Tags: Days with the Children
Toby's A levels
Hooray!! Toby got his A level results last Thursday. He got an A for Geography, B for Biology and B...
Cindy's Gravestone
Well at last, Cindy\'s gravestone has been put up in the cemetery. We all went this afternoon after Meeting, had...
Past Week
I\'ve had a great week this week. The weather still hasn\'t been very good, but not too bad. Spent a...
Great Yarmouth!
Got back from Yarmouth last night after an exhausting journey, but having had a great time. The first train journey...
Past couple of days
Had a good couple of days recently, although the weather hasn\'t been very good. Spent Friday in town with friends...
Dad turns 39!!!
Believe it or not dad is now 39 which considering I\'m 16 still makes him pretty young, but still he\'s...
Finished GCSEs!
Just finished taking my GCSEs so I\'m on holiday for the next three months. Very happy! Got to wait till...
Race for Life
Rose is doing the Race for Life in aid of [Cancer Research UK][1]. It\'s a 5km run around the Knavesmire...
Rose's Website
Rose has got a website [here][1]. [1]: https://rose.aldreth.com...
John and Toby Have a Day Off
Millthorpe have got a training day today, so John and Toby are at home. John and I are going together...
Badminton with Simon
I won. Hooray. Very close though. It\'s always great having a really good run around and getting disgustingly hot and...
Millthorpe Open Evening
On Monday evening Rose and I went up to Millthorpe for their open evening. It\'s very odd to think that...
Cindy's Birthday
It would have been Cindy\'s birthday tomorrow so we went out for a meal with Lance and Mary to celebrate....
All Busy - except Toby!
Toby had his first weekend lie in for ages as the paper shop has now shut, so he\'s unemployed. He\'s...
Squash not Badminton - John to YTT
Yesterday I taught Luigi and Clara - for the first time this week as they\'ve been in Italy. I had...
Coffee with Andrea and Rose's Yoga
I had coffee with Andrea this morning - two hours putting the world to rights. Rose went for her third...
Well - long time no post
I\'ve really got out of the habit of writing here - partly because it felt as though I was trying...
Emma
We stopped off at Katharine and Simon\'s on our way home from Holland to see Emma. She was born on...
Half Term in Holland
Over half term we went to one of the Center Parcs in Holland. We drove via the Eurotunnel, then stopped...
John and Boodle
... came for supper. Very nice evening. We watched quite a lot of the [Eurovision Song Contest][1], which was won...
Phoenix Dance
John and I went to see [Stories in Red][1] the current Phoenix Dance production at the WYP last night. John...
Toby's New Job
Well that didn\'t take long!! It isn\'t really a new job, because it\'ll still be at the newsagent\'s. Two hours...
Paper Round
Toby is feeling rather agrieved this morning, as the papershop where he has diligently and very reliably done a paper...
Lal & Pauline's Second Anniversary
We went over to Lal and Pauline\'s today. Last year they had fantastic weather, but unfortunately it was grey and...
Work, Play, Food
I think I\'ve picked up some work this morning. Someone that Simon knows wants to withdraw her children from Tregelles...
Home and Doctor Who
It was raining this morning, after lovely weather for the rest of the weekend, so we left by about 9:30...
Meeting and a Play
We went over to Swarthmore for Meeting this morning. The village Meeting House had had a fire, so Meeting was...
Go Ape, Mountain Biking and a Bonfire
Rookhow is only 3 miles down the road from the Grizedale Forest Visitors centre, so there were lots of activities...
Exercise and the Lake District
I had a busy day today. I spent the morning sorting out packing for the Meeting trip to the Lake...
Lunch with Kath
I had a lovely lunch today with Kath. The last of the Ikea gravadlax, salad and a glass of wine....
Washing, Badminton and Bookgroup
A general sorting out day today. Several loads of washing dried and sorted. Supermarket **not** visited, must do it tomorrow!...
Turkey Holiday
We\'ve just got back from a lovely holiday in Patara, Turkey. The hotel was pretty luxurious, and was run by...
Photos added
I\'ve put some more photos on the website. There are some of John and Rose ready for World Book Day,...
A Film from Cindy's Camera
I finished the film that was in Cindy\'s camera this weekend in Manchester. It had some photos from the summer...
Old Photos
We were looking through lots of old photos last night, and Rose wanted a copy of the some of her...
Kodo Drummers
On Sunday we went over to Manchester to see the [Kodo Drummers][1], for John\'s Christmas present. We went on the...
Weekend in London
We went to London this weekend, primarily for Eleanor Garner\'s christening - of which more later. John, Rose & I...
Easter Holiday
Great excitement, as I\'ve booked us a holiday in Turkey over Easter. We\'re going to stay in a [hotel][1] that...
Booklists
The Guardian published [top 10 book lists][1] that three authors think children should have read by the time they leave...
Sunday
I went to Meeting this morning with Rose, while John had a leisurely morning. Lily came home with us to...
Tiger in the Well
I read the penultimate chapter of this fantastic book to Rose last night. Sally managed to escape from the cellar...
Skiing
I\'ve dropped Toby off this morning at the [Sheffield Ski Village][1] where he\'s going to take part in a learn...
Tea at Saffron and Jenny's
We\'ve been out for tea tonight at Saffron, Jenny and Nok\'s - except for Toby, who cooked for himself. In...
John on the Radio
The BBC rang up on Friday asking if John would do a report for [Big Toe][1]. They had our phone...
Lovely Oven Broken
I used our super new oven to grill sausages on Saturday, then when I came to use it to make...
Party Party Party
Yesterday (Sunday) was the day of the Meeting Mid-Winter Party and then in the late afternoon and evening we had...
Football, Town and Sketching
Rose went to her dancing at Southlands this morning - the normal tap, ballet, disco and drama she\'s been doing...
Out of the Habit
I\'ve really got out of the habit of posting here, so I\'m going to try and get going again. I...
Technology Projects
Toby and John have both brought home technology projects this week. Toby\'s was a DVD display stand that he made...
Scarcroft Christmas Play and Choir Concert
This afternoon I went to Scarcroft to watch their Christmas play. It was mostly acted by year 6 children, with...
Eleven Not Ten
Of course, I can\'t count. Yesterday\'s [post][1] looked back ten years to the night before John was born. Of course...
Birthday Tea
We had a chinese takeaway this evening, by special request. Katharine was here, and so were Lance and Mary. Delicious...
JCB Song
I heard the [JCB song][1] on the radio for the first time today. John and Rose have been watching its...
Icing Bag Nozzles
I\'ve been making meringues for John\'s birthday this evening. Cindy always used the icing bag to squirt them out quickly,...
School for Scandal
I\'ve just got all the children into bed after coming back from seeing [The School for Scandal][1] at York Theatre...
John's Birthday Treat
It\'s John\'s birthday next Thursday, and he decided to have his birthday treat before his birthday. So last night he...
Wednesday Night - Trinny & Susannah
We seem to have got into a routine of all watching What Not to Wear every Wednesday evening, even though...
Rose and John's Instruments Arrived
I picked up Rose\'s flute and John\'s saxophone on Tuesday and today is the day of their lessons. Rose had...
Rose Back to School
After Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday morning off school, Rose went back on Tuesday morning, and had a good time....
Theatre, Theatre, Gym, Dance, Cinema
On Friday evening I went to see Jerusalem at the WYP with Lance, while Mary looked after the children (babysat...
Thursday Already
\- where does the week go? The problem with writing several days at a time, is that I can\'t quite...
Brimham Rocks
We went to [Brimham Rocks][1] today with Kath and Louis. It was a fantastic day, really bright and warm (in...
Training Day
John and Rose were off school yesterday, as it was a teacher training day. Rose\'s friend Anna had organised a...
Steptoe & Son
I\'ve just got the children into bed after going out this evening to see [Steptoe & Son][1] at York Theatre...
Toby Still Home
Toby slept from 7:30 yesterday evening till 8:30 this morning - I had to phone the paper shop to say...
Theatre Trip & Toby Home
Toby\'s been off school today - dreadful cold, headache and runny nose. He slept for over three hours in the...
Home & Shakespeare
Rose has been at home today. Worn out and miserable this morning. We went to the supermarket together - as...
Bonfire Weekend
We went to two lovely bonfire parties this weekend. On Friday we went to John and Katie\'s. They had a...
Toby's Piano Lessons
Toby decided after the summer holiday that he wanted to have piano lessons again. He tinkled quite a lot over...
Half Term
We\'ve had a busy week, which is one reason I haven\'t written about it, and the other is that we...
Coffee and Harvest
I had coffee with Michelle this morning at the Blakehead Bookshop and Café - oh yeah and a huge plate...
Rose's Photos
Just had a film from Rose\'s camera developed. It starts with photos of last year\'s Christmas tree, so it\'s been...
School Cycle Ride, Cinema, Toby Home
John, Rose and I cycled this morning along the cycle track to Naburn on the [Scarcroft HSP][1] cycle ride. Nice...
Rose's Dance Show
Rose\'s dance show has been taking up a lot of time the last few weekends and I finally got to...
Toby to London
Rose and I went to the station to wave off Toby. He is spending this weekend in London with Jane...
Walk in the Wolds
I went for a [walk][1] in the Yorkshire Wolds today with David Campbell. We left after dropping children at schools...
Cindy's Birthday
Today would have been Cindy\'s 44<sup>th</sup> birthday. To celebrate we are going out this evening to La Piazza for a...
President John
John was elected onto the school council a couple of weeks ago - a boy and each girl get chosen...
Millthorpe Visit
John has been off school today with tummy bug, but he was well enough to go round [Millthorpe School][1] in...
Very Busy
It seems strange writing here now, which is one reason why I haven\'t posted for a week or so. But...
Photos of Mandy's Birthday
I\'ve put up some photos from Mandy\'s birthday weekend here in York. There are several of Cindy. <!-- [![Mandy &...
One Week On
It has been a week since Cindy was last in the house. It seems so recent, but things are so...
Practical Day
Kate Hodge our MacMillan nurse came round today, to chat about practical things. She\'s sorted out some extra painkillers for...
All Back to School
Toby started year 10 yesterday - looking very smart in his blue T-shirt (lower school wear white - he\'s really...
Saturday
Boring title I know - never mind. In the morning: Toby went off to play squash for the first time...
Dane's Dyke
I went off today with the children to [Dane\'s Dyke][1] to look for fossils. It\'s supposed to be good for...
Quietish Day
Nothing particular during the day - a bit of tidying up, putting away the washing... Toby went off to Monk\'s...
Computer Out of Action!
No entries recently as the computer hasn\'t been working properly. To catch up: <wpg2>wales2005</wpg2> Wales - rock climbing;excellent walk just...
Weekend at Home
We got back to York in time for lunch, unpacked and started on the mammoth washing pile! We ran out...
Spy Game
We went to the York Castle Museum to try out their August activity. Followed a booklet around, looking for clues...
Badminton
I played badminton against Simon on Tuesday and John and Toby had a game. They played together really well and...
Lake District
We had a fantastic week in the Lake District, staying in Keswick. Some of the highlights included: Scrambling up a...
Toby's New Site
Toby\'s got a new [site][1] on MSN Spaces. Let\'s see how long this one lasts! [1]: https://spaces.msn.com/members/TobyAndrews/...
To Uranus and Back!
John, Rose and I have just cycled along the [planet cycle path][1] to Uranus. It took about an hour and...
Toby Away
Toby is away this weekend with school for his second Duke of Edinburgh \"expedition\" - more like a week of...
Seaside Again
We\'ve been to Hunmanby Gap again today. Some skimming, some body boarding. John jumped off a submerged rock into, over,...
Saturday
John went to dance this morning, Rose was picked up from her sleepover at 11:30 - absolutely exhausted, very little...
Scarcroft Arts Evening
[Scarcroft][1] - John and Rose\'s school ran an arts evening for parents and children that we\'ve just got home from....
Sleepovers
John had Tom round for a sleepover, Rose went to Nok\'s. I don\'t think either pair got a great deal...
Two Fantastic Days at the Seaside
Bank Holiday Weekend - go to the seaside! So we did. All the children now have wetsuits, so they can...
Catch Up Time
I haven\'t posted for a while so here\'s what\'s been going on. Cindy - has had her tenth chemo treatment...
John - Silent - Surely Not!
For [Red Nose Day][1] next Friday, John has decided to do a whole day\'s sponsored silence. Everyone who know\'s him...
Tobias' Visit
Toby\'s German exchange - Tobi - went home on Wednesday. I think that he had a good time. He didn\'t...
Waiting for Tobias
John and Rose have gone to bed. Cindy is having a nap because she\'s exhausted. Toby is on a coach...
Vikings vs Saxons
We went down to the Eye of York this afternoon to watch a battle between the Vikings and the Saxons....
Needlework, Truck Driving, Seaside and Chinese
Wednesday of half-term holiday - Cindy and Rose went to the City of York Embroiderer\'s Guild children\'s session with Nok....
Half Term
School has finished for a week. We\'ve no major plans - seaside probably, some making no doubt. John is out...
Taizé Service
On Sunday evening there was a Taizé service in the Minster for the Week of Christian Unity, or something, and...
John's Slideshow
John has made a sideshow as well - [here][1]. Some of the writing is hard to read - when it\'s...
Craft & Engineering Afternoon
John has gone off to a birthday party - pizza and then ten pin bowling. We\'re having mussels for tea,...
Rose's Slideshow
Rose has made a powerpoint slide show story - [have a look at it][1]. [1]: https://www.tarrant.org.uk/The Place.htm...
Toby's Car
Toby and I went out today to the Knavesmire to drive his new car which was finally in good working...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Last night we went to see [The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe][1] at the West Yorkshire Playhouse with Lance...
Last Day of the Holiday
We decided to have a proper day out today, before school starts tomorrow. We all went over to [Eureka][1] in...
New Year's Eve
We had Jane & Andy and Steve & Sam with Tom and Josh round on New Year\'s Eve. Cindy and...
Monster Truck Update!
Hey Toby here. Been fidilling with car over the last week or so and today it got its first sort...
Christmas Round Up
A lovely Christmas. Children all pleased with their presents, at one point on Christmas morning our front room was ankle...
Christmas Eve
Last few preparations - present wrapping, turkey delivery (thanks Mark - who got up at four and got ours as...
Toby's Monster Truck
I\'ve just got back from driving over to Immingham, the port on the other side of the Humber from Hull,...
Craft Day
Cindy is currently coping with 6 children all trying to sew at once. She must be mad - particularly after...
Incredibles
We went to see [The Incredibles][1] last night, or more like yesterday afternoon. It was really good. The animation is...
York Waits
After saying bye to James and Emma (we left them at ours to have some tea, bathe children and go...
James and Emma
James and Emma came all the way up from their home near Bristol to visit us - for the day!...
Last Week of Term
It\'s Friday afternoon, and the children have come home for the start of two and a half weeks of Christmas...
Very Busy Weekend
**Friday:** At school, John and Rose went off to the station (with the rest of the school) to wave flags...
John's Birthday
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Training Day
All the children had a day off school yesterday, so after a lateish morning (for me and Cindy, anyway) we...
York Christmas Lights Turned On
I got back from town with the children just a couple of hours ago. We\'d been into town to watch...
Dance Festival
John\'s Saturday morning dance group were part of the city\'s Dance Performance yesterday afternoon. His group had prepared a dance...
Bonfire Weekend
We\'ve had a great weekend - **two** bonfire parties and visitors to stay. On Friday evening we went to John...
Summer Holidays
It\'s been ages since we added anything, so here\'s a general round up of events of the last month or...
Pauline & Lal's Wedding
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Day out at the 'Earth Centre'
Biked to the railway station this morning to catch the train to Connisborough just one stop down the line from...
Back to School
Well it\'s Thursday and we\'ve all been back at school since Monday. The children seem to have all settled back...
Rose & Toby's Birthdays
Just a few photos of Toby and Rose\'s Birthdays. <wpg2>trbday2004</wpg2>...
Photo Gallery
I\'ve just uploaded the first lot of photos to the photo gallery section of this site. They\'re of the Forbidden...
John BackFlips
Look at John doing backflips! <wpg2>backflips</wpg2>...
Cat in the Hat
Today I took John and Rose to see the \'Cat In The Hat\' very medicore and given only 5 out...
Arkengarthdale at Easter
We\'ve just been to Arkengarthdale (in Swaledale - Yorkshire Dales) with David and Anita, friends from Meeting, and their two...