I’m linking up with @oliversmadhouse #magicmoments
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snap
I find it amazing that a simple game of snap can have my daughter in fits of laughter but it’s true.
Yesterday after tea me and my daughter sat down to a game of snap. I shuffled the small deck of cards – which she got from the play centre early on in the afternoon from one of the machines that they systematically place right next to the exit.
After all the cards were shuffled and dealt out it was on with the game, taking it in turns to place our cards down anticipating when the first snap would come. On the turn of the next card and there it was! I left a short pause giving my daughter a chance to snap but it never came so SNAP — I got the first pile of cards.
I placed the next card down and I noticed this time she had a small hand hovering over the pile of cards. She was even looking at her cards before she placed them down, getting SNAP before I even had a chance, so I gave her a little tickle asking her if she was cheating, to which she let out a roar of laughter.
This carried on for a while. Her little hand hovering over the pile of cards with big belly laughter as she shouted out SNAP. There was so much laughter that she even had to go to the loo. She even took her cards with her so I wouldn’t nick any.
When she came back the game recommenced. After a few cards had been placed down I finally got the chance to claw some cards back, shouting snap!! Then the little hovering hand was back which caused her to laugh even more as she knew the next snap would be hers.
I was down to 3 cards to her 49, so I knew that the game would soon be over and my daughter would be crowned the (rightful) winner.
I’m linking this post to @oliversmadhouse #magicmoments
Out with the old in with the new
For the last few years I’ve been using a computer my old faithful as I used to call it until recently its been slow taking ages to load one page which has really got on my nerve’s tapping my foot and waiting I was ready to throw the whole thing out the window
Then it started having software problems as well and I finally had enough of it it was time to upgrade instead of having a massive computer at the side of the sofa I thought this time I would go for a laptop with the weather being so nice I could take it outside and sit in the sun without being stuck to being indoors
So I went on the hunt after looking on the internet which I used my nexus for as my old faithful would take so long I found the one on amazon I wanted so I asked hubby to check it out for me and he gave me the ok
I got some money saved up but had to take a little extra out of the bank to go towards it
The best part was that the laptop I wanted had come down in price by £50 it was supposed to be £349 and I got it for £299 so come Tuesday morning the buy button got clicked even better hubby got Amazon’s express service which meant it was coming on Wednesday
Wednesday morning came I took Hannah to school and rushed home eagerly waiting for my laptop I’m sure the delivery trucks where having a laugh every time I looked out the window there was a different truck pulling up and nipping to other houses to deliver there goodies when finally I gave up hope and decided to have some toast I just bit into my first slice when there was a knock on the door I had a quick look out the window and there was a car but no truck I opened the door and there was a woman with my laptop in her hand woohoo after signing for it I couldn’t wait to open it
There she was my little blue lenovo I put the battery in and was surprised as it came fully charged after a quick set up I was on my way and I couldn’t believe how fast the internet was on it and the keyboard very smooth took me a while to get used to using windows 8 but I had definitely made the right choose
Bank holiday fun
Today we was meant to be going to a BBQ but it didn’t quite work out so instead we went to asda to pick something up for tea
While we were there we decided to pick up a BBQ and some sausages that was dinner sorted
We got home and started on dinner the sausages where cooking nicely hannah doesn’t eat meat so she had a cob while we tucked in our lunch
After it was ice creams all round
Then we decided it was such a lovely day and what a waste it would be to spend it at home so off to rufford park I packed a snackwich for us to enjoy while we were there
It was packed there was even notices that the car park was full but we managed to find a space
As always we headed straight for the cafe before a look around the shop where hannah brought some bubbles then it was on the the play area
She really enjoyed playing in the sand pit
Time was getting short but hannah had noticed that they had bouncy castles out and she wanted to have a go
Next it was onto the inflatable slide
As we where walking back to the car hannah said she wanted to try and climb a tree
Then she carried on pushing her pram back
Before we left I couldn’t help take a photo the these bluebells they’re one of my favourite flowers
Bank holiday fun
Today we was meant to be going to a BBQ but it didn’t quite work out so instead we went to asda to pick something up for tea
While we where there we decided to pick up a BBQ and some sausages that was dinner sorted
We got home and started on dinner the sausages where cooking nicely hannah doesn’t eat meat so she had a cob while we tucked in our lunch
After it was ice creams all round
Then we decided it was such a lovely day and what a waste it would be to spend it at home so off to rufford park I packed a snackwich for us to enjoy while we where there
It was packed there was even notices that the car park was full but we managed to find a space
As always we headed straight for the cafe before a look around the shop where hannah brought some bubbles then it was on the the play area
She really enjoyed playing in the sand pit
Time was getting short but hannah had noticed that they had bouncy castles out and she wanted to have a go
Next it was onto the inflatable slide
I want to cook that
Every Sunday we cook dinner and Mr A’s parents always joins us
Coming up with different things each week can be hard but this sunday is different because Mr A’s mum had been ill and all she could think about was our corned beef pie
When Sam found out what we were having he said he would like to make it as he’s started to take a interest in cooking wanting learn how to make different things instead of just sticking them in the microwave
Here’s Sam making the pie
We cooked it for him as he gets very confused
Everyone really enjoyed it thanks Sam its nice seeing you trying your hand at new things
I’m linking with @oliversmadhouse #magicmoments
You see Sam is autistic and him just wanting to learn to cook is a big moment
How many
Today like most Fridays it was Hannah’s swimming lesson
This week we knew she would be doing her 800m so when we arrived she was all set
The only problem we was having trouble getting her swimming hat to stay on
They all have to wear them now and there all different colours depending on which stage there at
Hannah’s on the last hat which is purple but this week it just wouldn’t stay on in the end her swimming teacher sorted it out and she was finally ready to jump in and begin
Then just as she started off her swimming teacher came up to me and said try and get her to do 40 lengths and get her 1000m meter badge as well
Now we knew that she would be doing 32 lengths so what’s 8 more so with pen and paper in hand I marked off each length as she completed them
When she got half way she started to slow down after a few words of encouragement she was back to her normal pace now we were on the count down
The final 10 lengths and near disaster her swimming hat came off I quickly grabbed it of her and she carried on like the true trooper she is nothing stopping her achieving her goal
Then we were on the final leg 5 more lengths to go by this point she had got her 800 meters and was well on her way to getting her 1000 meters
The last 2 lengths she was smiling all the way knowing that after she had finished them she would be getting not 1 but 2 badges
