Updating our lives

Life has been rather hectic and very cold for the last month. Ali and the boys have moved back to the cottage and clearing it out to move her things in has taken time. Also several times we have had them stay home for the day which makes for a very hectic day keeping them amused and fed. Meal times are also much earlier at night to fall in line with the boys. To start with Ali took the boys to their nursery school near where she works which meant leaving while it was still dark and cold and arriving home when it is already dark – not fair on them. Luckily they have now started at one ten minutes from home and I take them to arrive at eight and fetch them at half four. At that time of the morning it is already sunny and it is also still light when they come home which is much better for them and they won’t get so sick with coughs and runny noses. They can now eat and have time to play before Ali gets home to bath them and prepare them for bed. They have settled down now and sleep properly at night which at least gives Ali a good night of sleep.
In between Diane and I have been busy with office work as is the norm. Statements have gone out and my work is on track – Yippee!!! Diane and I have also been hectic getting organised for her new business venture and luckily for her all seems to be going well. We still have and NEED our daily glass of wine and have had the occasional outing in between. The big problem at the moment is this darn miserable cold weather which makes it SO HARD to get out of bed in the morning. At least we have passed the halfway mark for winter and can look forward to the days getting light earlier. At least the sun shines most days and we can sit under the trees midday to thaw out a bit. The garden is at the stage of dry grass after all the frosts and the dogs and boys traipse bits in all the time which makes for a very untidy looking house. Roll on summer. PLEASE!
All the best. Keep warm.