I'm not dancing on the ceiling.....

In two weeks I am taking my horse on holiday.Four days of glorious riding through the Kielder forest,wonderful food,great company,hot tub in the garden. I'm lucky enough to have a few holidays each year but this is the one that excites me most even if my old muscles remind me I'm not a kid anymore.

I'm off for my first festival ever next Thursday, with DD1, her partner, DGS (aged 2) and DD1's friend who's driving us all down there in her camper van. The festival is in Chepstow. I'm nervous but excited too. DH isn't coming and thinks a) that I'll hate it and b) that I'm mad.

I feel like a dog about to be let off the leash, even though I'm slightly daunted by the thought of compost toilets and outdoor solar showers....!

I'm also excited at the prospect of rain, dragonfly46

Legs55 - just seen your post and it certainly sounds like we do follow the same team. If so you'll be saddened by the news this week. We had a great time in Aberdeen but sadly I couldn't justify the cost of the other two trips. I will be there on Thursday, hoping we can pull off a comeback and will give them a cheer from you!

Baby arrived safely! Relief all round. 3 yr old alternates from fascination/obsession with baby (It's looking at me Grandma!) to indifference/antagonism (stop the baby crying Mummy and play with me!' All par for the course!

We don't have any holiday or big event to look forward to at present.
Our youngest ds and partner are splitting up. There is also a toddler involved. The one thing we are sure if is that she is dearly loved by both parents and both sets of grandparents together with aunties and uncles.

So I guess we are looking forward to the next 6 months or so when hopefully the coparenting will be agreed upon and a routine is settled.

And then ...... We will take ourselves on holiday to somewhere beautiful and above all peaceful

pollyperkins Congratulations on your new grandchild.
Coolgran65 - take heart - one of my lodgers was co-parented following a divorce and says it worked very well for her as she always felt she had the best of all worlds.

Looking forward to making a huge jug of Pimms tomorrow for a gathering of friends, coming to us for a BBQ lunch. Summer is not over yet! (Stay away rain, please!)

Oh congratulations pollyperkins! Lovely news!

Thank you Day6 and Grannyactivist.

Polkyperkins, glad to hear the baby arrived safely. Congratulations to all !

Lucky enough to have lots to look forward to. This weekend , camping with all the family. A week in Cap Verde in November. A week caravanning in October, not sure where yet. Best of all we have booked to go to Peru and the Galápagos Islands next March.

Thanks Ginny!