I was just watching a TV show which showed a couple of people digging out a hole in the gravel floor of a small 18th century stone hut by the side of a lake. There were grey clouds everywhere and a very obvious amount of wind. All the people in the show were rugged up. Extensively rugged up.
The gravel hole was used to create a fire over the top of which a large sheet of mesh was placed and a BBQ created. It looked fantastic - and the fact that I wanted to be there with them indicated how much I am truly a cold weather person. I'm loving the recent influx of chill in the air - and the associated joy of cooking a BBQ in the cold weather.
There's very little I don't like about cold weather. Rain and cold weather is a completely different matter ....
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LGR has just finished his first official school holidays. I'm reasonably sure he had a good time - spending a few days in the mountains with Grandma, some time at vacation care (the same place he goes to for after school care) and even getting Mum and Dad to take the occasional day off work :-)
Vacation care seems to have been quite well received. Each day they went on an excursion of some sort - movies, bowling, parks, bike riding - all sorts of things. LGR almost always came home exhausted and slept quite well each night.
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Both kids have suddenly become extremely affectionate - giving out hugs, kisses and 'I love you' at frequent and random intervals. Even to each other. I don't know where it's come from or how it eventuated but we love it and are doing everything we can to keep it going.