Day 136: Wednesday 24th July

Holidays are comin', holidays are comin'.......

At last. 

C1 and C2 are so tired - we all need a break from getting up at stupid o'clock, getting out, getting in, and getting back. Looking forward to 41 days off!

Last day in Year 3

Last day in Year 6

 Tears on the playground, tears at home, friends moving on, and a lesson on how 'real friends' never stop being friends no matter how many miles there are between them. 

On a different level, I had a lesson this morning from C1 on how to apply eye-liner correctly. Shock horror. My daughter is more adept with face-slap than I have ever been!

Like this, Mummy...

The day was spent being busy, and breathing the last peaceful air for a while, due to the schools breaking up today. Mr 1957 and I have packed the trailer tent, done the shopping, done a list, and now just need to wait for departure day. 

Ready.....

C1 and C2 are anticipating the thrill of a chemical toilet, fetching all the water we need from a stand-pipe, and playing wild and wonderful games in the fields and woodland around Nantserth. They were not originally included in the plans, but now, they are in the thick of it.  Ha ha!

I have Mummy and Daddy to thank for the years of experience gained from caravan holidays through my childhood. Memories of queuing up for a go with the winding tool to get the legs of the caravan down (jostling with my brothers for the prime job of setting up!), pitching the toilet tent....

... fresh air, no technology, no electricity, torches, outdoor cooking, French cricket, and being forever amazed at how comfortable and homely our little pitch could become, in the space of a couple of hours. I hope and pray that C1 and C2 continue to get the same excitement as I did. 

Simple living. 
No more, no less.

And tomorrow is Mummy & Daddy's 54th wedding anniversary. Respect to both of them. Afternoon tea with scones, jam and clotted cream is on the cards for tomorrow. There will be love all around.