A White Easter

Well I've always wanted a white Christmas but I never thought it would be a white Easter that I got. We woke up this morning like a large part of the country to a 10 cm blanket of snow. Once again Elizabeth was up and out of bed ready to play in the white stuff. Before 7 am we had a snow man built and sledged down the road ,being pulled by Dad, bumping into other children also being pulled around by their Dads. It was a beautiful sight on an Easter morning. But by 8am I was ready for breakfast and a hot cup of tea!!!

It was lovely to see Auntie Carol up here this week. A lovely surprise for Denise as she didn't know she was flying up ( a closely guarded secret). They both had a lovely time and got to do what they do do best laugh, chat and shop at Designer Outlet. A lovely time had by both and they got the chance to relax, chat and catch up. We just got her back to the airport with the snow blanketing the airport on Saturday. Its certainly a cold wind up at that airport. But the chance to see both the surounding countryside and Leeds stretching out below.

Happy 4th Elizabeth and New family member

Elizabeth celebrated her 4th birthday this month and had a lovely time. She had a lovely little party with her friends from nursery and got the bike she wanted from us. She has already been out and about on it and fallen off-one grazed knee. But like a true Robinson she got back on again and had another go.

We picked up a new arrival to our family this month-Hartley. He is a lovely cat and very friendly and wonderful with the girls -very gentle.

Happy 1st Birthday Maisy

Maisy celebrated her first birthday on the 19th February.

I can't believe how quickly the year has gone. Thank you to everybody who sent presents. She loved her musical alphabet from Nanny and her musical teddy from Granny as well as all the others she received. She also took her first tottering steps today unaided which she thought was great.

Woken up last night with the whole house shaking as Britain had an Earthquake 5.2 on the scale. We had the bed, cot and walls shaking and sliding and couldn't quite believe what was happening . All was confirmed with the breakfast news. Had to then spend a bit of time striaghtening the pictures on our walls. It was the strangest feeling.

A busy start to the year

Hello All
Well its has been a very busy start to our new year. We successfully moved into our new house and started a new job. We have managed to sort most of our things out now only a couple of boxes left but they contain things that need to go on shelves and we need to buy those and put them up. Everything else is beginning to look good. We have new carpet throughout now only two bedrooms left to do and we've started to hang the new net curtains. We bought and built a new toy box for the girls room this Saturday to put the rest of their toys in.
I have been out in the garden and started to sort this out. Cutting bushes back and generally tidying up. This week-end we went out to by some hedgeing as an old fence which is rotten we are going to replace with a hedge-row. So I've bought 55 privet bushes to plant out when the weather improves and I've managed to clear away the old fence and ivy. I've been digging over the flower beds as well ready for the better weather so we can plant them out. Its great we have a blank canvas to work with.
At work I have settled in well and I'm really getting on well with the other members of staff. We have survived a big county inspection this week and the school has done very well. Elizabeth has also settled in well to her new school and has made some good new friends- Holly being her best friend.
Maisy is busy teething so is unsettled at the moment -six altogether at the moment and it looks like to more on the bottom are on there way.
Denise helped out an old lady called Hilda in Selby who stummbled and fell flat on her face on the cobbles. She helped her up and took her for a cup of tea and made sure she got home safely. Others just walked by;what sort of world are we living in now. She has also held a little coffee afternoon with a couple of her new friends and babies at our place.
Looking forward now to coming down to see everybody at half term.
When we get back up north again we are hoping to go to the local cat rescue centre to take on another cat. We would like another male, ginger if possible and it will be called Oswald- Elizabeth has decided.(name from Denise-He was a King of Northumbria)
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SNOW !

Our first taste of winter up north. It started snowing first thing and Elizabeth was out in the snow in her pyjamas. Before breakfast she had her first little snowman made with Eren. Snowed off and on all day and we ended up with a couple of inches . The girls ,big and small, loved it and can't wait for more. Bring it on -more please

Together at Christmas

It was great to have all our girls around us this Christmas and I'm sure you'll all agree its a cracking photo. We had a great day- if on the lively side. Noise ,chaos and wrapping paper everywhere from the early hours (the teenagers were awoken with Elizabeth's sliding whistle-curtacy of Father Christmas)and it didn't stop till bedtime, but what a wonderful day.Elizabeth had been very excited and wasn't disappointed when she opened her presents and found a scooter which she has test driven up and down the corridor and all around the houses ever since- she says she's getting much better with all the practise. Maisy enjoyed eating her way through lots of the empty boxes but also loved her musical train. Sadie and Eren spent a comfortable Christmas night in new pyjamas and down loading images onto their digital picture frame key rings, whist Denise has been immortalised for ever with a star named after her (My beautiful Denise) which she loved. I'm all kitted out with new socks,slippers, boxers and some flashy ties. We ate our way through a fantastic dinner and a load of chocolate.

Now looking forward to the New Year and moving into our new house and starting a new job.

A Fond Farwell to Waterside Primary School

Well the time has come to leave my harem (as I fondly refer to them) of voluptuous colleagues and I will miss them all. They all have loads of eastern promise in lots of different ways. They gave me a great send off as can be seen-

I hope they will remember our time together fondly staying in contact and checking out the blog to see how life is going up North. The time has now come to break in a new harem !!! so wish me luck.