A few things I forgot to mention in the last post, Tom & Lily were both involved in the school play this year, Tom was helping with the sound - and found it quite challenging!

 And Lily was in the choir which she thoroughly enjoyed.

 Today I drove them and a couple of other children over to Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy for some Cross Country competition.  Tom did very well and was first out of the runners from Canongate and Lily was third girl from Canongate in her race, not sure where they were placed in the grand scheme of things but it wasn't first and third overall - let's be clear about that!

Lily and Lily Treung enjoying a picnic after their race - the umbrella is being used as a parasol today - it was glorious for a change!

So last Friday I drove through to mum & dad's to stay overnight prior to my drive back to Worcester to look at a couple of rentals.  Got up early on Saturday and Dad came with me, we drove through rain the whole way down, stopping at Tebay en route for a quick coffee.  We managed a quick walk in light rain once we reached Worcester as we needed to stretch our legs and be out of the car for a bit before looking at the 2 houses and setting off home again, we stopped at Tebay again for a nice cup of tea and a delicious slice of cake this time.   I stayed over again at mum & dad's  and then was up early on Sunday and home in time for morning coffee. Exhausted but at least decided on a place to rent until we can find something to buy.

I really ought to know by now not to leave it so long in between posts, looking at photos we have taken I realise we have had a holiday since my last post which I had completely forgotten about!  Probably because it was a very short break spent looking at around 18 houses in the Worcester/Malvern area as we are trying to sell up here and relocate there.

 Needless to say we didn't find our dream house on that occassion. 

Just over a week ago our very good friends, the Frantzs' (not sure if the apostrophe is in the right place, sorry.) arrived for a week of rest and golf in between their grand tour of London, Edinburgh and France.  As soon as they arrived the kids just took off like we just saw them last weekend as opposed to 2 years ago, it was lovely to catch up with them as we have missed them a lot.  Tim managed a round on the famous Old Course as well as the Castle, New and Jubilee or perhaps it was the Strathtyrum, anyway he got in a lot of golf and even Ethan managed a few holes.  Tom was a little under the weather - side effects from the previous week when he

 had been away on his P7 school trip to Nethy Bridge all week.  First time away from home on his own and we both survived, Tom was kept busy doing archery, orienteering and other outdoor pursuits as well as staying up late every night.  Then when he got home we had a dinner party for some of our friends and so poor Tom was kept awake with our drunken shenanigans and loud music until the small hours.  Therefore it was no surprise when he came over all poorly and slept for hours and hours and hours.

Last weekend Nick and I travelled back down south to look at another 11 houses whilst my parents came through to St Andrews to look after the children.  Unfortunately we still haven't found the house we want to buy but on the upside we received an offer on our house which we have accepted.  We now need to be out of our house by 19 July and so I think I am travelling back down to Worcester this weekend on my own to look at a couple of rentals.  Not looking forward to that drive again so soon!