So much news

I have so much to tell of what we have been doing over the last little while. I will do it in bits. First, we have now moved house and we are all in love with our new place. It has a dishwasher and it's the first time either of us have had one so we are crazy about it and even if G puts his glass down between sips I scoop it up and put it in the dishwasher! There is lots of room and the garden is huge and sunny and full of trees and there are masses of daisies. There is a huge window in the kitchen and I have picked a big bunch of roses from our garden, red and pink, and put them on the window sill in an old fashioned milk bottle I found under the house. The sky is clear blue at the moment and it is a very pretty picture looking out into the garden.

Yesterday G mowed his very own lawn for the first time in 16 years - something he has wanted to do for a long long time.

The kids seem very happy and both slept through the night in their own beds last night - although we have a slight problem with Izzie to which I have dedicated a seperate blog entry.

Our puppy is terrific and we all adore him. He is a rough coated collie crossed with a border collie. From the rough side he gets a long, elegant head, almond eyes and a very regal deminour (sp?), also a placid, nature which allows Izzie to grab onto him with both fists and chew on his fur. From his border side he gets a desire to run up and down the garden and follow me around right on my heel. He is amazing with both kids and especiallly loves Izzie, he curls up next to her and they lie like puppy brother and sister on the mat. His name is Django which is a gypsy exclamation meaning "I awake!"

Bax is very settled at his new kindy and is really loving it. His words are multiplying and becoming clearer. He loves to sing. And gentle, imagination games are coming out, he puts his teddies to bed on the pillow and takes them into the garden to sit under trees and he wonts simply drop them on the grass but makes sure they are sitting up. Bax is also eating much better. At the Kindy he gets all fresh, homemade, vegetarian food and he likes that.

So, we are very very happy and I wish I could have you all over for a big BBQ in our new garden, we could sit under the apple tree on the daisy lawn and eat pikelets and drink Pimms.