We've moved......

and so has our blog!

http://warwickshirewylies.blogspot.com/

We're back!

A lot can happen in a month......

Firstly, at the beginning of May we moved (as you'll all know by now - if not, you do now!) so champagne was obviously required.

Secondly, about two weeks in, we heard that Nick's supervisors had passed his PhD - HURRAH. Muchos champagne for that one!

Thirdly, Nick got offered a "proper" job on Monday - double HURRAH. The drinks for that one are tonight! I'll let you know the quantity later!!!!

Anyway, will fill you in more fully about general life later but I thought I'd give you the main headlines now!

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Oh the shame of it all!

I'm sorry, I'm a bad person..... but most of my readers will know why I'm a little pre-occupied (and a tad lazy, I grant you!) what with the house move and stuff (which co-incidentally is THIS FRIDAY, AARRGGHH!).

Anyway, we have been busy doing lots of things, far too numerous to mention. I say this primarily in case I forget someone/thing as it's been so b****y long! However, some of the things are....
- making pizza (and lots of floury mess) with Daddy,

- going to see Nana and Grampy and going for a walk to "Snakes Valley" as known in the Circuit household - not yet shared with my daughters in case they're terrified! A lovely Sunday afternoon amble in the countryside without wellies shortly after some heavy rainfall. Not necessarily a problem but the shoes being worn were 2 weeks old and Maddy also spent most of the "trek" moaning that her legs ache and she "can't walk any more" - she managed most of it. Thanks Grampy for not being too proud about your appearance (see that's what good thousands of years in the scouting association does for you!).

- visiting the Morrises (soon to be neighbours - ish!) for some digital versatile disc entertainment in the form of HSM2. Lovely...... Bet on it....... Mmmmmmmm. I digress.

- we also had Easter weekend in Bude with the Gaskells during the hols. Great fun despite the force 9 gales and the wind. Thanks to them for the company! Lots of digging, splashing, soaking, falling over, some crying but mainly general lust for life and merriment was had by all. Plenty of pasties anyway!

- visiting Pete, Court and the bump.... we're looking forward to the next visit VERY much. Muchos excitement! But this visit was fun too!!! (She adds hastily!)

Apart from all that it's been boring housey, housey stuff. We finally exchanged on houses last Friday, a grand total of 13 weeks after putting in accepting offers for this and the new house. We complete on Thursday and move on Friday. I will try very hard to blog soon after - but, blah, blah, blah, excuses, excuses, excuses. Yadda, yadda, yadda..........

Be back soon (Yeah right!)

The lasses and their latest thing (High School Musical)

From fore to background: Jessica, Abby, Erin and Madeline! (Just in case you didn't already know!).... Oh, and a random baby!

Nana sliding?

Nana, Grampy and (some of) their grandaughters

Pizza by Wylies

The writing on the .... beach

Cheery

Foreground = Gaskells, background = Wylies (minus me!)

Wylies and Gaskells (cold and wet but ignoring it!)

Jessica's 5th and Madeline's 3rd birthday party!

Nick took the girls to ballet before hand and by the time they got back it was touch and go whether Jessica was going to be allowed to go - she was beside herself with excitement! But allowed she was - after an oath that she wouldn't show us up, then it was Maddy's turn to be hungry and therefore painfully grumpy! They were absolutely fine once they got into the swing of it though and all went without a hitch (although it wasn't heavily planned so would be quite hard to go wrong!). We danced, played games, danced some more, ate pizza etc, ate chocolate, ate more chocolate, and a few people had tears as they "didn't win". The joys of having children old enough to understand the point of the activity I guess... the littlies were just thrilled to be given ANOTHER chocolate and be allowed to eat it!

Nick was the games organiser and did a sterling job (I think), Janice and Peter were an excellent catering crew (with some assistance from John - although he was slightly deterred from helping by his youngest - Houdini!). A million thanks go to them and I hope the Chinese part made up for it! And what did I do I hear you cry? I was party planner and ensured the smooth running...... The honest answer is that I don't really know! Hovered, nagged, delegated and I suppose a bit of getting in everyone's way! Oh and some humiliation by making Nick join in the best dancer competition to U can't touch this although the only running man I saw was John's - perhaps he should have won instead of other Maddy! Chocolate in the post John!

So that was that for another year - hopefully it'll be bowling/cinema/or somesuchthing and a SMALL sleepover next year! Fingers crossed!

The cake (ALL made with my own fair hands!)

Half of the catering crew - don't know where the other half was.... on a break maybe?!!!

Empty, then full!

Some awful photos of the cake (if anyone has any un-blurred, please email them!)

Just 'coz it's cute!

Musical Chairs (and other activities).... Definate cheating from Mrs Gaskell

Best Dancer Competition

Half term...

was fairly non-eventful on account of the arrival of the Pox part II. We just bumbled around, venturing out and trying to keep Maddy quiet and inconspicuous so people didn't judge us too harshly! We had to do something with our time! Abby and Erin came round for a couple of hours, we had lunch with Daddy (to avoid a date with some Mormons who'd taken me under their wing), that's about it I think. And then on Thursday morning we retreated "oop North" for a bit of entertainment, both child and adult to blow away the blues. With the Pox on its way out we felt fine about going into the big wide world, mainly dog walking and bike riding. We went for a visit to see Julia Donaldson perform some of her stories (including "The Gruffalo"). It was great fun and I'd recommend it. Oh! We also had a bit of a disco (to make up for the fact that Hannah was missing her school one on Friday night!) - well I say disco... more, the lights were turned off some music was played and we had a little tuck shop! Excellent! Then on Sunday we had to return for school and work. That was it really. A lovely time was had by all. Ta muchly!

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The Travellers

Disco Inferno

Parklife