On the move...

Melissa and Jessica.

Did our final babysitting duties for Melissa and Jessica last Thursday and Friday.  They have been great fun all through the school summer holidays and we can honestly say that ninety percent of the time they were angels.  As with all kids when they are tired they can get a little fratchety.  They have now jetted off on their annual holiday to the USA and with a 24 hour travelling day on Monday I would imagine there was tired people at the end of it.  I'm sure they'll have a great time.

Adam and Libby

For the last week we have been packing up things in the caravan and preparing to move to our new home in the semi metropolis of Gilberdyke where we are house/animal sitting.  It's slightly strange being in a house, we really are not at all used to it any more to the extent that I'm up half the night not that I was ever a late in bed person anyway.

We moved on Monday but still have the caravan awning to wash and pack away and the van to wash and wrap up in it's winter cover, Most of these things can be done whilst we are looking after Finley and Mason.  Although I may go and wash them this afternoon so it's well dried out for the weekend.

I also need to get the car top box out of the workshop roof in preparation for our return to Greece.  We have decided to have it there to use as a shed for storing stuff in which we don't need when we are out sailing, the stuff you only use in the marina.  Also will give us more space when we have guests.

Joe Weighing up the scores

Yesterday we took the bigger kids out for the day for their treat.  After Libby had been to the orthodontist to have her braces tightened and adjusted we went off to York for some ten pin bowling.  None of the kids had played it before but they all showed an aptitude for it.  I'm sure it must be better for them then constantly looking at a screen of one type or another.

Grandma "photo bombing"

Me doing a bit of bombing.

After the bowling we went around all the restaurants in the area to inspect the menu's and see if we could find any consensus on food choice for our meal.  Some chance of that with Libby, (I'm  going to become a vegetarian, I'm not eating pork anymore!  (Chicken and Beef don't count!)) Anyway we ended up at Frankie and Benny's.  It came as a great surprise to us, it was actually good food mind you , it was pricey too by the time the five of us had eaten and drunk our fill.  We had great fun with you guys yesterday and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Our home until September.