February 15, 2006
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This week Madge and I are in the middle of a full Grandparents’ session with a vengeance.
Stage one was drive down to the South Coast, spend a couple of days with son Paul and family, and bring up Jake, Lauren and Dan to spend the week with cousins Sam and Tom and half-cousins Luc, Jackson and Lucy, with cousins Katie and Amy bobbing in at the weekend.
Stage two was to invite all the cousins round for the week to have indoor and outdoor fun and games during the school holidays.
So Tuesday was the cue for Madge to make her monster Shepherd’s Pie for the ten of us. Lovely to see the kids’ excitement as they get to stay over at Sam and Tom’s and go round to Luc and Jackson’s or Lucy’s for the afternoon. I have good memories of staying over when I was a kid, sleeping out was always an exciting experience.
A bonus for the kids this year was that since Jake, Lauren and Dan did not get up here at Christmas because the heavy snow at the time made the journey hazardous, there has been a belated giving out of stored-up Christmas presents.
Stage three, if you haven’t already guessed, is to survive the week intact.
Pics below show some of the gang around the dinner table, and a view of the tree-den the lads built up this afternoon. With a bit of luck, Madge and I might just survive the week !
Comments (2)
Shepherds Pie – yummy!!
I haven’t made Shepherd’s pie in ages. That’s alot of kids there but what fun you have had. Cool tree den. I am sure you and Madge did a great job and will enjoy some unwinding relaxing time soon.