We spent the day wandering around the shopping Mall yesterday and I can't get over all the Christmas decorations, wrappers and trees that are everywhere. Philly tells me that they've been in the shops for the past two or three weeks. Thankfully there was no canned Christmas music being played but the supply of chocolate advent calendars had already dwindled and the wrapping paper displays were clearly emptying fast. So I added to their sales and all the boys can now spend December tending their acne with the introduction of a daily chocolate.
Today Ollie and I have a hot date for lunch - he's home on study leave for his final external exams that he's already half way through. He towers above me and it seems odd seeing this big man driving his siblings to school now, when it was only yesterday that I could look down to speak to him.
The next one down, Charlie is only a year behind him - learning to drive but, very involved in Air Cadets with a career in the Airforce uppermost in his mind, more interested in flying fighter planes. He's a bright cookie and leaves home at 6.30am to further his mathematical skills at special, before-school classes for advanced students.
They, all five boys, are a credit to their parents and firm friends with one another. All have a wide variety of interests and sports involvement and seem fond enough of their godmother to freely give goodnight and goodbye kisses. Perhaps the scavenger hunt with "body part" sweets at each destination help a little for the younger ones! Who said bribery didn't work?
Only 3 more sleeps until I arrive in the UK. I'd planned on it being cold there but hadn't expected it to be so cold here. The boys assure me that's something to be grateful for - snakes only come out in warm weather. It doesn't stop me keeping one eye open at all times though ... Just in case.
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