Hello all,

Long time, no write. I got lost in the everyday stuff of life; birthdays, a holiday in Spain, some building work done to the house and oh, you know, just stuff.

Our summer didn’t stay summer-ish for long as the weather in the UK didn’t hold. Sadly, we never got to go in the pool again during the boys’ summer holidays. However, the boys started their new schools and I entered a new phase in my life with my youngest and last child gone all day.

Our building work that I mentioned in previous posts was delayed and we’re doing it all bit-by-bit. It’s much easier to chew and digest that way. For me at least.

Joe and Harry celebrated their 12th & 5th birthdays, and John celebrated his **th birthday.

We decided to take our first holiday abroad since before Harry was born in early October and it was needed. I looked forward to only having to think about what to wear and what to eat for the first time in a while. It was bliss. We booked a hotel on the PortAventura theme park near Salou. We had a lovely time just relaxing and because Halloween was coming up the theme of Halloween was rife. And I mean it was everywhere! But all good fun and the boys had a great time, making new friends. And so did we!

Oh, how I miss that blue sky! We came back rested and ready to face the rest of 2008 with some renewed energy.

Once back in England, we had a Halloween party to organise and the building work had to start. We managed to organise the party despite the building work. I hid everything behind cobwebs and a little imagination with Halloween decorations!

So, here we are in November! We haven’t celebrated 5th November yet but will on Saturday, at my cousin’s house. Apparently, we can use his new hot-tub too. The thought of that makes me go…brrrrr!

I’m in the crafting mood for scrapbooking, knitting, sewing and crafting for Christmas, but I have to wait as everything is packed away. I’ll manage somehow I’m sure. When the need is great…