Day 18

I'm going to start tonight's blog off a little differently. I'm going to list a bunch of the stuff I miss. (Aside from the obvious, family, puppies, friends etc) So let me see...there's...KLEENEX!, Buckleys, my pillow, my bed, warmth, my teddy to cuddle :(, my music, my movies, my STYLE!!! :( Not having my clothes here is seriously killing me! I may have to cave and buy some clothes this weekend when I go shopping with the girls. I miss my nail polishes, my shoes, my hoodies...(I know that's all part of my style...but that just shows how much I miss it). I miss my curling iron even though it's here. - I can't use it cuz for some reason it won't plug into my plug converter that everything else I own plugs into - And OF COURSE last, but DEFINITELY NOT least....my makeup *sniff* I've been wearing the same colour eye shadows for the past 18 days...Oh My God! I don't know if I can wait until the end of October...I may cave and buy a colour as well. I'm sure there is much more than that that I miss...but for now, that's what I'll leave it at.

Hmm what did I do today...lots! Made the boys their 3 course breakfasts, ate my toast, got them ready, learned to play some guitar...or was that yesterday?...Yes I believe that was yesterday, scratch that, no guitar today. Josh had his lesson today though so I will learn some soon. Once the boys were ready, we sat and waited for my Uncle. He got here and I drove the boys to school. First Josh and Nathaniel, then Zach. When we got back, my Uncle told me I was a great driver and that when I'm driving he feels more comfortable than he usually does as a passenger. :D He left to do some work and from then until he returned about 2 hours later I vacuumed the house and tidied up the play room. (I swear those boys have SO many toys) I would be shocked if they could walk into a toy story and tell me what they had and what they didn't. Some of them aren't even open!! It's insanity.

Uncle Clifford came back and we drove back to Coggeshall for a cappuccino, then picked up Zach and came home. Uncle Clifford left, Zach and I played Cluedo...known to Canadians as...Clue. And then I made some lunch for the two of us and we started a 200 piece Pirates of the Caribbean puzzle...then it was just me doing it...and then I had to check some e-mails so I didn't finish it...I put it away later but will accomplish it before I leave!

Walked to get the boys, came home, got them ready for Rugby and walked them all up to their friends' Birthday Party. There was a magician there who still has me confused about most of the tricks he did. He was very good and had them all entertained. He had a talking Chimpanzee that I wanted to steal...but I didn't think that would look too good in the headlines. "Local Nanny Steals Magicians Monkey". Heloise met us at the community center (where the party was) after school and took Josh and Nathaniel to catch their ride for Rugby. I watched all the kids have a dance competition with the monkey (oddly enough named...*Ready for this?* ALFIE) judging as Simon Cowell. Then Zach got pretty tired so we walked home, and I was off for the night. Sat down and watched "How I Met Your Mother" while Heloise put Zach to bed. I had a late supper...it was delicious! Watched the Man U game, got some more elephants for my farm (Yes I know...a lot of you *Especially Aunt Cindy* are thinking Elephants on a farm??? - I thought the same - but apparently it's the new thing), and then came up to bed. Heloise is off tomorrow so I'm hoping we'll do something exciting...and now I'm going to see if I can read the 5th Twilight book online YAY!! xx