The Last Couple of Days

Well yesterday was cold but sunny so washing was out on the line again including the girls coats they wear to school as they had got a bit mucky from all our trips to the park. Next everyone sorted school bags while I polished shoes and got out uniform.  People were feeling a bit nervous last night but actually when they got home today they had had a good day, so that's a relief. Hubby did a bit of tidying in the garden yesterday and planted some summer bulbs he had ordered online so hopefully we will have a lot of colour in a few months time.  We also skyped Hubby's Aunt and Uncle who live in France for a catch up. We are hoping that we may be able to visit them once school finishes for the summer holidays as its two years since we last saw them.  They live down near Dijon so a fair old drive for us but they have a lovely house with big gardens and are near some nice towns and a big lake where you can paddle board etc.  We are off to Holland towards the end of August for 12 nights - third time lucky! We were originally meant to go last Easter then we moved it to October half term now its August and it actually looks like its going to happen.

Today, I walked L to school and as it was nice and sunny did a longer route home calling at the post office to forward on some birthday cards that had arrived here for Daughter S.

 Daughter K doesn't go back to school till Wednesday so she is relishing having her Mum to herself for a couple of days.  We went into our local town as I had library books to collect and return and then we went into Asda to get birthday cakes for K and Hubby.

Finally, dinner tonight was cheese wheels.  These appear on the school dinner menu and are now something we have when it needs to be cheap and quick. You make up mashed potato and leave to get cold, then spread it over a sheet of puff pastry and cover it with grated cheese. Roll it up, cut into slices and bake until golden.  We usually have it with cauliflower cheese and baked beans.

I think that's it for today.