It's getting better - only 5 months since the last blog update!
Well Summer is almost over - if it can hang around for another week that would be great as we're going back over to the Isle of Wight for a break. So nice over there - almost a trip back in time and great for kids too. We rented a log cabin there in May so are doing the same again and taking Nanny & Gangdag too (Aengus language)!
Not a lot to report - other than Aengus' ongoing progress of course! He now has one full day and one afternoon at nursery but he'd be over there full time if he had a choice. I am hoping this bodes well for schooltime! He is totally mad about fire engines and we are turning the house into a fire station for his 3rd birthday in December. Things get so busy here from now onwards I have to get his party and most of my Christmas shopping all sorted in August!
Following on from my previous post, we also now of course have a new member of the family! Laverne Rosebud Macdonald arrived on 13th July and is a truly bouncing baby. I thought I would remember but ..really ... they are soooooo small! She's not so small now - she's a hungry little miss, giving my Sister and Gordon no sleep whatsoever but to the rest of us she's very chilled out, squishy and cuddly!
I am also pleased to report that Harry the dog is still going strong. He's here next to me snoring like an old lawnmower! We had some difficult times with him recently but have set up Aengus' playpen for him in the kitchen so he has an 'escape bunker' where he can snooze and get away from toddler terrorism. Harry also now has his own personal dog walker - Jackie from Rolling Bones (how cool is that), she takes him out for a mega romp on the downs twice a week which he loves and it keeps him ticking over. I only get the time to pop him around the block of an evening as it proved impossible to take Aengus & Harry out at the same time - there's a power struggle for attention going on you see? Jackie is excellent and it's pretty tricky with a dog who can't hear atall or see much because you cannot let him off the lead for his own safety.
I don't think I mentioned before about Paul driving? Ah ha! At long last - he has a driving license! Having spent years fighting it and generally being bodily beaten about it, he can now travel on 4 wheels without a qualified passenger - praise the lord! Can you guess what has happened? Oh yes, he has discovered the utter convenience of driving a car - no funny gear to wear, not even a martian style hard hat, you can go somewhere in your shorts & slippers if you want to, it doesn't matter if it's raining, you can carry all your crap (and trays of lager) around and you can even sleep in it, dry and reasonably warm - yes my friends, he has joined the rest of us sardines!
I really must sort out why our photo uploads aren't working but I'm a bit tired now!
Until the next blog ... Carolyn x
