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My all time favourite time of the year is here! I just love autumn. Already there is lots of crunchy leaves to walk through - although the last few days they've been blown away to goodness knows where. Its a bit calmer today though. Not that I mind a good old hoolie. Its just when it starts raining too and you have to compete with the wind and rain when out walking. Don't like that much!!
Went for a lovely stroll with mutt a few nights ago. It was a crystal clear night and the stars were just amazing. I spent more time looking up at the sky than the pavement I was walking on, lucky I didn't end up getting squished for not paying attention to where I was going. I did get quite a few odd looks from cars passing by - but hey I normally get these anyway!!!
The local shops are starting to shut up earlier since the tourist season is more or less over. Its very handy when they open to eight opposed to six but the locals obviously aren't important enough for them to do this! Maybe a boycott should be organised...
Some poor soul got knocked over by a car at the weekend too. He's seemingly in quite a bad way but going to recover. Must be a terrifying thing to go through. There's lots of stories flying about about what 'really' happened ranging from it being a drunk driver to a hit and run. I tend to take eveything I hear with a pinch of salt as you tend to find that everyone adds their own spin on things and pretty soon its a case of chinese whispers! The guy that was driving, reagrdless of the circumstances, probably aint feeling to chirpy either. I know I wouldn't if it had been me. I feel terrible if I squish a suicidal rabbit on the road! Quite often I get shouted at by hubby for slamming on the brakes or swerving so that I don't hit the poor bunny!
The October holidays are officially here now. Two whole fun filled weeks of the kids being at each others throats. Oh the joys! They definatley need some time apart through the day! Both of them are going through their own 'stage' just now and when the two get mixed together its utter carnage. I've decided that I'm either invisible or I talk really really quite because it doesn't matter what I say/do/shout I just get ignored! They will be at each others throats one minute, but then if I have to tell one of them off and they start crying (as they invariably do!) the other goes straight to their defence and I'm the baddie (again)! Really wish this whole parenthood thing came with an instruction manuel - or even better the kids came with an off switch...
Should be going up to Stornoway at some point over the next few days and we're going to take the kids to the Grounds to look for conkers and brambles. I used to do this with my mum and dad as a kid and absolutley loved it. Brambles was mums department and conker finding was dads! Then we'd take the conkers home and dad would put them all on a string and we'd have hours of fun. And with mum we'd bake a bramble and apple pie - yum! I want my kids to have memories like that to look back on when their older, and not how long they used to sit infront of a tv or computer. We have them out and about as much as possible and they love sitting drawing or painting or gluing or something. Although my wee girl can be a bit of a tv addict if we don't watch her! The wee man has no interest in it at all - apart from the theme tunes to Thomas! My wee girl absolutley loves doing jigsaws - I think thats probably her all time favourite thing to do, that or reading. I'm a bit of a book worm myself and she definately takes after me as far as that goes. The wee man is starting to get into books - as long as they have a car/lorry/train on them somewhere!
Well its getting close to bed time so its time to take mutt out for his last stroll of the day. Then have a nice cuppa and go to bed. And hopefully be ready for another, what's sure to be, funfilled day!