After the wonderful few days that was Disney (A-Z of Disney, Sad Disney Bingo, Disney: It’s A Small World and Lunch with the Princesses), we were grateful that we'd had the foresight to book a week off afterwards as well. We were all shattered! We got back to Aintree at 3am on the Saturday morning and we [...]
2024 Reading Challenge (part 1)
Another year, another reading challenge! Elmer's Special Day. David Mckee. The sequel to the original where even more of the jungle get involved in Elmer's day! A lovely read. Little Miss Hug. Roger Hargreaves. Well, it's a nice story. But we've had a conversation about how it's not OK to hug people if they say [...]
Weekly Check-in 169
Hi and happy Sunday! It's been a long, hot, busy week, including: a meeting with our nursery manager, prayers with colleagues, local clergy meeting, nursery trustees, nursing home communion, ecumenical prayers, a trip to IKEA, a book launch in Formby, catching up with Mum, Dad, Granny and Grandpa, some chill time with Sophia, a Thorpe [...]
A-Z of Disney
A: Askwiths How could A be for anything else but our lovely travel companions?! It was great to be away with the Askwiths again, who knew what they were doing far more than we did, kind and full of fun. B: Breakfast One of the staff at Sophia's nursery told me how good breakfast is [...]