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It must be a sign that
we are really busy as it's taken me over 2 months to update the website
since we returned to Abu Dhabi. I had such plans this summer to visit so
many people and it just didn't happen. Must try harder next year!
This is what we've been up
to.
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In June we went to Clive's
Company 'Family Day' and Clive could not resist the opportunity to take
David on a jet ski.
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I wonder which child
is enjoying it the most!
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Now it all seems so
long ago since nana and grandpa collected us from the airport on our arrival
in the UK in mid-June but looking at the photos we have some fond memories.
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The day after we arrived,
grandpa had a trailer load of logs delivered ready for the winter [nothing
like being prepared!] David was delighted to see a tractor in action and
we all spent several hours carting the logs from the driveway to the woodstore.
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Even Catherine took
a turn pushing the wheelbarrow and was thrilled with the opportunity to
wear her woolly hat and fleece.
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The children loved being
outside in the garden and for the first two weeks it was non-stop visiting.
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Our first visit was
to stay with our beautiful cousins Sophie and Chloe.
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Then we had our usual
annual visit from Dru.
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Next it was Auntie Kath's
70th Birthday party ....
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.... and another opportunity
for David to sing Happy Birthday and blow out candles.
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I finally managed to
get a photo of all four cousins looking at the camera at the same time.
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Then went to Wales to
stay with grandma and granddad. Our first shopping trip was to buy some
wellies! David is proudly wearing his Bob the Builder wellies on a visit
to Carreg Cennen Castle.
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We also visited the
nearby Wildfowl Centre as usual and this year David was old enough to hold
his bag of grain to feed the ducks.
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Catherine prefered to
run after them, especially in her new red wellies.
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Back in Worcestershire,
Pam and Paul had a family party at their new home. Fortunately the weather
was pleasant enough to let us eat outside although it was one of those
typical English days where I was alternating between my fleece and shorts.
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No-one else seemed to
notice the cold!
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Certainly not David
who was getting intimate with the latest addition to the family.
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Nor Charlie, who thought
it was great fun to spray everyone with the hosepipe!
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Back in Wales after
Clive's arrival, it was time for David's 3rd Birthday Party.
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This year the theme
was Winnie the Pooh.
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Bob the Builder is also
very popular - especially as he has a tractor.
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And David had loads
of new story books to read at bedtime.
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Another visit to Folly
Farm - what a wonderful place!
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Hundreds of birds and
animals, not to mention tractors ....
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...and plenty of opportunities
to eat ice cream.
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Another day out, this
time on a steam train.
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I wonder who enjoyed
this trip the most!
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And finally, did mummy
and daddy get a chance to get away by themselves? Yes, they did. They went
off to Greece and left David and Catherine with grandma and granddad.
We returned to Vassiliki,
a windsurfing/sailing mecca. Stayed with 'Wildwind', in a delightful little
family run pension.
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Was it relaxing? Well, Clive
cycled up that mountain before breakfast one day.
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And I did a fair bit
of biking too.
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I windsurfed every day
although it wasn't always windy enough for Clive. [This is Clive not me
I hasten to add!]
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But we did relax now
and again.
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So that's our update
for now. We did see lots of other people during the summer but I still
have a film in my camera waiting to be developed.
Next week is Catherine's
2nd Birthday - that's really scary! Then it will be Ramadan for most of
November - shorter working hours, sleepy students and an Eid holiday to
look forward to at the end. Our next big holiday is in January and Clive
and I are going skiing - back to Meribel again. Anyone interested in joining
us, click on this website.
[We're booked in Chalet
Jolie from 18th Jan - 1st Feb 2003].
David and Catherine will
be taking care of grandma and granddad in Abu Dhabi while we're away.
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