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End of term... Relax!

Sunday evening, lovely weekend under our belts, fire lit, SPOTY on the TV.... Must be time for present wrapping. Actually I'm writing this and Glenn is wrapping. Like many things we have a perfect division of labour; I buy the presents, he wraps and I write the labels. Slight problem that the girls know we are wrapping so despite it being gone 9pm they are still awake but given it's now Christmas holidays for them it won't hurt.

I have a week to go and then my turn to break up for 2 weeks of R&R.... Can't wait! This week is not a bad one - few parties, few presentations and that will be the first 6 months done - how quickly has that flown by?!? It seems I write that every week but it's true - time does just seem to pass so fast, blink and it's gone.

Amongst other things this weekend Abi and Izzy have yet again been walking their horse (aka an ever long suffering Scooby). To do this it's important to be safe so they have been plugging for hi-vis vests for ages. We finally found some that (almost in izzy's case) fit and so very proudly they've been wearing them everywhere. I draw the line at them heading off down the high street in them but other than that I'm ok with it? This all comes from the fact that they are absolutely loving their riding and therefore playing stables at every chance. Saturday is now a full morning at the stables and there's no hassle in getting them out of bed and ready. This is unlike Sunday which they see as very much a lazy day... Today no exception - it was 11.30 before I managed to get them dressed this morning! On the one hand I think they should be a bit more motivated. On the other it's quite nice to have a day which is genuinely relaxed. I guess because I find it so difficult
to sit around feeling the day is wasting I think they should be the same. How am I going to cope when they are teenagers?!?

Also this week we have had izzy's nativity - the last one we will do (sob) and Abi's first carol service (first of a number no doubt). The carol service was lovely, not too long with lots of easy to sing carols, perfect for me. Abi had a little poem to read with one of the girls from her class which she did very confidently. Apparently they were chosen for being sensible! This from the girl who hates being in the limelight! Izzy's nativity was also lovely and yet again we all had tears our eyes, not least from her version of the inn keeper who was adamant that there was no room at the inn "no, no, no, no!!"

Glenn this week has mainly been busy blinging our new car - we've finally succumbed and bought a car suited to our rural domestic bliss, a LR Discovery. It was very nice to start with but in the past
week it's had new lights, foot plates, handles, mats, grills and that's just what I've noticed! It makes him happy so I'm not complaining. In fact, that sums our life up - there's nothing to complain about.


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