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.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
I am back!!!
Have been neglecting this blog a bit but now I am back after some people told me they are actually reading it. :)
We are back in England after spending the Christmas holidays in snowy Germany. It´s been nice to meet up with friends and family and also to have babysitters which made it possible for M. and me to go out without the kids and party a bit. It´s been the first time since I. was born which most of you know was quite a while ago by now. Luckily, partying is like biking, you don´t forget how to do it. ;)
While in Germany, we had some more first time moments such as S. trying to ski (she did very well), I. going downhill on a sledge and touching snow, S. going to the movies (which she loved. We watched Rapunzel!) and of course I. first Christmas (unfortunately she slept of exhaustion before we opened presents). All in all, it´s been a really lovely holiday.
Now, back in England, we are realizing that our time is limited and we are trying to make the most of it. We made a list with our top things to do and hopefully we get through with it before it is time to go back. Unfortunately, we all came down with a stomach bug last weekend so we didn´t really do much.
Yesterday, however, we took a trip into the Peak district and went to the Chestnut Centre , which is a wildlife park specializing on Otters and owls. It´s in a quite scenic location and makes a nice walk during which one passes different types otters and owls, a fox, a wildcat and some other small animals and deers. The kids really liked it and so did we even though we found it a bit pricey for what you actually get.
On the way home we stopped by a little village called Eyam, which became famous because their inhabitants went into voluntary quarantine when the plague was imported from London in 1665. I think it is one of the cutest little English villages I have been to so far. It is comprised of many fine old houses and parts of the village looked like they haven´t changed much for centuries. I definitely want to go back and walk a around a bit. Yesterday we didn´t have time for it since S. started to have stomach pains again and we needed to rush home.
She is still sick today, resulting in us staying home again and just relaxing.
We are back in England after spending the Christmas holidays in snowy Germany. It´s been nice to meet up with friends and family and also to have babysitters which made it possible for M. and me to go out without the kids and party a bit. It´s been the first time since I. was born which most of you know was quite a while ago by now. Luckily, partying is like biking, you don´t forget how to do it. ;)
While in Germany, we had some more first time moments such as S. trying to ski (she did very well), I. going downhill on a sledge and touching snow, S. going to the movies (which she loved. We watched Rapunzel!) and of course I. first Christmas (unfortunately she slept of exhaustion before we opened presents). All in all, it´s been a really lovely holiday.
Now, back in England, we are realizing that our time is limited and we are trying to make the most of it. We made a list with our top things to do and hopefully we get through with it before it is time to go back. Unfortunately, we all came down with a stomach bug last weekend so we didn´t really do much.
Yesterday, however, we took a trip into the Peak district and went to the Chestnut Centre , which is a wildlife park specializing on Otters and owls. It´s in a quite scenic location and makes a nice walk during which one passes different types otters and owls, a fox, a wildcat and some other small animals and deers. The kids really liked it and so did we even though we found it a bit pricey for what you actually get.
On the way home we stopped by a little village called Eyam, which became famous because their inhabitants went into voluntary quarantine when the plague was imported from London in 1665. I think it is one of the cutest little English villages I have been to so far. It is comprised of many fine old houses and parts of the village looked like they haven´t changed much for centuries. I definitely want to go back and walk a around a bit. Yesterday we didn´t have time for it since S. started to have stomach pains again and we needed to rush home.
She is still sick today, resulting in us staying home again and just relaxing.
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