Half term fun

Hi all I havn,t had much time just lately to update my blog as it has been half term. We have had loads of fun doing lots of arts and crafts. Lydia and Piers love arts and crafts, the messier the better and we have so many pictures they have created i never know what to go with them all but i can never throw any of them away. We must have folders of them but i love looking at them every now and again, I suppose i am a bit of a hoarder. We have loads of hand prints from when they were small to now and I never tire of looking at them and seeing how they are growing. I have been doing lots of knitting i suppose i find it therapeutic I have made Lydia a bag which I am very proud of and am making the little ones a scarf at the moment. i have also nearly finished a pillow case for Piers of really nice pom pom wool which he can,t wait to have.

We also went to the Deep in Hull all the kids really enjoyed it and we all learnt quite a bit about fish and environmental issues too the boys asked about overfishing and were concerned as to why they were putting dead fish back into the sea, they couldn,t see the logic I explained to them that there was no logic. Now if a 5 and 14 year old with autism can see this why cant the people that make the regulations, maybe i should send Piers and Marcus to have a word. Lydia was very excited to see the divers in the taks and we spent a long time looking at them, the sword fish and rays were also a favourite. We also went for a long walk around a lake near us, it was so peaceful but absoloutely freezing but enjoyed by all. Piers and Lydia had a good swimming lesson they were the only ones that turned up in there group so they had 1 to 1 attention.
Piers has been seen by the optician and precribed some trendy red tinted lenses to help with sensory integration disorder. He is really struggling at school when he needs to look at the white board and concentrate in the flourescent lights and pulls at his eyelids this will hopefully stop that, improve his learning and concentration skills. with a bit of luck they will improve his behaviour too.
We spent a fair bit of time at the allotment too digging and getting it ready for spring hopefully we will have time to keep on top of it this year. Piers and Lydia had fun making mud pies and finding worms. They soon begin to complain they are cold though so we need to make trips quite short at the moment it will be better when the weather improves. Lydia is constantly outside at the moment playing with next doors little girl although they do fall out a fair bit but I am assured this is normal girl behaviour.
They all went back to school yesterday the boys are not too impressed as they really struggle and it takes them a while to settle down after the holidays. I have also gone back to work I was a bit nervous as I have been off for a few weeks with Bells Palsy but it was like i had never been away. Became a bit annoyed with doctors interfering when there was no need to and labour was progressing normally but this is the downside to being an NHS midwife. Although we can challenge quite a lot it depends on the midwife in charge how much you can get away with and how autonomus you can be. I would love to work in a midwife led unit but there arn,t any in this area and I am limited due to being around for the kids. In an ideal world i would leave work and be with the kids full time,have a small holding and home educate but unless we win the lottery that will never happen.
Lydia has been ill today with vomiting and sore throat i think she has tonsilitis. she has been asleep all afternoon and is now wide awake and showing no signs of sleep at all. I am shattered as i was up in the night with her too but it is only for a short time. Sorry for the amount of photos but the are all so good I couldn,t leave any of them out. Will make a seperate allotment post i think. Will post again soon.