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When I woke this morning I jumped on daddy before toddling off to see where granny was sleeping. I soon had her up and dressed..

Eventually with a bit of help from mummy I too got dressed and mummy sent me out with Granny to keep granny out of mischief.. As if!

I went to the warren swimming pool with granny today. We also went on the beach and i had a beef burger at parc glasfryn with Granny.

This evening mummy and daddy let me stay up late, though daddy regretted it as i couldnt settle for bed. I did however get to play with Ff and D which was good fun.

Mummy even let Ff come inside to play.

Tonight mummy and I looked at the shells we picked of the beach on Wednesday. I think I may make a picture with them tomorrow.

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Granny arrived this morning and we all headed up to petes eats in llanberis for lunch followed by a paddle in the lake.

After my paddle I had a bath and a couple of stories of granny and bed.

Great fun.

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O.k. Asha had a hospital appoitment, which she wasnt very keen about.. fair enough, I dont like blood tests either!

Anyway she did really well, although she didnt think she was brave because she didnt like having her blood taken.. We tried to explain that she didnt have to like it to be brave!

I have to say the childrens ward at Bangor hospital is VERY well equipped!

After a trip to the hospital we went into bangor, and bought Asha some hair things from Claires, she thought they were brilliant, I tend to agree. We had pizza for lunch, as a big treat.

Once home she soon settled for the night, after a big dinner of pasta and sausage and luckily slept through as i was exhausted.

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This morning I woke mummy up with a kiss, then went to see Granny. It was 6.45 what else does she expect?

Granny and I ate breakfast, and then i watched some olympics and played in the lounge. At around 9.30 mummy came down stairs and helped me get ready for a day on the beach at Dinas with Granny.

Mummy dropped us off, andup camp just under the shadow of the iron age hill fort.

Dinas Dinlle Iron Age hillfort has been built on an isolated hill of glacial drift near the village of Llandwrog and has been eroded considerably by the sea. Originally, the fort was surrounded by two earthen ramparts with a deep ditch between. Where the defences survive, they are of impressive size, with an overall height of 6 meters. The interior of the fort contained circular buildings and other structures towards the eastern side. The site has not been fully excavated, but sherds of Roman pottery have been discovered in the past, suggesting occupation or reoccupation in the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD. A large mound in the north-east corner may be a Bronze Age barrow. This description is based on: Frances Lynch, A Guide to Ancient and Historic Wales: Gwynedd, 2nd edn, (London: HMSO, 2001), pp. 74-75.

http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/small/item/GTJ25095/

I played in the sand dunes, and did cooking on the beach for my “big up to the sky suzie” I also enjoyed a teacake with granny and mummy bought me a new bucket and spade.

Although it was windy, with a windbreak up and long trousers it was good fun today.

After a day on the beach, granny went home and I went to bed early again. I love all this great time we get to have outside in the summer.

Now if anyone knows anything about a wreck on the beach… please let me know!

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granny met us in Bangor and then we headed off to Penrhyn Castle for the fun day.Asha was quite tired, but she managed to make a wonderfull sand bottle.

Needs : chalks, small funnel, plastic bottle small, salt, and a container.

Put a little bit of salt (about a table spoon) in the bottom of a plastic tray.

Use chalks to colour in salt.

Pour salt into bottle.

repeat above with different colours.

Use some old plastercine to plug bottle top.

After enjoying herself doing this, she then watched the punch and judy Mr bimbamboozle show which she loved.

We came home shortly after as Asha was exhausted. She sat with granny, had a bath, ate her tea and then went to bed.

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After a small lie in, we trapsed down to pwhelli, as the post office Van had forgoten to arrive on time last wednesday. After some food, in our normal cafe in Pwhelli we then did a back road drive to Caernarfon, then approaching Caernarfon there was a queue of traffic so we diverted again, and arrived in Bangor for a trip to the Pier. Followed by a visit to friends.

Bangor Pier was re-opened in 1988. Almost 100 years after it was first built.

pdf done on history of Bangor Pier here.

Asha enjoyed herself, playing on the Pier and doing forwards rolls and handstands allong the length of the Pier. She was greatly amused at having a wee wee and watching the water underneath her feet whilst she did it!

There was loads of kids crabbing along the lenght of the pier and they were all catching things, and there was some lovely sailing boats sailing past.

The view of the Menai was clear and beautifull, and it was lovely.

After our trip, we left Asha with L, F and J who Asha loves, and had a great time with whilst we dealt once more with the DWP.

Vicki xx

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Still taking it easy today. That said we went shopping at around 1pm and by 2pm I was making a roast dinner. Asha really liked hers and ate quite a bit of it. She wanted extra helpings of gravy and another roast potato. It was really nice. We have lost the kitchen again though.

Asha also started eating wheat and gluten today and for the next 2 weeks. This is so the doctors can work out if she is Coeliac.

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We had planned to go to grannys early Monday morning, but Asha woke up at 9 pm on Sunday night and couldnt get back to sleep. So a quick phone call and we drove to Grannys. Asha stayed awake untill gone 1 am.

Monday morning, she was up bright and early, so we let her play at grannys, playing with grandad, and enjoying breakfast with granny and grandad. After a morning in the house, and visits from assorted people – Mrs C, Auntie Trish, she had a bath and went to bed. Exhausted.

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After 5 nights..in a bed at grannys, it was with some relief we headed towards home today. Asha went to the Blue Planet Aquarium, at ellesmere port with granny and grandad whilst steve and I hit Makro and Costcoe, for some bits we need – vitalite in big tubs, coffee beans, you know the essentials in life!

Anyway, by 1.50 we were on the road, and by 2.20 Asha was asleep. We called into Penrhyn on the way back, but P was busy, so we just came home.  Result is a load of shopping to find space for ontop of everything else.. Oh the joys. At least for the next few weeks we are fairly esconsed in Wales – other than for the odd day out!

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I woke up early and went and woke granny up. I slept through last night, and would have slept longer
but a police car woke me around 7.30. anyway, granny got up and we had a cooked breakfast. Around
9 mummy got up, and joined us, and soon after Granny and Mummy took me to the Lady Lever Art Gallery.
We got a music bag, from the gallery, and we hunted for different instuments in the museum. I found a harp
on the wedgewood, a drum, on a picture high up on the wall, and lady hamilton was playing a tamborine. (

‘Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante’

Elizabeth Vigée-Le Brun)
I also saw a harpsicord in a picture, and in the museum., there was a mini grand piano and a harpsicord.

After playing with the instruments, we went to the childrens section, and mummy and i built blocks, then we did
some colouring, and we also played with the cushions. After a drink we went back to grannys. Daddy then
got in the car and we went to the bank in bromborough, then to the shops and for some lunch. After lunch I went
to play with a friend. B. We played on her trampoline, her swing and with her other toys. We had a great time.
I really enjoy playing with B, and her mummy and daddy are funny. C always has bits of computers.. “EVERYWHERE”
and S, is cool.

At around 5 o’clock we returned to grannys, had dinner, and I chased grandad around. Mummy ran me a deep deep bath
and read to me in bed, after granny played with me in the bath. I was asleep for 8pm.. PHEW!

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I have a right to live rather than exist.

I have a right to personhood rather than being an object of possession.

I have a right to equality with every other human being regardless of age.

I have a right to be respected with regard to my own worth.

I have a right to be uniquely myself with my own identity.

I have a right to speak my thoughts and feelings, and to be heard.

I have a right to ask “why” and to receive answers.

I have a right to receive discipline without hollering, discounts and putdowns.

I have a right to be encouraged to grow to maturity at my own pace.

I have a right to be free from physical harm at the hands of resentful people.

I have a right to be loved for being me.

I have a right, with valid guidance, to think for myself, and make decisions.

I have a right to be responsible for myself.

I have a right to feel joy, happiness, sorrow, bereavement and pain.

I have a right to be a winner.

I have a right to care and be cared for, to nurture and be nurtured, to give and to receive.

I have a right to form my own convictions, beliefs and standards.

I have a right to know and experience personal freedom.

I have a right to my own body, mind and soul, and to use them in a sharing experience.

I have a right to recognize and accept the rights of others regarding their Bill of Rights.

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I got to have a lie in this morning, whilst Asha and Daddy played and watched some TV downstairs.

When I got up Asha did some colouring in and then she did some word traceing from the sheets i downloaded from colourmountain. We have joined for 12 months, just for the ease. I guess 12 months subscription will be enough.

After a while Asha had decided she wanted some alfresco play with her colours and things, so we cleared her some space and she got on with it. Yes she put water in the glitter and just played with things.

After her glitter play, she watched a film, whilst we tidied up, she then did some computing, and typed in

mummy and daddy like asha

asha likes mummy and daddy

We all love each other.

Good enough computer skills for me:d

We then ate tea and we had a go of a board game granny recently got her, but without the rules it was a bit chaotic. Hopefully next time will be better. We have agreed after the bath to play her ducks game, and then story and bed. – another early night, wont be a bad thing!

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Well we all enjoy the effects of a newly painted house, but do you fancy the challenge of painting a light house?

BBC Penmon lighthouse on Anglesey

The Penmon Lighthouse on Anglesey seems a fair challenge, but what about Roman Rock in Simonstown, where great grandad used to work?

Roman Rock lighthouse is the only lighthouse in South Africa to stand on a rock. On account of high tides and gale-force winds, work could only be carried out 7 days a month and consequently it took 4 years to build – from 1857 to 1861.

Roman Rock lighthouse in 1910 with the lighthouse keeper and his assistant. The lighthouse keepers in 1910 were Charles H and Jeremias  B.

Great Grandad at work

pdf article on Roman Rock Light House

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We didnt have a cooked breakfast every day. We did have baked beans and Sausage some days.

We did have cereals, however Mummy ran out of cows milk.

We did eat loads of home made cake.

Carrot cake made with gluten free flour is fine, I used a delia recipie adapted

I used sunflower oil, in place of groundnut oil, and dove farm self raising gluten free flour.

I adapted a recipie out of one of the

Welsh Teatime Recipes
Traditional Welsh Cakes, for both Bara Brith and Anglsey Cake.

Having looked on line, at others it appears to be missing some ingredients, however Asha enjoyed it.

We didnt eat as much fruit as i would have liked, however as I put fruit and veg in all the cakes, yes even the chocolate one, i didnt worry too much!

Frozen stew re-heated worked well. Trying to make a curry was hard work.

We will look into canned veg for the next camp. Fresh veg, is too hard to prepare in the wind and rain.

Crips worked well to keep us going. We didnt eat any of the lentils or tins of assorted beans.

Oh well, looks like cake and tinned food next camp.. Oh and fresh coffee, we need to take enough for three a day, not two!

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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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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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In snowdonia.

Well today we were in Bangor and decided to nip up to the play ground next to LLyn Padarn, and Asha enjoyed – was fascinated by a cyngnet.. why do we never have our cameras on such occasions!

She also spent a long time watching a couple sailing a remote control sailing boat. It was fascinating.

After a healthy run around on the excellent climbing frames and enjoying playing in the rain, when everyone else was hideing under the climbing frame :d I sat in the shelter off a tree and Steve played with her.

Tonight the swing has had a much needed re-paint and may be just may be Steve will get around to doing the dishes…

Asha now wants an ice cream cone with a banana in it… kids :d

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Asha has been catching frogs and generally pond dipping today.

She was mesmerised by the tiny frogs and really did want to catch one, but wasnt too keen on falling in the pond.

We also looked at trains, dolls and gardens. A quick sneak around a victorian kitchen… Can you guess where we met Granny?

We also got a copy of astrid Lindgren – Pippi Longstocking… now illustrated by Laruen childs.. Asha has loved it soo far,

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After a few year of consideration I have finally decided to start acting as a “stall holder” as they are a great publisher and I love there illustrations and subjects.

I hope you enjoy them as much as Asha and I do!
Go on, have a look.

Vicki xx

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Its back to full speed.

For a few weeks we have been playing outside, doing things like learning to skate, on roller blades, learning how to ride our push bikes really fast, and not get our legs jammed in the pedals, and how to play all sorts of games outdoors.

To some extent this has created a natural diverstion from reading, writing or any “formal” educational which one would get inschool. However this unformal education has included trips shopping, onto beaches and shows. Its also included numerous trips to friends to play with other children and learning from them.

Asha can now skate, unaided. Confidently rides her bike, and is a happy child. she also enjoyed having a tonne of people round for her birthday, and enough cake to swamp murcheson falls. I must check the spelling on that one.

Anyway, for a while now Asha has wanted to learn to read, we have done it is stops and starts and today we did some work on the letters using Edgard Lears ABC. Asha at least recognises all her letters and is able to read / recognise clusters of letters such as tt, ly, sy, nny, ky and lly.

I feel this has to be a healthy start to reading. I will play with these clusters with her over the next few days, and carry on from this.

She has also spent some time useing sewing cards, but I think I need to sit down with her tomorrow and do them with her, after we have been to meet Granny for the day.

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