Williamson Park

After being confined by cough/cold bugs for what seems like forever we finally ventured out on Saturday.

We headed up to Williamson Park  in Lancaster.

The children ran off through the woods, aiming to be the first to see Ashton Memorial.

Around the back of the Memorial is the Butterfly House. 

Butterflies are very difficult to photograph . . . .  

This Butterfly was having lunch!!

Ooh going down the steps is so much easier than going up.

A fishy tail. . .

Last week, just before I came down with the lurgy, I purchased some 'sparkly pink and silver' fabric.

Yesterday, whilst looking after my sick little boy, I decided to sew.

(My son was only just 'unfit' for school,  happy watching TV and playing with Lego)

It's a fishy project for my two little nieces.

The idea is to make two 'sleeping bag' sort of things, for sofa sitting, story reading, film watching, etc

Number one took lots of puzzling, head scratching.

But all was worth it (just wish I'd made one my size)

So the final fishy tails. . . . . . 

Lovely fleece lined mermaid tails.

You can imagine the scene, my two beautiful blonde nieces, sitting on the sofa watching The Little Mermaid, sitting in there mermaid tails. . . . . . . The  trouble is I know them. The smaller of the two won't sit still and has an aversion to being 'dressed up'. The older of the two will probably say 'Mermaids don't have pink tails, you know?'

Big mean bugs.

Well what a week its been. 

The bugs flying round this house are big and mean.

It all started on Mothers Day when my other half started with a cold.

After one day at work he was bedridden on Tuesday!!

On Wednesday my son fell over at his friends, taking some skin off his hand but he seemed OK.

Thursday I started with the worst cold I've ever had and spent most of the day in bed.

 

Our parenting skills where put to the test, getting the children fed and out to school when you can hardly get out of bed is really hard. Add into that my son needed his hand bandaging !!

So by Saturday, fuelled by Lemsip we had to take him to Primary Care.

Now hes on medication for his hand but hes started with a cold, when will the sickness end . . . . 

On a lighter note, I'm feeling a lot better. definatly able to cope with a snotty boy.

Today the weather has been glorious and after being stuck inside for days (it feels like weeks), I played out all morning. The green house is now lovely and tidy and ready for seed planting!!

Let battle commence . . . .

This week has been a battle.

I have been battling against technology.

I hope its not just at my house but it can be exhausting, trying to get your children to do something other than 'Technology'

Today we've been playing out, 

today we've made a 'Unique Bird Table'

My son enjoyed using power tools and I still have all my fingers!!! 

(You hold the wood Mum and I'll drill it!!)

By the time I was trying to weave in the 'trimmings from the garden' my son had wandered off, waving branches round chatting away about . . . . . well everything!!

Even though we where both absolutely frozen we really enjoyed ourselves.

In a bid to stay away from technology we have also:

Been for a family walk.

Cycled to my Mum & Dads (and cycled back).

Visited the garden centre.

Shopped for bike accessories.

Visited friends.

Enjoyed the sun at Beacon Fell.

Ooh and been out for Ice cream.

So am I alone in the battle with technology,

Are other parents not worried about the time children spend on technology?

How much time is OK?

What else can you do on a wet February day?

Another day, another walk

So another day of half term, but sadly no sunshine.

Today we headed out to a nearby village for a walk.

As a party of eleven you definitely can't please everyone

and we did get quite a few 'I'm bored' 'how much farther' 'it's too cold' 'can we go home'

 

The boys enjoyed throwing moss to the ducks (we forgot bread or duck food) and they enjoyed throwing stones in the stream.

I think everyone enjoyed the hot drink and doughnut when we got back.

Tomorrow is forecast to rain, so what shall we do. . . . . 

Six + One = Beacon Fell

Today we've had beautiful sunshine.

For most of the morning I been waiting for a delivery,

 not very exciting but he did finally arrive at 1:00

 By this time I had six children to entertain

 (well maybe contain is a better word)

So Beacon Fell country park was my only chance of sanity.

In the photo above you can just see the four girls making a short film!!!

And in the photo above you can just make out the boys, running through the frosty grass, aiming there Nerf guns at . . . . . well only they knew!!!

We successfully broke the ice on the tarn without anyone going in (only just, a quick grab of a coat was all that saved us from wet boys) 

So a fully successful day, all children have been either delivered home or picked up and we are now back to two children.

Here's hoping for more sunshine.

Blockage

 This is cheating . . . . 

I've used these photos before. . . . . 

There all on Instagram . . . . 

My Blogging blockage continues . . . .  

Nothing seems interesting enough to blog. . . . . 

Maybe its the January blues (running over into February)

But since my last post I've tried to up my walking,

I've eaten lots of cake and I've even got the sewing machine out to make some curtains for my sisters 'new to her' campervan.