Just realised it’s been over a month since I blogged.
Things have been very manic, mostly to do with work. Also a few ups and downs with Ted. He currently has a nickname of Teddy the Eagle. I shall let readers’ imaginations work out why that might be…………
Only a week to go now to the Beethoven 9 concert, I’m really quite excited - also trying to avoid people with colds, flu or throat infections.
Nearly a year ago I posted this about how T managed to destroy all the furniture in his room and we’d started to ask about some specialist furniture being fitted. Well, the wheels of health/social care bureaucracy do grind exceeding slow, but we got there in the end and here is T’s beautiful new bed;
And our lockable bathroom cabinet.
DoublePLusGood 
and so you’re back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you’d be back to bother me
[Falsetto]I will sur-vi-hi-i-ve[/falsetto]
Did you guess? (p.s., this is not an original joke…..)
Cold has not materialised.
Elder son is streaming, but that doesn’t matter because he doesn’t sing.
I’ve got a choir event in 10 days time; quite low key, a workshop not a concert. But I do have a bit of a solo part.
And my throat is starting that ominous tickle………..
07:30 - 08:45. Wave delightful children off to school [clue, organise your day off in term time]
09:30 Relaxing swim followed by sauna
11:30 Vacuum inside of car [doesn’t really count as leisure, I know. But it wasn’t going to get done any other time and the car had started to evolve its own lifeforms].
12:15 Go out for lunch with husband at the New Continental Pub. Eat very scrummy meal. Allow husband to pay.
13:30 Put feet up to read a book
16:00 Wake up just a few minutes before delightful children return home.
16:01 Normal life reboots.
1. The location
2. Fellowship with most (but not quite all 
) our church family
3. The teaching
Andrew Gardner from Fulwood Free Methodist preached over the course of the weekend on Genesis and Community. He also did Ephesians but I missed that as it was my turn to look after T. He was great. The invitation to think of Genesis 1 as God behaving a bit like Rolf Harris was truly unforgettable (in case you are wondering it is all about describing creation with broad brush strokes - the detail comes in Chapter 2)
4. The Yurt
5. The rain
What can I say, we had a completely awesome time. Huge thanks to my good friend who came to help out with T; couldn’t have done it without you. It was also great to spend some time with my brother, who is a Greenbelt old lag (compared to me that is)
As for the little fella, he loved it! Quite the little autistic party animal he was. He especially enjoyed any event with music.
As Greenbelt newbie, it took me a day or so to work out what was going on and when. But we still did loads. Beer’n Hymns was a particular highlight (two nights in a row!) As was a talk by John Swinton on the theology of disability. Also one by a bloke who walked the entire route of the M62 and wrote a book and a blog about it. And then there was the Taize worship. And the dinner I had from the Pie Minister stall (almost a religious experience in itself). Oh, and the Iona Big Sing. I could go on.
Camping with T was not too bad at all. The first night’s sleep was a bit rubbish; we went to bed at 1am and T woke us up before 4 and that was that. But Saturday and Sunday were a lot better.
And I spent a small fortune on books
Here’s a few pictures. There will be more on facebook.
Here are some piccies from our week away.
The House
The Pool
Inside
A very jolly time was had by all