It’s that time of year, the diary is full of various school events which could be affected by the weather but we hope won’t be. So far so good, sort of.
At the beginning of last week it started, Pixie had a trip and we had a lovely day at Audley end. We found our way to the middle of, and back out of the hedge maze, we spotted teddies on the miniature railway and we ate ice cream on the field. At the same time Hpops was off at a music festival playing piano, of course parent guilt kicks in but you can’t be in two places at one time. Thankfully a very proud Grumps accompanied her and was delighted when she lifted a cup, I was able to go with her for the final performance and she played very well.
Thursday was an event for Imp, the school were raising money for an African music school, in the process the children sang some songs they had learned and played instruments. Friday was the big test, the weather had been teasing us all weeks, at times sunny, at others absolutely throwing it down with rain. For sports day it decided to do a little bit of everything, luckily the event went ahead and as we arrived and trekked over the the athletics track there was a huge cloudburst, this was followed by some rather fierce wind buffeting us. Unfortunately this put paid to mine, and several other large umbrellas which had opened just at the wrong time and been caught out by the wind! I was able to watch Hpops and cheer her on suitably but poor little Pixie was a bit wet and cold so after her races we took refuge in the car for a few minutes before heading back having collected my little imp along the way.
Friday was reports day! I didn’t know what to expect from Pixie’s, most people find her strangely endearing whereas at home she has a tantrum over the word no, the removal of her ipod and not allowing her to basically do what she wants. I was pleasantly surprised her report was good and it seems as if her brains do work for good as well as bad. Imp also produced a great report – again a good surprise as he has had his issues but it seems as if it is all coming together. Hpops gets her report later this week but I have to say I’m sure she’ll be ok.
Saturday was another early start, we had to go to prize giving and open morning and had to be seated for a 930 start, this may not seem early but we had to get all three kids looking fairly smart as well as ourselves, this can be a challenge at weekends as Pixie does her level best to stay in her night clothes for as long as possible and Imp spends as much of his time running around playing football, climbing and racing around in tracksuit bottoms but we did it and we were delighted that Hpops was rewarded for her efforts with a book about horses.
This week is usually the start of my summer diet going haywire due to a severe case of tennisitis, this year however the first few days are fairly disrupted. Monday afternoon was spent watching the smaller two dancing in their show, tomorrow will be spent cheering Hpops on during her swimming gala and finally on Thursday I will get to visit the hallowed turf of Wimbledon. To say I’m excited is an understatement, sure I’m on court one right at the back and the weather is looking a bit iffy but there is always the practice courts to explore and strawberries and pimms to consume! This week the two little children also get to meet their new teachers. They all seem very excited and Pixie is indeed looking forward to going to school all day and I think she will thrive there. Before that she gets to stay to lunch, participate in her summer event along with Imp and go to her teddy bear picnic, something she has been looking forward to since she first started in nursery. Imp is off to his end of year trip and finally the final furlong, the lunchtime finish!
The children are growing in confidence and the way they look at the world is becoming ever more complex, except for Pixie who seems to have things a little confused. I complimented her on her reading skills after her bedtime story and she said ‘Soon I will be able to read to you like Hpops!’
‘Yes,’ I agreed, ‘that will be nice.’
‘Yes,’ she added, ‘because you can’t see the teeny tiny words that’s why we have to read to you!’
I gave up at that point! However despite her belief that I am incapable of reading things other than Peppa Pig, Charlie and Lola and Mr Men I am reading that book, I have to say I’m not convinced at the moment but I will persevere, apparently there is a film on the way…
