A little R&R...

A friendly kick about in the paddock

 Well it's been a very different week for us this time around.  We had Jessica and Melissa both Saturday and Sunday so that John and Fi could get on with decorating their lounge and kitchen.  On Saturday we also had Dale, Finley and Mason for an afternoon sporting extravaganza in the paddock, consisting of football, rugby and just generally chasing around, well at least for most of the none geriatrics among us.

With an oval ball as well.

Five grand children all at the same time is somewhat challenging as you can imagine but Dale is now twenty and Gary and Claire where about as well so it wasn't too bad.
 The trouble is Mason is football crazy, Dale is a Rugby man and Finley just wants to be winning at any cost, result anarchy!

Even the girls get involved.

The Girls did join in but sport isn't really their thing especially when they can't get a touch of the ball for bruising boys.  Never mind they got Grandma's cooking instead.

Fi and John putting the finishing touches on.

 Sunday should have been more of the same but with the weather being typically British, Sandra was looking after the Girls and Finley whilst Mason and his dad were playing football with his team at South Cave.  She took them out for a MacDonald's as a treat.

Meanwhile I was helping with the decorating at John's house as time wasn't on their side.  We managed to gloss and emulsion in the day though, albeit a very long one, I was about buggered when we finished.

Some unusual poppies appeared in Geoff's garden.

 Sandra was doing some cooking at her dad's house the other day when she noticed some unusual (well at least to us) poppies in the garden, we think they have been self sown as they are growing alongside an hedge and would never have been planted there.  They look so pretty though and we think they can stay.

Wednesday San and I decided to have a little "us" time and went out for the day for a ride around the North Yorkshire Moors.  It was raining anyway so not much would have been done should we have stayed at home.  We had a great day with Lunch out at Kirby Moorside, not much chance to have a stroll but just drove about all day.  Of course San had to do all the driving because as yet I'm still not allowed but we had a good day.

Dale in his "new" car.

In the evening Dale, our eldest grandson brought down his newly acquired car to show us.  He passed his test a few weeks ago and this is his first motor and he seems chuffed to death with it or at least the freedom it gives him access to.  Insurance is the real problem for young inexperienced drivers twelve hundred quid for this little thing, although with a black box "curfew" device fitted it knocks twenty five percent off the premium.  Just be careful Dale, we are really proud of you but want you to live long enough to enjoy it!