Molly had a sleep over on Friday night, she was very excited, recently both George and Will had sleepovers at Grandma's house, mummy dropped her off in the morning, we walked to the village, she chose a Disney Princess magazine where she could colour and use stickers. She was very good, asleep soon after going to bed and not getting up until 6.45am, which is later for her.
I've done loads to my brothers lap blanket, I'm hoping I will have the crochet finished this week, then I will knit an i-cord edging, I am enjoying these different colours, this is a very easy design to make.
Hubby has finished our stairs, I'm really pleased with the results, it's everything I asked for, at one point I thought he was going to give up trying to strip paint of the handrails and post, it was not an easy task. Once our bedroom is decorated (hopefully before Christmas), we can then have new carpet, already we have popped back some of the photo's, loads have been packed away, in this case less is much better.
Molly was also my helper in the garden, we planted all my tulip bulbs, mainly in two huge pots, we also planted a small pot of tiny tulips and some hyacinths in a pot for inside, we soaked ranunculus ready for planting Saturday. We ensured she had time to ride her bike around the patio section and have a game of football. Molly prefers to be outside, she loves to wear her garden gloves and has her own set of plastic hand tools, she helped to fill all the bird feeders as well.
Daughter with friends took the children to a big firework display Saturday night, with a twist, her friends took them to a local carpark, where they could watch the higher section of the display, far enough away for George and Molly not to be frightened of the bangs, plus no entry fee and easy to jump in their cars and drive home. The friends has a child who loves the fireworks but not the noise and crowds, perfect solution for both families.
Ouch! Hope your back feels better soon.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Ouch, I hope your back heals quickly. I know how debilitating back pain can be. Love the colours in the lap blanket.
ReplyDeleteMolly is such a cutie and I am glad that she was excited for the sleepover. Such a big helper.
God bless.
Oh, I hope you don't get locked in the garage :))
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ReplyDeleteGrey days don't help if you're feeling down and neither does a wrenched back.
It was nice for Molly to have some one-to-one time with you.
That sounds like a brilliant solution for the firework display, I must admit that I've never been fond of the loud bangs. Eleanor and Jacob went to a display, they were told they could buy ear defenders there for Jack but they couldn't! As it happened, Jack slept through it all. Hope you get some relief from the back pain soon, it's so easy to pull it once you've got a problem as I've found out myself.
ReplyDeleteYou always get many different topics into your blog posts. That's good blog writing.
ReplyDeleteThank you, topics change with the seasons.
DeleteWhat a happy smiley girl Molly is - as are her 2 brothers. I can empathise with the back problems, mine is playing up too. Chronic pain is horrible, I hope it eases soon and that in turn helps your mood. xx
ReplyDeleteShe does a good pout when she wants, but not too often.
DeleteYour stair rails look great. That's what I'm hoping to do with mine, once I've finished in the kitchen, although I'm not looking forward to the amount of work involved.
ReplyDeleteI hope your back eases soon. Xx
The lap blanket and stairs are looking great. OH is painting our stairs at the moment, but we struggle to choose a colour we both like.
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