Psalm 133:1  "..how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity"

If only?!......united in an effort to rain terror and destruction on a poor mother's efforts to remain sane 
and keep a tidy 
home...lol?!  Well, it certainly would be pleasant if it happened more often! - the dwelling in unity part, NOT the terror!

The children have been playing in the pop-up tents today.  It's amazing
that when they
haven't had a particular toy for a while, it holds a greater appeal when they have it again.  We lent out the tents and tunnel to a friend, and they 
were returned yesterday (along with some choccies as a thank-you - yum!).  The children have had great fun with them, 
especially as it 
is raining
today and they are stuck indoors.



Daniel particularly enjoyed the tunnel!



"dwelling together in unity"?.....for a few minutes anyway!

This time last week we were all out in the hot sunshine, while Mummy chopped back the shrubs in the garden.  I figured that when we got to the stage of not being able to get the double buggy past on the pavement, it was time for action!  The 3 older children kindly helped me put the clippings in the bin (whilst I made sure they didn't dash onto the road.....!).  However, Master Joshua got slightly distracted from the job in hand - the gardening lesson became an impromptu nature study (are we surprised?!).  Joshua found an array of molluscs hiding in the leaf debris under the shrubs.  Of course, they were much more interesting than tidying!





They were actually quite a good variety of colours and sizes....for someone interested in snails that is!

Susanna slept right through the night for the first time this week!  It was the night after her jabs, and she didn't repeat the next night - in fact she woke 2 times last night!!! (she does have the cold a little, and was struggling with breathing a bit, so woke up...)  Mind you, when you are rewarded with a happy, smiling daughter at 5 in the morning, it's not so bad!



sleeping beauty...!

Well, today will be filled with a tidying effort for my friend and her little girl coming on Monday.  Then Mum and Dad come the day she leaves, and mum will stay up for a few days, so the children are looking forward to all the company.

Then, Uncle Andrew and Auntie Anna are coming later today to give Beth her Birthday present.