Round Robin

Post exam bliss! For the past few weeks I have been thinking of things I've wanted to be doing, and said "after the exams I'm going to do that..." so it comes as a strange shock to wake up and think twice about doing revision!!

For this update we thought of doing a 'Round Robin' (since that's what married couples seem to enjoy doing a lot). This will give a brief view of events from the perspective of all members of the family.

Maddy is smiling lots and enjoying life a great deal. She joins in with chatting and singing with great vigour, especially enjoying our rendition of Salve Regina! As you can see in this photo, she has inherited lots of stuffed animals from her mum. Although I'm not sure whether she will ever enjoy our 'toy room' as much as young Joee Blogs did on his visit!!

Maddy also really loves sitting out in the garden (which has just had the lawn mown by yours truly) and going for walks in the fresh air of Birmingham. Believe it or not, we have lots of nice green routes and parks nearby.

Bartholemew (Bertie) has been as aggressive and disruptive as ever. He refuses to socialise and insists on messing up his house and saw-dust environment. Unlike his predecessor Jeffrey (who liked things 'just so'), Bertie uses his toilet to store his food, and sleeps in his exercise wheel. I am often quite scared to feed him having been on the receiving end of his vicious teeth several times in the past.

Saying that, I did manage to take a few photos recently of him: he can be rather placcid when taken out of his home and closely supervised walking around on the bed. Bertie refused to comment, but we are still hoping that sometime soon he will make a positive contribution to the household.

Now we come to the king of the castle: Master Luke. Brother of a murdered sister, son of a murdered mother (due to road traffic accidents). He had been very productive on the blogging circuit, and in response to Jackie Parkes' recent musings about Mantillas, Luke has assured us from this photo, they are both elegant, fashionable, noble, and reverent. Don't tell him they're not very masculine, though.

Wendy is really enjoying being a mummy and housekeeper. She has been taking Maddy to lots of fun mothering and breastfeeding groups. She is currently reading "Two Lives" by Evelyn Waugh (courtesy of Mrs Parkes Book Club, which Wendy suspects will soon evolve into Mrs Parkes' Blog Club!), and is intrigued by the life of St. Edmund Campion. More on his views to come.

So now we are busy "chilling out" with my mum and brother who are staying for the bank holiday weekend, with us all enjoying the great weather.