Diary management!

This part of the summer is definitely typified by me trying to remember who is supposed to be where and when. Abi likes to be off doing something with someone while Izzy is happier to know she's close to home and so for the last week they've gone their separate ways. Abi has been down in Somerset making the most of Ben and Laurie being about. From what I can tell she's having a lovely time. Apart from the covert phone call one evening to tell me she was 'starving'  (Mum was cooking for the hordes and so it had been delayed), I've barely heard from her. The few calls I have had have very quickly ended in "can I go now" like I'm making her speak to me! Today she switches from Mum and Dads to a night or two with Kerrie - not sure who is more excited!

Izzy didn't want to be away for that long so she opted not to go. She's very conscious that Abi and Laurie are joined at the hip when together and Ben has his own things he wants to do so she feels a bit left out. She knows everyone else will look after her but it's not quite the same. It will pass and a new phase will come where it's easier again but for now it's actually quite nice to split them up and have just one around.

Despite saying she wanted to be close to home izzy promptly disappeared off to Grace's for 2 nights. Although they are no longer together at school they've stayed good friends and happily had 2 days at Grace's and then a day with me without a cross word. I finally dropped Grace back and izzy immediately curled up with her book - after 2 late nights and a busy day she was a very tired girl!

It's been a funny summer weather wise with torrential rain this week and the nights very often obviously drawing in. We've made a mental note to remember next year that the best of the weather these days seems to be from May to July and then it gets very changeable. Given we normally go away in July it seems we are doing all the wrong way around. We are talking about spending time at home next year in July and then finding somewhere for a week in August. We'll see - that obviously means I have to find somewhere that everyone is happy with - no pressure!!

So last week at work and then 2 weeks holiday for me and then kids back to school. Having said the holidays are too long they seem to be racing past now. Blink and it will be Christmas!