Bella beckoned!

and broadband broke...alliteration at the beginning - not bad eh must be feeling the wordsmith.

The sun finally arrived just in time for the boys' half term holiday and we headed down to the caravan for rest, relaxation and RAIN! We had the most wonderful 10 days, especially when it poured down and Jeff got 8 little boys all dressed in wetsuits to play rugby on the field in the rain. They had a ball sliding around the place.

The shed remains much as we left it, although it has been spring cleaned. We were worried that by removing some of the dust and mud we may have removed what was keeping the structure standing, but he is obviously made of stronger stuff than we imagined.

We are waiting for the diggers to come back to finish the last 1/4 of the garden, they have been held at bay for the past couple of weeks while we have been away, but hope to return next week to polish it off. Already the garden looks better and the good news is that we have not flooded no matter what the season has thrown at us.

Big Blue John the car finally gave up the ghost and we have had to retire him...but never one to miss an opportunity to make something - I came home from work to discover that Jeff has cut the roof off the back of the car (a Renault espace) and turned him into a truck! The boys jumped into the back held on like the 'A Team' and were driven around the land laughing and joking... We have a new half van/half car and in true family fashion he has been named. I am afraid the name calling was not massively inventive as once again Charlie won the day and he is called 'big blue john - the second'. I suppose if it is not broken you don't need to fix it!

Finally, very exciting news - the basin has been plumbed in the bathroom! No more brushing my teeth at the ktchen sink or watching people stare at the basin as the water they have turned on puddles onto the bathroom floor. Little things...

All happy and harmonious