Back in the room...

I've been back at work since Tuesday, the boys went back to school on Thursday and slowly things are getting back to the normality of term-time after an action packed summer. In the last few days I had off we got the house straight and went on some treks, Firstly to Bignor Hill discovering Hornets and paddling in puddles and then up Chanctonbury Hill in the beautiful sunshine pushing the double buggy up the steep slopes. From there we saw gliders, Buzzards, what I think was a Hobby and some amazing views of the sea one side and the Sussex Weald on the other. Beautiful, exhilarating and great fun. I feel really grateful that Naomi has humoured my need to have some adventures this summer. I'm sure she'd rather be laid up in a spa somewhere but instead helps me to feed my need for the great outdoors, especially when the tent floods!

My first week back to work has been relitively uneventful. I am determined this term to work hard but in a way that is ordered and manageable. This has worked so far but this has been a quiet week. So quiet in fact that I have had time to put up some key hooks and re-hang the old youth club sign! I'm sure it will get busier.

Cadan has headed off to his first Cub Camp and surprisingly was not a bit nervous when I dropped him off. He's been worrying about a practice fire alarm at school all week so I thought staying under canvass without Mum or Dad would have really freaked him out but no he was in fact 'quite excited about it' as he told me on the way to Stedham. Ben also joins him with his fellow Beavers for one night tonight.... more Adventure... this is the way to educate boys, I am convinced!

Eron has started school with no fuss what so ever. This will ease the pressure on Naomi a little as she will have no more Playschool runs for a little while. Noah continue to beat the world into submission and Reuben is still very much a nocturnal creature! It is these youngest of our clan that our currently exhausting Naomi who battles on.