A little while ago we went to Venture fro some family photos. This was the result! Sunshine helped Peter put it on the wall. It was a complicated task which involved, measuring, measuring, spirit levels, plumb bobs a bit more measuring. Then some drilling (which Rainbow didn’t like) and then finally the picture was up! It seems to have transformed the room…I love it!
It’s been a trying few days in the house of Allen, so as a respite for all Peter took Sunshine out this afternoon under the pretence of looking for getting a new vacuum. And Sunshine came home bearing gifts for me, Rainbow and Gran. Rainbow was bought a book (it had to be a board book otherwise she might rip the pages), Gran was bought a ‘breakable’ heart (I think it was made of some sort of soapstone) and I was bought a Homedics Spot foot massager in purple! Sunshine was at first drawn to the colour and when she quizzed Peter about what it was for decided that it was perfect for me as I had hurt my foot this morning by standing on a toy or some such thing…She only discovered that it vibrated under pressure in the checkout queue -to much amusement! Anyway, I really should be more careful about what I say in front of her…I just mentioned that we should keep it away from Rainbow so she doesn’t sit on it (there is another story here…). So Sunshine swiftly ran off with it and sat on it and…EEEK!…well, it’s away in the cupboard now! Sunshine decided it needed to go in the medicine cabinet…hmmm safest place I think!
Sunshine did some food tasting at nursery this week and for some strange reason said she didn't like brussel sprouts (which certainly wasn't true at Christmas!). Anyway, to reinforce this fact she drew a picture of a monster spitting out a brussel sprout and it is my favourite picture this week, maybe even for June, possibly the year so far!
Whilst discussing sharks at storytime last night, Sunshine announced:
"Boy sharks eat people. Girls sharks are more sensitive and don't eat people."
And a couple of weeks ago Sunshiine decided that it was really Rainbow's 2nd birthday today as her first birthday was "...when she came out of Mummy's tummy."
Well...what can you say to that...?
Last night Peter and I went on our first night out, without kids, for about 2 1/2 years! We went to Tori and Glenns wedding reception in Hartley Wintney. I will admit it was a bit strange being out without the girls, a bit strange being at a wedding party where we knew no-one (Peter knew the bride and the groom’s mother!), but today I felt tired but relaxed!
I had lined up a babysitter -Jess who we met when she was doing work experience at Sunshine’s nursery –although getting closer to going out time we were wondering if it was a good idea as Sunshine was a bit hyped up! But it all went well, Sunshine went to bed nicely and Rainbow stayed asleep. Needless to say, we will be making more of an effort to go out every now and again!
Although I have only just started back at work after a mammoth ten months off…it was time for a bit of me time and pampering! Peter got a new mini before Christmas, and along with that we got a guest pass to Pennyhill Park spa. So a few days before I had booked to go, I booked myself in for a treatment…so many to choose from but I decided on the Mala Mayi. Classed as an all encompassing cosseting treatment…full body exfoliation, mud treatment, head massage then back massage! Sounded fab…was even better!
I started the day as normal and dropped the girls at nursery and childminders and set off for my treat. 
Once I had found the spa and signed in, selected a locker I chose adventurine (the lockers were named after stones or grapes and other such like…) I should have gone with a grape variety as they were in the middle of the huge changing room! There was a swing chair in there to chill out on! Anyway, it felt a bit weird not actually having to do anything so I felt a bit lost! I went to gym to kill a bit of time before my treatment, then after about 30mins or so I felt that it must be time to get ready for the highlight…but I had enough time to check out the tepidarium in the thermal haven! Then off for my treatment…FANTASTIC although a little strange being smothered in mud and then wrapped up like a mummy…I had a bit of a chill out in a gel bed (not completely unlike my own bed!) then a spot of lunch…
After lunch I tried out most of the rooms in the thermal haven, the bubbly spa, the blue ballroom pool was lovely (especially as it was empty!)..Then all to soon it was time to come back to reality and to pick up the girls…
