoyed wearing ourselves out! So much so, that we will be going again together on Wednesday morning!
CU tomorrow!
So first day of school holidays today. The boys were up before me, we had breakfast when I got up at 8am, then we set off to get the right bits for the cupboard. First stop on our outing was Lidl, they had scarves on offer and I wanted one to go with my outfit that I got for the wedding. Got that, then it was on to the furniture store.
The people were very nice there, even though to start they couldn't help us, as they had sold out of that cupboard, but when we were over at customer service putting in a complaint, the guy who had served us earlier came in out of breath with the two correct pieces of wood with him! Woohoo! It would have been a long wait otherwise!
On our way out of the store, the boys tried out various seats that we might get for their room!
From there it was on to do the shopping, then I took the boys to a clothes shop and got them some trousers. Now they have one pair of non-holey or green-kneed trousers to go to England with!
This afternoon both boys went to Robert's friend whilst his friends Mum and I went to sport! Going together is so much fun, we really enjoyed wearing ourselves out! So much so, that we will be going again together on Wednesday morning!
CU tomorrow!
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Day 103
We were busy today getting the boys room ready for them to move back in, and guess what - we were successful! Heike's husband helped Florian build the new cupboard and the old beds back up, but not until we all had a lovely breakfast together. Robert and Richard popped by upstairs every so often to help too. Here some pictures of the work in progress and the finished room.
CU tomorrow!
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