Uttoxeter Fun centre

After S. got home from "school" we went to Utoxetters fun centre which is really worth its name. We had a blast.

The lady at the reception was a bit grumpy but everything else was brilliant. They have a little play area for under 3s and a three storey climbing area for bigger kids. Both my girls loved it. I. got all excited about a little ladder that she could climb up (similar to the ones leading to chicken houses) leading to two tiny slides on the other side. She went up and down all by herself and giggled every time she went down the slide. It was so cute.

S. had loads of fun in the big kids area which she tested together with her friend C.. She already asked me this morning if we can go back today. C.´s mom and I took turns in watching I. and got to test the big kids area as well. I am sure we had just as much fun as the girls. It´s good to re-discover the child in you every here and then.

We stayed for nearly 3 hours and time just flew by. I am sure we will be back soon.

I also finished my book "Veronica decides to die" by Paulo Coehlo. It was wonderful and I highly recommend it. Definitely one of the better books I read and real food for thought.

The story is about a girl that is fed up with her life which is based on routines. She attempts suicide but fails and instead wakes up in Villette, a lunatic asylum. Here she is told that, having damaged her heart irreparably, she has just a few days to live.
Living each day that is left to her to the full and talking to her inmates (all very interesting characters), Veronica realizes that she no longer wants to die. She discovers there are a lot of good things worth living for but which she had forgotten about as she´d been concentrating on the bad. The book beautifully describes the way she leaves her comfort zone of love, sex and social propriety and makes you re-think your own values and ideas about life.

Give it a go if you haven´t read it yet.