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How they've grown

So now we are back from France it's a social whirl for the girls, and I have had to resort back to the normal summer spreadsheet to keep up! Tonight both girls are away, Abi has gone off for a second week at Angie's riding, Izzy will join her for a few nights on Tuesday, and Izzy is at Mia's - pretty much their second home these days.

On Thursday Glenn needed to get into London so the girls opted for a day with their extended family, JoJo and the tribe. Regardless of the fact that they don't see them as regularly now as they used to they still love to catch up and it's like they've been together always. Abi immediately took charge of Eleanor and refused to let anyone else push her around, and Izzy and Edward were back to being as close as ever. Jo is brilliant at recreating old photos to show how they've grown - just one more to add to the picture these days.

In addition to this they've been to the cinema, swimming and made the most of the generally dry and sunny weather to hang out at home - quite often their first choice of activity anyway.

I on the other hand had to go back to work and I was quick to prove I'd had a decent break because boy did my brain hurt for the first few days... Ouch! By the end of the week I was back in the swing of things but I'm glad that there is some additional flex built in to the next few weeks to make the summer seem easier - one of the advantages of my job is I can get a bit of time back in August.

Last night Glenn was away, getting ready for Ride London - 100 miles on closed roads - so we had Zsara come round for dinner and we sat outside in the evening sunshine, having lit our (newest) fire pit. It was just lovely - we sat with a glass of wine, toasting our toes on the patio while the kids did dance shows for us....we both admitted that if being older means this is the Saturday night we enjoy most, that's not a problem. After Zsara went I sat down to watch Dirty Dancing, bought in a recent fit of nostalgia. Apart from the 20 mins it took me to work out which remote needed to be switched on in which order, it was a lovely end to a lovely evening.

So today I dropped Abi off again to Angie's where she's got a couple of days I believe on her own before other kids turn up. She's been so looking forward to going, not only for the horses but also for what she knows she will learn. We have had quite a long debate about how she needs to look out for Izzy as the older sister....hmmm, not convinced she's keen on this, so poor Izzy is worried she won't have a clue what to do and when. Abi has also been teasing her that she'll need to get up really early. Again, not quite true - I think it's a 7am start but to Izzy that's pretty much still the middle of the night - she rolled out of bed at 10am yesterday - goodness knows what she will be like as a teenager!

So despite neither of them being here, I'm looking forward to a bit of a more laid back time over the next few weeks - lets just hope the weather holds!

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