Catch up!

This last few weeks seem to have been rather busy...although looking at my diary I don't know what I have actually done!! So here is a quick catch-up...in no particular order...it depends when it pops into my head!


School has been busy, with parent's evenings, production rehearsals, Egyptian day and an Egyptian exhibition on top of the regular stuff!

Egyptian day went really well - the children made clay cartouches with their names in hieroglyphics, made clay shabti and amulets, made Egyptian bread, board games and jewelery, as well as colouring in death masks and sarcophaguses! We all dressed up too. The photo is of myself, Anna, Annette and Sarah all dressed up....and it was rather chilly and windy outside!!


We have also booked a holiday to Ireland for the summer. Carl's cousin is getting married, so we are making a holiday out of it, visiting Co Clare, Co Kerry and Co Cork with Carl's folks, which we hope not to repeat the 'Cook Family holiday experiences' of Christmas 2005 (see archives!)

Also, I am doing the Race for Life this year, "running" with Lou and Nicky. Which I am quite looking forward to, even though I am not a running person! I don't think I'll ever be a runner, but never say never...

Dad had his eye op 2 weeks ago...and tried to tell me all about it the Friday after. He knows how squeamish I am about eyes too...what a meany! He says it is much more comfortable now (as it was very sore) and during his describing what happened he said he had to have a bit of his eyeball cut out under LOCAL anaesthetic!! No way! You'd have to knock me out and keep me knocked out until it healed....YUCK...in fact words cannot describe the yuck factor here....

This weekend we 'celebrate' my turning 31...I'll be in my 30's (rather than on the edge) and then have to tick the 31-39 age bracket box....actually I am not too fussed about being 31...I barely remember how old I am anyway!