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Warm moments....

You know you are an adult when your birthday passes by as just another day.  I woke up to a chorus of happy birthday from Abi (obviously it was way too early for Izzy) and when I asked as a joke whether I should expect to go down to a kitchen full of balloons and flowers, it was pointed out to me that I needed to walk Scooby so that cards could be written... Both girls quickly got into the spirit and I came home to a whole selection of cards, bought and hand written and all lovely.  We then had a conversation about what I might want for my birthday to which I answered "I don't need anything".  Abi said something which I misheard as "All you need is a 'warm moment'..." and actually that sums it up perfectly - my ideal present these days is as many warm moments with my family as possible.

This week has been gloriously sunny and the house is really coming into it's own.  The garden is bathed in sunshine in the morning and the terrace is a suntrap at this time. It's also a bit of a time warp - we find ourselves stuck there trying and failing to drum up enthusiasm to move off and do something productive. I envisage many happy, lazy Sunday mornings spent there this summer! Both girls have spent loads of time outside making the most of the space to run and roam.  Eve Izzy has put down her iPad - a miracle! A bit of time outside will do her good. Glenn overheard her this week concentrating on trying to do something and when she couldn't her response was to say "Boll***ks". Mental note to us: Mind your language!

The week has also been full of discussion and debate about Glenn's latest challenge.  On the 2nd August he will be aiming to cycle 350 miles in 24 hours to raise money for the Royal Marines.  If you say this quickly it doesnt sound too bad but its a hell of a long way and a massive undertaking.  So we've been talking logistics, nutrition and training strategies all week and concluded we will all need to support him as much as possible to get him there.  The suggested training schedule is quite frightening - the training rides peak at a ride of 245 miles - wow!  I've done 200 miles in 2 days and that was something - I can't imagine squeezing it all into a day and then some.

The other process underway is me trying to secure a new role as I go through my redundancy process. I am very keen on a particular role and have already had a number of interviews with more yet to come. The girls have become quite used to me being at home and today Abi said "Not London again tomorrow Mummy..." Ah - little do they really appreciate that this time is just a hiatus and real life will ensue in due course.  The good news is that I'm trying to agree a 4 day week so fingers crossed it wont be quite as mad as before. High hopes!

We are also midway through having parts of the house decorated which is exciting.  Both girls love having anyone new in the house and take great interest in them, asking lots of questions.  It's also exciting as they have chosen wallpapers and colours for their rooms so they are eagerly awaiting getting it all finished so they can see the results.  Even more exciting is the fact that they get to sleep in the spare room as their room is done - it's the little things which are always the best! 

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