Steve and I have been to Derbyshire over the start of the Easter weekend to see my family. Good old Travelodge put us up again for 2 nights. You can't really beat them at £29 per night for the room - and although it is basic the rooms are comfortable, clean and equipped with everything we need. And no I'm not being paid to say that (good idea though). We drove up on Thursday morning on hassle free roads and dry weather - even though the forecast promised rain and snow. We were obviously being smiled upon. First we went to Lisa's and offloaded all her stuff - some things that we don't need to take to Cyprus and she does need eg a patio table and chairs, a food processor, cookery books, a camera. We also took clothes and bits and pieces for the children and their birthday presents for later on in the year. It is actually Lisa's birthday today as I write and she is sharing the day with Louise, Mark and the children at Louise's house. After Steve and I walked to collect Caleb from school and brought him back home we got ready and met up with Louise, Mark, Neev and Aiden at The Castlewood pub for a meal together. That was lovely and the kids were able to play in their indoor madhouse as I call it so everyone was happy.
Tehya HAD to take her green goblin with her (she is heavily into Spiderman and has to watch it daily. Lisa calls it her nanny as it watches over Tehya while she does her domestic goddess bit). Teyha calls it her geen gobbin and loves it - although she refuses to take it to bed with her as its scary - she is only 2 after all. Caleb is the eldest of the grandchildren and the most hyper. He is a labrador that needs to be exercised to work off his surplus energy. Saying that he is a very sensitive boy and loves affection. I have a wonderful family.
Steve and I returned to Lisa's for a while before leaving her to a peaceful evening while we retreated to the Travelodge for the night.
The following morning we breakfasted at Lisa's and we took her shopping to a frantically busy Tesco's after which Steve and I went to visit Louise and family at her house. We offloaded Louise's goodies and their birthday presents for later in the year and she cooked us a lovely meal. Neev, Aiden and I played some board games which was great fun. They are lovely children and play very well together. Neev is a real little lady and acts very grown up compared to the others. She is heavily into fashion and the fashionable film and TV things - High School Musical etc. Aiden is heavily into cars same as Caleb - boys will be boys. They are a very close knit family and a joy to be with.
After another night in the Travelodge Steve and I visited Lisa again and took her and the children round to Louise's where we stayed for a while before heading home on the M1. We have brought Caleb back to Surrey with us for a few days and I will take him back to Derbyshire on Tuesday and stay with the girls until Friday. This will give us some time together before we leave these grey, cold shores. It was a lovely weekend and one to remember.... A selection of pics is attached from the weekend. The one of me with the two girls is one for me to treasure. I can't remember the last time we had a photo taken together so it is particularly precious to me.
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