It's very hot

isn’t it?

We’ve been out in the garden, but under the gazebo – Sarah and Ruth and tribe visited, but it turned out to be too hot for children to keep their tempers, so after a couple of hours playing, they went home for tea. We did have a joint phone call from Barbara while they were here, in which many suggestions for home based birth induction came up, although I’m not sure that I should discuss all of them on a family friendly blog! 😉

We went to the library this morning – dd found the missing library book! It’s been lost in action for well over a year, we’d already reported it missing. The librarians were quite pleased to see it back.

We’ve got Heidi to try as a chapter book – they are quite long chapters so I’m not sure whether they will work too well as a bedtime story. I remember adoring it as a child – I’ve got a copy myself, but this one has got glorious pictures in it, and dd does like her pictures. Small enjoyed playing with the board books as well, and the librarians are starting to recognise us and recommend books. I think they could be useful allies in our home ed quest!

After lunch I spent quite a bit of time on and off the ‘puter and ‘phone, sorting out a group visit to the Suffolk Wildlife Park for our next camping holiday, which is approaching quite rapidly now. Need to buy a stove! Kirsty rang to say she was in a rather good camping shop, so we might have a trip up there later this week. Dd spent quite some time out in the garden painting the beads that she made last week, and Small spent some time drawing (well, ok, scribbling) as well.

Now he’s just waking up after a nap on the floor, and I’m trying to persuade dd that she might like some tea, but she’s still rather hot and bothered, and uninterested in food. She doesn’t know, but my best friend from school, a lady she calls Gug, is staying over tonight after a meeting in Cardiff, but I don’t expect her for another hour or two. Does mean this is probably it for your blog entry for tonight though!