Jam2MapleSyrup: Your generosity Gnomes no bounds

At 3am Huffle heard noises and went downstairs to investigate. Then when we were fully awake, we heard noises outside which kept us awake for longer. The rest of the early morning I spent awake and in pain with my shoulder. What a terrible nights sleep!

The boys went off to school with a promise of temperatures of 24* but in reality it got no warmer than 12*. We also had a little bit of rain, lots of dark clouds and a bit of sun. Grandma and I left Huffle in the bunker and Grandad mending the china cabinet. Grandma and I went off to my sewing shop with the intention of handing in my sewing square and picking up my next task and also to show Grandma the shop. However it was closed. On the way to the shop, just outside of the Hamlet we had a scare. We were at the traffic lights and they turned to green (for us) we started to drive forwards over the junction (intersection) and a car came flying across the road towards us. It was going very fast and would have very easily mowed us down, squashing Grandma first. I'm guessing we would have been lucky to survive. We did stop when we saw him, luckily, but we have no idea what he was thinking about. He skidded violently and smoke was coming off his tyres. My he bloody idiot. We were very shocked and drove off carefully but we should have stopped and given him a good telling off!

Next we went to the Mall and looked at dinner plates. We found some we liked and they were 40% off but had no prices on so we hung around for what seemed like ages and then attracted the attention of the sales woman. "Can you give us some prices please on some playes?" We politely said. "After I have dealt with my customer" she said and waved us away dismissively. The cheek of the woman. We blew her a silent raspberry and left the shop. We were just saying how it was the closest store to John Lewis we had been in as well. We stopped for a nice cup of tea served to us by a nice polite lady and left to join Grandad and Huffle for lunch. The place we wanted to go was also shut and so was our second choice. We ended up in an Italian type of place and had a nice meal together. Grandad and Huffle then left for a trip to the Tire and Grandma and I found the same shop from earlier but in a different mall. This time we found a nice sales woman who found us the price and even helped us to put our purchases in the car. Grandma thanked her for being so nice. I hope they are on some sort of commission.

We came home in time for a sit down and look at our crockery before the kids came home. Small had a letter to sign about the trip to Quebec next year, plus a letter to sign about a trip to a theme park for a musical festival he may be appearing in Summertime as a technical assistance. All of this costing much money, so he was being very helpful in putting things away and finding things for me. He is going to help out a lot more in order to earn his trips away. He also wants to go to Summer Camp!!!!! I think he may need to get a job! Smallest came home with a black eye from being hit with a football!

MrsPiano arrived and Small had his lesson first. She said she was very proud of the boys performance yesterday.

Grandad made the boys tea (because they expect it at least once per visit). He made them a one pot sausage, egg and beans dinner - because then there is only one pot to wash up!

I did see him wash up the pan in between making it for Small and Smallest - wouldn't that be the same as using two pots? "I'm looking after my boys" he said smugly. The boys have his meal a 10 and 9.7 out of 10. He is very happy with the results.

We played Yahtzee while Small was at scouts having a rubbish time.

Smallest's faces!

Tonight is Grandma and Grandad's last evening here. I am taking them to the airport tomorrow. Wow, that time went fast? It has been a good visit and they will be back soon enough.