Well, seems my social life is a bit like buses - nothing for ages, then several things come along at once. Not only have I got the only two activities the entire month in the same week (quilt group meeting & a Pampered Chef party at a friend's house) but also, the weekend I had planned to go away with some quilting buddies for a retreat, my mother will be here visiting from the US, so I probably won't go - will just go for the day. Why does that always happen, anyway! At least I have things to choose from...

Here's the kids playing Pooh Sticks on the bridge at Morden Hall Park. We had a nice day on Friday, finally, so we went out for a little picnic lunch, trip to the Farm, walk in the park, visit to the Garden Centre, etc.

Kids back to school tomorrow - mixed feelings about that. In some ways, it's nice to have a little more leisure, not have to run around taking them places, not have to get up early, and so on. On the other hand, they do better with some structure, really, especially the girls, otherwise they tend to squabble. "Squabble" being a diplomatic word for it. But it's always nice to have a breather, even if it did seem to come almost immediately after Christmas this year. We'll be desperate by the end of May!