• Waking up to find it was still dark outside.
• Longing for a little more sleep.
• Snuggling with Jesse beneath the bed covers.
• Creeping downstairs for a cup of tea.
• Letting Izzy sleep in for as long as possible.
• Sending Mr L.A. out for eggs.
• Making breakfast while the children watched cartoons.
• Doing my best to soothe Izzy’s nerves ahead of a ‘non-verbal reasoning assessment’ at the secondary school she has set her heart on.
• Drying her tears when it all got a bit too much.
• Eventually waving her off at the door.
• Hanging out with Jesse at home.
• Catching up on laundry.
• Clearing a corner of the attic and doing my best to declutter.
• Packing up baby toys and feeling a little wistful.
• Preparing egg mayonnaise sandwiches for lunch.
• Watching Jesse play with current favourite, the Robo Slime Factory*. He’s obsessed.
• Welcoming the others home.
• Quizzing Izzy on the ins and outs of the exam.
• Keeping my fingers and toes firmly crossed.
• Sorting through piles of clothes and clearing more clutter in the attic.
• Excitedly cooking my first recipe from Simply Nigella*, the brand new book by Nigella Lawson. Our butternut and halloumi burgers were heavenly.
• Whipping up a huge bowl of homemade coleslaw.
• Eating too much.
• Taking the children up to bed.
• Lighting candles and pouring red wine.
• Lounging on the sofa with Mr L.A.
• Watching Hells Kitchen on Netflix. We’ve decided it’s the best worst program we’ve ever seen.
• Laughing a lot.
• Feeling tipsy.
• Heading to bed around midnight.
• Waking up as Jesse crawled in beside me.
• Eventually heading downstairs.
• Drinking tea and eating porridge.
• Ordering new boots from the comfort of the sofa. Fingers crossed that they fit!
• Stealing five minutes for a shower.
• Pulling on some clothes and a little makeup before heading off to the park.
• Relishing the crisp autumn air.
• Searching for conkers.
• Collecting brightly coloured leaves.
• Watching the children on the swings while Mr L.A. went off in search of coffee.
• Deciding autumn might not be so bad after all.
• Slowly making our way home.
• Pickling pears.
• Successfully filling the house with the scent of Christmas.
• Tucking into toasted tuna melts for lunch.
• Packing Izzy off to her drama class.
• Working through a lengthy list of chores.
• Snapping blog photos and making notes.
• Listening to Jesse play with his cars.
• Cuddling on the sofa in front of a film.
• Roasting butternut squash with sweet onions and rosemary.
• Blasting the veg in the Magimix to make a pasta sauce.
• Delivering dinner to the table just as Izzy and Mr L.A arrived home.
• Enjoying the incredible sunset. Bristol looked glorious tonight.
• Looking forward to an evening on the sofa with a huge mug of hot chocolate.

Love Audrey xxx

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