Virtual Hesfes 3
Well, tonight is freezing – it will be a short post as my fingers really are too cold to type. We have an extra child sleeping over in our tent tonight so that has been fun – they only went to bed about half an hour ago having spent most of the evening managing to lose one another despite many instructions to stay together.
It’s been a nice mainly sunny day, in fact I have caught the sun and have an embarrassingly glowing red nose. Haven’t done much Hesfes stuff myself although the children have been partaking of various activities.
Abbie’s shop is still doing okay although sales have dropped off over the last day or so – there was competition from another scoubidou stall this morning and I ended up teaching the kids there how to do the 6-strand ones … anyway, it’s kept Abigail well entertained and she has enjoyed spending the profits, tonights purchases have included chips from the take-away and I think she was feeding the 10p machines in the bar as well.
Anna has mainly been playing with various friends, they went up to do copper beating today but it was on hesfes-time (similar to African time, for those not in the know – something may or may not happen at the advertised time, in fact it may or may not happen at all), so she ended up making a wooden spoon which still needs finishing I think, it looks like a wooden lollipop at the moment.
Josiah has been playing lots with Master Portico – they have matching hats which are rather cute. He’s mainly been around the tent with the odd excursion to the play park.
Toilets have got marginally better today, I think, although I’ve still been avoiding them really – went for a shower at Nic’s caravan today which was nice, if a little scalding hot-freezing cold and not very much inbetween!
We’re planning to go over to the beach for the hesfes labyrinth building tomorrow, so that should be interesting, we didn’t get to it this year and I thought it would kill two birds with one stone (taking part in some hesfes stuff and visiting the dreaded beach – only dreaded by me, I hate sand).
Think that’s it for now … time for bed, I reckon 
May 18th, 2005 at 9:16
I’m very impressed with you camping on your own with 3 children. Not sure if I could do it myself. Although the thought has crossed my mind occasionally- you know- weeks surfing in Cornwall, not restricted by Neal’s holiday. Still, hope you’re feeling warmer now
May 18th, 2005 at 17:21
I think camping totally by yourself with kids is tricky (depends on age though) but Sarah isn’t camping on her own – do you know how many of her mates are there too?!!
just for interest Sarah, I can never see what time you put your post up, only the day. Is it me?
May 18th, 2005 at 23:03
It probably depends on what theme you are veiwing the blog in Ruth (see right down the bottom of the side bar) . It’s here is ‘almost spring’
May 20th, 2005 at 21:23
Well, I did have Parent 2 with me this time (Top Tip #5 – bring your husband – only trumped by “Bring the au pair”, ROFL!), but I’ve done a few weeks with 3 or 4 kids by myself – s’not that bad as long as you are all prepared for everything to take aaaaaaages
May 21st, 2005 at 17:58
Oh dear, I get the impression it was hard work with Pip
Very grateful though Sarah, as she really enjoyed herself- even though she ran off before saying ‘thankyou’. Very unlike her, sorry.
May 21st, 2005 at 18:38
No, no, it wasn’t hard work at all! I just kept losing them, in various combinations! Doesn’t worry me with my own kids but I don’t like losing other people’s! We enjoyed having her