Hello my lovelies! So after what feels like an extremely long summer holiday, the kids are back at school. They have been back for a month now and doesn't time fly. Both children in full time education. Wow. Thank goodness! Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed my time with them over the holidays but I am shattered. Tired of the battle of wits, the battle of nerves and the physical battling they seem to have got into the habit of doing with each other.
They were good on our big super duper camping trip to Dorset, but that was more to do with exhaustion rather than any thing else. Not much sleep was had, the least by me, but the kids managed to knock out and the boy who never sleeps more than 8 to 9 hours managed to sleep for 12! All the way through the stormy rainy nights and day light pouring through the tent in the morning! The little beggar! And there was me worrying about sleep, when I should have been watching the weather more! Watching for the gale force winds, the thunderstorm and the pouring rain, of which we had all. The three of us all suffered from wind burn too. Cracking lips and flaky foreheads. What a drama. The site we stayed at was amazing though, it was just such a shame about the weather. The camp site is just outside of Weymouth in Dorset. It is called Eweleaze. It was amazing. http://www.eweleaze.co.uk/.
Anyway so after Eweleaze, the last big day out with the kids was the Thames Festival on the 2nd weekend of September which seems a life time ago already! In the time that has passed we've had the start of school, a heat wave, a lost and re- issued Acknowledgement of Service (annoying as divorced delayed yet again) and my son having and loving school dinners, even vegetable curry! Wonders will never cease. I digress we had a brilliant time at the festival, only got a little rained on. We visited Chapeau Magique and La Galette. He is this French guy who made these amazing hats from brown paper and teaches you to make them as well.
The kids loved it. He was super bossy though and told me off a few times for getting ahead of myself! It's my "I know everything" side coming through. Obviously I don't, but some times I behave like I do. My daughter had an excellent face paint job and the boy had a giant mint choc chip ice cream. So the kids got their treats and I got mine. If you can actually believe it I managed to do some shopping there and I'm not talking arts and crafty things, I mean clothes shopping!
This quite cute guy had a little stall with vintage items (circa 1979 -93). I got chatting to him and found out that he normally has a stall at Spittle Fields market on a Thursday. I ended up buying this super cute and extremely loud bat wing vintage jacket which has a look of Neneh Cherry or MC Hammer, actually more like Mr Motivator!!!! Still love it!
The jacket is loud as I said but not as loud as my kids! I am so happy they are back in school and slightly worn out when they get home. The kids being in school full time was something I had been looking forward to for a long time, but job hunting has been quite stressful to say the least. Actually I could have them back home and not have to worry about finding gainful employment! I actually miss the noise of the kids, not a lot but a little, and I am sure just as soon as I get used to my peace and quiet I shall be offered an amazing job and it will all be shattered. Job hunting is a little stressful to say the least. So maybe kids free isn't as stress free as I anticipated.
Whatever happens over the next few weeks, I am living in hope that I get a paying job soon. I need to do some more shopping, and more seriously I have got bills to pay. I am really hoping that all you out there get to indulge yourselves a little.....:-)
Happy Shopping
Samara
