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turpsCatch up on the last few days.
Thursday we took my MiL out for the day and ended up driving to Barnard Castle via the moors. The sheep and lambs are allowed to wander free up there, so it was a slow drive on occasions as they stood in the middle of the road.
From a very wet start to the day, the sun came out, and we actually ended up eating lunch outside at a deli we like, where it was quite warm in the direct sunshine.
Friday, we took Bodhi to the play café for the Wonka experience, and she had a lot of fun. It was organised chaos throughout, and she was a bit taken aback when she first saw the Oompa-Loompas, but she eventually got used to them and took part in the Easter Egg hunt and a few games. The one thing that made me shake my head a little was how one set of adults got far too competitive hunting for eggs. Which was stupid as you were given a list of eggs to find which were then swapped for a goodie bag at the end, so it's not like there was a time limit, or you got more for finding more eggs. That didn't stop a grown adult pushing in front of Bodhi to grab an egg she was about to pick up.
After dropping her back home, we headed to Newcastle to see Corey for a bit, handing over his Easter chocolate from us and various family members.
Saturday I went to spend the book token I was given for my birthday, and also called in Lush as instead of an egg my MiL had given money and I wanted to buy the new Shrek gingerbread man bubble bar. Only, to find out it was an online, apart from a few flagship shops, thing. So, no gingerbread bar, but I did come out with a new bubble bar and a handful of tester freebies. Then, after leaving there, went to show proof at The Firestation venue that I'm entitled to the carers discount so we can pick up our tickets to see Graz from Strictly's show, which is on next week.
Getting there we found out they were having a street food mini event and as it was a lovely, sunny day, and quite warm in the courtyard, shared a bowl of Masala chips and ended up chatting a long while to a family who turned up with their excellent dogs.
Plus, Gladiators final on the night, which I enjoyed a lot.
Sunday we dropped off Bodhi's chocolate and spent some time with her, Kayleigh and Lucy before heading out to pick up Pauline and her daughter as she was buying us lunch. It was a nice meal out, and it was good to spend time with them. Though, it was busy at the pub.
Yesterday, it was grocery shopping, then as it was raining all day, we sorted through the drawers, getting rid of old paperwork and sorting things out. Which meant we finally found the red lights bulbs, so I could change the light in the fire, which has been off for weeks now.
So yeah, a nice Easter. Though, I still don't have my new compression wraps. Turns out, what they meant when they said they were at the chemist was the script was at the chemist, and they still needed to be made. So, hopefully again, I'll get them in about 10 days.
Thursday we took my MiL out for the day and ended up driving to Barnard Castle via the moors. The sheep and lambs are allowed to wander free up there, so it was a slow drive on occasions as they stood in the middle of the road.
From a very wet start to the day, the sun came out, and we actually ended up eating lunch outside at a deli we like, where it was quite warm in the direct sunshine.
Friday, we took Bodhi to the play café for the Wonka experience, and she had a lot of fun. It was organised chaos throughout, and she was a bit taken aback when she first saw the Oompa-Loompas, but she eventually got used to them and took part in the Easter Egg hunt and a few games. The one thing that made me shake my head a little was how one set of adults got far too competitive hunting for eggs. Which was stupid as you were given a list of eggs to find which were then swapped for a goodie bag at the end, so it's not like there was a time limit, or you got more for finding more eggs. That didn't stop a grown adult pushing in front of Bodhi to grab an egg she was about to pick up.
After dropping her back home, we headed to Newcastle to see Corey for a bit, handing over his Easter chocolate from us and various family members.
Saturday I went to spend the book token I was given for my birthday, and also called in Lush as instead of an egg my MiL had given money and I wanted to buy the new Shrek gingerbread man bubble bar. Only, to find out it was an online, apart from a few flagship shops, thing. So, no gingerbread bar, but I did come out with a new bubble bar and a handful of tester freebies. Then, after leaving there, went to show proof at The Firestation venue that I'm entitled to the carers discount so we can pick up our tickets to see Graz from Strictly's show, which is on next week.
Getting there we found out they were having a street food mini event and as it was a lovely, sunny day, and quite warm in the courtyard, shared a bowl of Masala chips and ended up chatting a long while to a family who turned up with their excellent dogs.
Plus, Gladiators final on the night, which I enjoyed a lot.
Sunday we dropped off Bodhi's chocolate and spent some time with her, Kayleigh and Lucy before heading out to pick up Pauline and her daughter as she was buying us lunch. It was a nice meal out, and it was good to spend time with them. Though, it was busy at the pub.
Yesterday, it was grocery shopping, then as it was raining all day, we sorted through the drawers, getting rid of old paperwork and sorting things out. Which meant we finally found the red lights bulbs, so I could change the light in the fire, which has been off for weeks now.
So yeah, a nice Easter. Though, I still don't have my new compression wraps. Turns out, what they meant when they said they were at the chemist was the script was at the chemist, and they still needed to be made. So, hopefully again, I'll get them in about 10 days.
