Friday it just rained all day and was really cold -10c! After attempting to get out and about we decided to light the fire and have a read and relax day. It was even too miserable to sit in the hot tub!!
What a week in Wales – so wonderful to have all my family together but they certainly gave me grief about the location “Hawaii would have been good” etc. etc! They can sort out the next family gathering!
With the weather being lousy we packed up fairly quickly and headed off for the 2 hour drive to my sister’s place. Luckily the sky was much brighter in the direction we were heading so we kept our fingers crossed. It turned into a really beautiful afternoon. One of Justin’s friends came round with his family and the little ones spent the afternoon in the pool. I was impressed with Ivy’s swimming but Benny is very hesitant. Ivy definitely takes after her dad with no fear!
What started out as a terrible day ended in sunshine with a glorious sunset.
Sunday saw some of Allan’s family catching up with us. There were tinges of sadness talking about Gladys but all in all it was lovely to see them. Ivy and Benny seem to be able to cope very well with all these new faces.
Justin and family headed to London yesterday. My b-i-l headed to watch County cricket, (rain stopped play around lunchtime!) while Jake and I headed to the shops. It’s fatal for me to go near Marks and Sparks as I always buy something. Jake has a card for M&S and as I was paying showed it to the assistant – this gave me 20% off (sis huffing and puffing beside me). As the assistant started to ring it up she said that as you have spent over £80 there’s an extra 25% off – I think my sister started to have a mini heart attack but then to really rub salt into the wound when I used my Aussie card I can claim more money back when I leave the country. I had to placate my sis with coffee and cake!!! She insisted I write about this experience!!
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