Seahouses. We’ve been before twice, pre-kids, and loved it. Last time I was with my sisters too and we were meant to go on a boat trip to Bass Rock and photograph gannets diving but the weather was awful and it was cancelled. Got some great puffin shots though. And fantastic fish and chips 😋
We’ll have to go to Barnard Castle too as DH has a relative there who we’d want to visit. and to test our eyesight 
Snuggly, on airbnb and homeaway.co.uk, both of which I’ve used a lot, you can search for flexible cancellation and so that makes it very low risk. I’m still hoping we’ll get to Wales this summer but if not we’ll at least get our money back. I will be so
Disappointed though! I hope you do get some time off next year, no one can work for months without a break.
House spends, argh! London rates here and very expensive. We spent more than I want to admit on getting two bathrooms done but now I don’t know what to do about the kitchen. I don’t really want people in and out of the house for the foreseeable future and can’t actually face the disruption right now either. I also hadn’t realised until it finished but the bathroom work really took it out of me too - so many decisions to make! Our builder was also very hard work as he was extremely detail-oriented - I am a detail person myself but he was another level, it was actually a problem. The end result was excellent but it was incredibly draining, I might have to use a different builder for the kitchen.
Probably not this year though. And can’t afford to do the loft as well without borrowing a. Bit more and I’m not sure I want to do that at the moment. I’m putting off the decision.
DD is 3 this month and I just want to say: she’s an utter delight at this age. Not always easy by any means, the usual tantrums etc, but I’m loving watching her develop. The best thing is that we can have little conversations. I still don’t have that with ds who is nearly 8. I don’t at all mean to suggest I’m enjoying her more (or that I love her more - not at all!) but it’s something I’ve really looked forward too and it’s all the more miraculous to me because of how much of a struggle speech is for DS. He is also a little more settled with school now, thankfully. I shouldn’t speak too soon but he’s been home for 1.5 hours now and NO MELTDOWN YET.
I need to make some non-Lonely flapjack (it’s the best but can’t have nuts for school). Any favourites recipes? I am after something that doesn’t fall apart, and which I can stick some dried fruit and seeds in. I’m doing packed lunches for DS now and they have to be healthy but I like to make him a little treat thing that just about passes muster too