Not quite as planned

Didn't quite get round to blogging every day during December, and we haven't got around to doing the Christmassy things we had planned, due to the weather, but mainly because of illnesses.

Anyway, since my last post:-

Mike was working for most of the weekend, but as we had a spare morning on the Sunday due to a cancelled Rugby match, we headed to the coast for a walk and a play in the park.

On Mikes day off during the week we thought we had better finish our Christmas shopping.  First stop the best Charity Shop in Exeter, in Heavitree.   Mike and I always buy most of our presents for each other from Charity shops, its lots of fun, cheap and best of all goes to a good cause.  Also we get the children bits and pieces to fill up their Santa sacks.

Wednesday I intended to take James into the HE Group, got into Exeter, felt ill and cold, so came back home with Mike when he finished his shift.  Spent the rest of the afternoon on the sofa under the duvet.

Mike had booked a long weekend off so on Friday  we decided to go and collect pine cones from the local Uni grounds

Then into the Cafe for a latte and a special hot chocolate for James, with some nice chocolate croissants, courtesy of my mum.

Saturday was spent with Becky and Danny doing their Christmas shopping in our local High Street, and we made a quick visit in the evening to catch the end of the Christmas Fayre in the Square then popped into my parents new flat on the way back home for a cup of tea.

Sunday - another match cancelled due to a water logged pitch, so a whole Sunday free. We were planning on going to the Christingle Service in the afternoon, but James was not feeling well, so we just stayed at home, wrapping presents and writing cards. 

Since then James had been really poorly, with temperatures as high as 103 degrees.  He has an infection in both ears and is on antibiotics. At the moment he is still asleep, and the older two are getting themselves ready for school, as I will not leave James alone as high temperature increase his chance of a seizure, thankfully, so far, he hasn't had one.  Hoping and praying that it will stay that way.

Now onto school - my children are doing extremely well it seems, and I am waiting for their report to come through for the end of the year.   They are getting high marks in most subjects and have settled in well.  Danny went to the Christmas Disco last night and had a great time, Becky didn't fancy it, so she stayed at home and revised for her French test today. (In between helping me with James)

As for all things Christmassy this week, well a lot of that didn't happen, including the HE Christmas Party for James, and his Christmas Craft session at the library, and I definitely think Christmas Crealy is out for him tomorrow as well.  Mike is working this weekend,  so am not really sure what we will be doing, mainly because of James, so will wait and see.  

Hoping that the weather will settle down here too, very rough here today.
Have a good day
Lou x