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I'm in true avoidance mode - I know I should be doing accounts therefore I am doing everything but!

Today - to shrug off the guilt of choosing to stay inside this week 'doing chores' whilst the boys braved the sub zero temps outdoors in the garden (on the few occasions when they wanted to go sledging) I decided after lunch instead of snuggling up CC for a nap and finding a game to play with LL, that we would all get bundled up for the cold and head forth into the garden together. It occurred to me yesterday that CC still hadn't sat in a sledge, never mind been pulled around in one and then whizzed down a slope. Today was the day to rectify this fact!

All snuggled up with our layers we headed out, grabbed the sledges and I plonked CC in one and started to pull. He loved it! he giggled all the way, and when I managed to get him up the slope (without tipping him out of the back) he was unaware of the joy he was about to encounter... Ooh the giggles as he came fleeing down the hill (about 8 foots worth lol). We went up and down and up and down. Queueing up behind LL each time to take our turn. He even found it hilarious when he did eventually fall out of the back!

Once CC had had his fill of the snowy outdoors I plonked him down for a nap and LL and I set to the task of building a snowman. The snow on top of the moss on the platform was absolutely perfect and rolled up textbook style. To the point where it was quite addictive, and we (I) kept going to see how big it could get. LL attempted to push it once quite big and had no chance! I was at the stage where I had to take a run at it and use full body weight, and sometimes with luck we could keep it going with momentum. Once the body was in position we (I) set to rolling the head. (I have to say the interest had worn off with LL at this stage and he had returned to sledging)

Once a decent sized one had been made and positioned at the foot of Frosty's body, I realised there was no way that, between us, we could get it up onto the body - enter stage left the lads from next door! Luckily they managed to plonk it on for us, so all we had to do was slap snowballs onto Frosty's body to fill him out a bit, and find a nose (pine cone) mouth (chuckies) and eyes (coal).

A couple of twigs for arms and our new addition to the garden was complete.

 

 LL was enamoured (but dwarfed). We returned indoors with rosy cheeks and a sense of achievement. What a great afternoon.

BFS's favourite kind...

This is going to be a picture free blog. In fact it's actually an avoidance blog! I took six hours out of my time yesterday to finally get the Playgroup accounts filed. Yup filed only - I haven't even started the mammoth task of actually completing the cash book and updating the income/expenditure sheets and checking all of the receipts, payslips, invoices and bank statements. A task I'm supposed to be doing now, but instead I thought I'd update the blog. I have a valid reaon for this - I am explaining in advance my absence for the next couple of weeks! I'm going to attempt a month an evening (maybe two at a push) and with about 20 to do to get me up to date I reckon I will be missing in action for some time! The snow hit Station House (and the surrounding area) a couple of mornings ago, and it's been beautiful. I haven't managed however to take any pics (slap on wrist). With temperatures of -9°C throughout the day, the focus has been more on getting from the car to the house as quickly as possible! I'll try and check-in intermittently whilst the accounts are in progress (it's another one of my 'fresh start' tasks I need to get out of the way) but no promises!

Duvet Day!

Well today has been one of mooching. The weather outside is frightful (to quote a famous tune!) so we've swerved any effort to get out in it. I'm not too plussed as I think we've done not too bad in the outdoors stakes this week! The house got a quick once over. BB was keen to earn pennies for chores, but stopped shy when the prospect of tidying the playroom loomed (even with the offer of £1 for doing so!) What he doesn't realise is that he will now have to do it anyway for no monetary reward...

CC has been cracking me up. He's been on top form and making his own fun with skirls and laughter thrown in. He joined in the boys dancing show (put on for my pleasure) and then made an assault course using the sofa and its cushions.

The big boys are now engrossed in Toy Story 3 with some popcorn at their side, whilst CC has his nap. I've got dinner on the go and even prepped the lamb for tomorrows tagine effort.

My small achievement today was clearing out the filter in the kitchen tap. The flow on the cold has been bugging me for ages, and this has made a bit of an improvement!

I was going to take the boys to see Grandma A. in her new home, but we didn't make it. I'm putting into practise my belt tightening and watching the outlay on fuel since I'm heading in that direction at the end of the week anyway!