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After a week, nearly of incessent pain on mummys front. Very little sleep for Daddy, and Asha waking up most nights either crying due to cramp, or nightmares, we called it a day today.

Camp has been wonderfull, but we are all suffering too much. Mummy can hardly walk again. Asha now has a snotty nose. and daddy is rather bad tempered. The kids and other parents have been great. The hosts have been truly angels, in what they have done for us. And I am greatfull for all the help and support. But I am suffereing.

So what did we do today?

got up. Steve and Asha had breakfast, I cant face it at the moment. I had cake later!
Slowly packed up, sorting out the washing, and things on the way. Asha fell asleep on Daddy for a while. She also couldnt stand up on the trampoline, her poor legs are that tired.

We sat and talked a lot, as none of us have a rush in us!. Steve played with the kids, and I pottered a bit. Eventually we got everything in the car, and went and dropped off some clothes someone had left by mistake, on the way home. We also opted for tea at petes eats, as we realised we had nothing in, and I couldnt face a shop!

Exhausted we got home. Asha had first bath, then spent two hours fighting sleep.. The silly girl.

Night all!

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Mummy suffered today, so she spent most of the day in bed, whilst daddy looked after Asha and Mummy with a load of help off the others.

Mummy has very little idea of what happened today. However mummy did make some creams with Asha and we did enjoy making them. I had just woken up, and went looking for everyone.

After that, I read to Asha and she went to bed fairly early tonight.

Making creams and tinctures, is certainly fun!.. great workshop, and all the kids loved it, old and young!

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And today its rocket making..

Plastic bottle, cork, one bycle inner tube, and a small valve. Wow the effects were fantastic.

the kids loved them, the older kids. thought they were brilliant, and all the kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

At night, we had a communal food, which we got to late, as we had to nip home to feed the cat. We did however stay up far too late, and have a great evening.

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Since Asha was tiny and we introduced her to nursery rhymes, there is one edition which I have really loved…

Little Miss Muffet,
Sat on a Tuffet
Eating her Curds and Whey
Down came a spider
And sat down beside her
and gave her a lovely bouquet..

Asha shouted at me one night last week, as I said the old words.. And frightened miss muffet away, she informed me “spiders arent scarey mummy, you have the words wrong”

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Along with all the unstructured and just home play things which were going on, one of the mums had made a play up with the costumes which were there.

They included things like space suits, princess costumes, and animal costumes.

Most of the children got involved, but Asha didnt want to. She tends to shy away from doing things in large groups, and I am reluctant to force her.

Anyway, when I asked her if she wanted to do the play, she replied. “no, because if i am in it, I cant watch it”

The play was wonderfull. Asha got to play with many of the great toys outside for much of today on her own, and she also locked mummy in the toilet.

It was a pit, and it needed a catch on the outside, so that the wind dosnt blow it open, however Asha thought it would be great fun to show mummy she could lock it.. Mummy wasnt impressed, and daddy had an Asha delivered to him, to deal with!

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I wandered into the barn, to find my husband playing with the older boys, and some of the younger children with balloons, and playing some kind of lord and lady Piles game - Is this what home edd is about?

The kids were in fits of laughter, though I am not sure most of them knew what piles were / are. And one little boy, smartly had the guts to ask my steve what they were. Steve told him.. wondering if this was the right approach, and his mum was pleased he had told him.. Its so hard to know what to do isnt it!

However all the kids were happy, laughing and playing. And Asha.. well she was as well :d

After the mornings lesson.. hu humm,, in human biology and balloon pumping / sculpturing. We had a warm lunch, and did paper mache plates in the afternoon. I am not sure whether or not, you can get them off the plates though. As we forgot to gress them, oh well, learning curve!

At night Asha fell asleep fairly fast after one of her stories, and loads of the food she has eaten today. Its scarey!

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With its hilly position its never been the most accessible town in wales, but the new works have put it on a totally different level!

The gaps in the paveingstones, may be o.k. for those who use a traditional walking stick, but those of us who find useing a walking pole easier, they are a nightmare.

And I will not be going there again in my wheelchair. I now have very bad back ache! - Goodness knows how anyone with a spinal injury copes!

As for parking, I got one of the two disabled bays, both of them at the bottom of a hill…

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7506689.stm

Yes, sure if you see a speed camera you slow down, but does it make you actually keep slow?

My honest experience is NO.. Far better are those flashing display screens which tell you how fast your going..Or better still, reasonable speeds on main roads, and safer cars!

I do feel that the abuse of cameras in this country has got out of proportion, there is a time and a place, and “arrive alive” vans are probably far more effective!

vicki xx

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Yah its our first ever home edd camp.

Its on anglesey, and I am sure its going to be LOADS of fun..

Job done, car packed.. Ouch oww its off to camp we go…

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Is fair of face..

Well yesterday Asha was a little Angel for most of the day. We had arranged to meet granny, grandad and meg and andrew and Bruce in Llanfairfechan..

Well after playing on the swings, feeding the ducks, and enjoying the open space we went and played on the beach. Well actually Asha and Meg played on the beach, Steve and I collapsed in a heap :d

Oh the joys!

It was great catching up with bruce again though!

Vicki xx

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