Shopping in Corby

It was a grey start to the day and the weather was just as confused about what it wanted to do  as the weather forecasters predictions. Thankfully the one that was right was the one that included sunny intervals so we did see a quite a bit of sun throughout the day and by the end of the day the weather was lovely just when we needed it.

Getting the girls off to school went like a dream. They both got up with loads of time to spare, made their own breakfast and packed lunches and were soon on their way to school. All to soon I was sitting down to my coffee in the peace and quiet of an empty house before it was time for a shower.

At ten o'clock it was time to pick up little Lucy from her mummies. She seemed in a strange mood when I picked her up and gave me the biggest cuddle ever and just wouldn't let go. Normally we just walk to the car and chat but this morning it was completely different. I asked her what was wrong but she didn't answer all she did was hug me. I think she might have been tired and clearly she wasn't happy go lucky self. All the same as we drove home via the garage she did pick up and really made me smile with one or two of the things she said. It was lovely to be with her again.

The morning was spent around the house playing inside and out. I made Lucy a train track and we played trains for a while before she headed out to the garden to play on her tricycle and play chase with George. George loves haring around the garden. He plays hide and seek in the long grass and equally Lucy loves to chase after him. After being outside for a while she went back in to play with her dolls and play shops. We had a grand morning together.

With food to get and driving to be kept to a minimum until the car is repaired later in the week we headed out to Corby to go food shopping for the rest of the week. On the way we stopped off at Greggs for some sausage rolls and drinks which we polished off while we chatted in the car. Lucy loves the sausage rolls from the bakers and today they were just the right temperature for her delicate little mouth.

With lunch out of the way we set off to get to the large ASDA in Corby. Compared to the supermarkets in Oakham it seems really big and not only stocks food but all kinds of household item, clothes and electrical items. Although I prefer the smaller supermarkets it does make a change to be in a larger store with such a large range of goods. Lucy loved the halloween aisle they had there and we had to make several visits to play with the scary toys they had on display. In particular she liked zombie with it red flashing eyes. She going to have so much fun on hallowed this year getting sweets, it just a shame she won't be going around with Emily and Catherine this year or for a few years to come. They both love dressing up as does Lucy. With most of the shopping for the week done we soon were heading home again while listening to music and having fun in the car. Lucy was so good in the shop as always, the only thing she asked for was her sweets for her and her sister Mary. 

When we got back to Langham there was just time to put the shopping away and have a quick coffee before Catherine came home. With the weather improving all the time we decide we should make the most of it and get out to the park. So as soon as Catherine got home we headed out to get Emily and bring her home via the local park.

It was really rather glorious for the time of the year when we got to the park. The clouds were high in the sky and the sun was shining down brightly. Lucy had been wanting to go to the park all day and even though it was only Langham park it was still a park to Lucy. Emily had science homework to do and was soon settling down on the picnic benches to get it done in the sunshine while Lucy played, while Catherine had popped back to the house to pick up her new bicycle. Lucy had great fun on the slide and the trim trial. She is so good on the chain bridge now and can do it without thinking. By the time Catherine had arrived we were down by the skate board ramp. Lucy love sliding down it, especially hand in in hand with Emily or Catherine, preferably both of them. Catherine is not confident enough on her bicycle to use the ramp yet but Lucy had great fun chasing her around while Emily continued to finish her home at the top of the ramp. When it came time to go home Lucy walked through the allotments with Emily who told them all about having one last summer. Lucy loves seeing all the things that grow there and Emily picked her a few raspberries for her to eat. She loved them just as much as she loved the blackberries that we use to pick outside the house and was soon asking for more.

Returning home Emily went off to play with Lucy while I got the dinner ready. A simple meal tonight, meaty sausages and mash with bake beans. Lucy did really well eating her dinner and Catherine and Emily had clean plates by the end of the meal. For pudding they all had swiss roll. It goes without saying that all was gone before not to long. Finally they all went off to play in the family room for the last hour before Lucy left us again. 

With Lucy dressed in her Peppa Pig clothes it was time for her to return back to her mummies. After kisses and cuddles from Emily and Catherine we both set off for Oakham. We were soon there and I was heading back home on my own. We had a fab day together and a surprising one in some ways. I can't wait to have them altogether again on Friday and with half term just around the conner they will have even longer with each other soon during the day.

When I got back the girls were playing on the computers. Catherine was playing games on Facebook while Emily was chatting with her friends. They did this for a while before settling down to watch so television on BBC iPlayer before bedtime. They both seem so grown up these days that it is hard to think they were once like little Lucy. Time passes so quickly.

It has been a funny three days in lots of different ways, things that have happened and things that have been said. I know what I want from life and I know things can only get better. In fact I have always known what I want, it is something I worked at for ages, it just got lost in all that has been happening at home recently. How I get there again, well that is something that needs some thought.