Well done Anais, you were very brave today having a blood test. We are proud of you! xxxx

She may be anaemic so we have bought some over the counter iron supplements until we get the results back next week.

The rest of the day was spent on the sofa eating Haribo and watching films.

Roman went to orchestra this evening.

​All squares crocheted together and the first row of border has been done.

Today started like this..................

.....................and ended like this!

Only fifteen minutes into her work experience I had a phone call asking to pick her up as she was unwell.  She had almost fainted.

We had a lazy day on the sofa eating cake, watching films and playing Scrabble.  This afternoon she had a doctors appointment.

She was disappointed as she had been looking forward to going for months.  Hopefully she can still go towards the end of the week.

Anais hasn't been off school sick for years.  Its "tradition" when she is off we go and buy a cake and then play Scrabble!

​Cake! (This is the one for tomorrow, she ate one of these today already!)

Scrabble - I won, 194 to 111!

​Roman had cricket club after school and this evening we (me, Mark, Roman) had dentist appointments (Anais went before she went skiing).

Not many squares crocheted together today on account of being lazy on the sofa with Anais! xx

Last night Anais fell to sleep on the sofa just after 8PM.  Mark carried her to bed at 9PM and she slept until just after 10AM this morning.

Anais did all her homework that she didn't get chance to do in Switzerland.

Roman finished his planet.  this was going to be the sun, then the moon and then he decided it would be Jupiter.  Check out "the eye of Jupiter!"

He also did a leaflet with facts about Jupiter.

Joining, joining, joining..............................

Mark has been working on this model.

Thanks Jenny for telling us about Kobo and telling us to check our accounts.  We had £13 credit too, so I bought this book - "Edwards Menagerie, Birds" for 31p!

From Marks account I had these which only cost 54p!

Text from Anais, 6.40 AM -

* she was on ferry.  Will get to UK early

* She didn't put phone on last night to save battery so she could text and phone when back in the UK

* she just had cereal for breakfast

* she was going to buy a Toblerone

* what time was it in the UK?  Because she wanted to phone Roman

Phone call, 7.05AM -

* she didn't know how long she had been on ferry for but was due to arrive approx 9am

* it was rough but not as bad as going, she doesn't like boats and felt ill

* she was going to the gift shop with her friend

* yesterday they went skiing again

* she had tea before they left, she had soup

Text 7.36 -
* ask dad to track my phone (we did but she had no mobile data)

Text, 7.53 - 
* we are still on ferry but now in UK

Text 9AM -
* we will be back around 2PM

Text 9.05AM -
* is dad tracking me?  Yes, you are at the services?
* yes!  We stopped at services for a break!

Tracking her via phone 10.10 -
by Merstham on M25

We texted Anais, 11AM -
* was she at Beaconsfield services?  We were tracking her!
Yes, she had bought herself a McDonalds and was going to buy some chocolate for us all to share.

Anais phoned 11.30AM -

* they were about to get back on the coach

* they would be back in approx 2 hours

* she had a McDonalds and bought us all some chocolate

* she had slept all the way to the ferry last night as she was so tired

​* everyone was OK and there were no injuries (apart from bruises!)

Text from Anais 12.27PM -
* Can you track me?  Where am I?  how far away am I?
You are by Bicester, about an hour and half away.
Thats soooooooo long!  Whats for tea?
lasagne, chips and garlic bread
Yummy!

12.50 - We are by the British Car Mueseum now and we are last drop off.

1.30PM - We will be back 2.30 instead.  They are going to Brownhills to drop a school off, then another school and they are last drop off.

Various texts between 1.30pm and 3.15pm when she finally got back (they were last drop off and dropped two other schools off first.)

Welcome home Anais!

Anais went in the bath when she got home.  She has bruises on her legs and blisters on her feet.  I have a lot of washing to do now!

​Goodies Anais brought home!

Cassie is due an MOT next month.  Last year there was an advisory "nearside anti roll bar link had some play in it".  Mark got a quote to repair it for £70.  He found the part on the internet for £10, so spent this morning repairing it himself.

No contact from Anais today.

​I made a batch of champignon a la grec (spelling?) for our lunch tomorrow.

​A caramel cake...................

A loaf of pumpkin seed bread..................

All squares crocheted together in one direction.  I can start on the next direction tomorrow.  No photo as Romans Lego is all over the floor!

Text from Anais - 7.05AM (our time) -

Good morning.  They went on a snow walk last night and had a snowball fight.  It was great.

Phone call from Anais 4.50PM (our time) -

* they are going to another disco tonight

* they had pizza for tea last night

* she is going for tea tonight at 6.30PM but doesn't know what she is having yet

* she had a cheese sandwich for lunch

* she hasn't opened her Marmite, she has been having toast and cereal for breakfast

* she has bought a pretzel snack mix to eat on the coach going home tomorrow

* last night they went on a snow walk and got back late.  They had a snowball fight.

* Today was their last full day skiing.  They went to another mountain in France.

*It was a lot warmer today

* the coach leaves at 6.30PM (their time) tomorrow evening (Friday evening) (so check the webcams from approx 5.30pm our time to see if you can see them leaving!)

* They are going skiing again tomorrow before they leave

* she has taken lots of photos of the mountains covered in snow

* yesterday they skied down a mountain in France, through the town and caught the bus back

Text from Anais 9.55PM (our time) -

she had fun at the disco, was going to bed, goodnight xx

The final two squares were finished today.  Now to crochet them all together!  (A lot of ends to sew in first though).

​02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
14.01.17 - 1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
15.01.17 - 2 heart bobbles squares (week 7) - 4mm hook
16.01.17  4 waffle stitch squares (week 8) - 4.5mm hook
                 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
17.01.17 - 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
18.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4mm hook
19.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4 mm hook
20.01.17 - 1 week 12 square - 4.5mm hook
23.01.17 - 2 week 12 squares done (4.5mm hook)
24.01.17 - 1 week 12 square done (4.5 mm hook)
                - 1 week 10 square done (4mm hook)
25.01.17 - 1 week 10 square done (4mm hook)
26.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares done (4mm hook)
                  20 squares crocheted together - 5mm hook

48 squares done - 0 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

Sixteen squares crocheted together tonight.

Light box fun!

I like this........................

Anais texted 6.35AM (our time) -
she was worried in case she had nearly run out of phone credit to phone home.  We texted her to say not to worry.  She texted back "love you too x"

Anais called 4.10PM our time -

* she had cereal and toast for breakfast

*she was waiting to use the shower and then she was going to the shop to buy some Swiss chocolate because they had different flavours and she fancied trying strawberry

* they have an hour lunch and she had a cheese sandwich.  She is so tired she fell asleep in her lunch break!

* today they went to France and were skiing between France and Switzerland

* this evening they are going on a moonlight snow walk

* today has been the coldest day so far but her ski clothes are keeping her warm

* she has got the "biggest bruises ever" and is "really tired"

* so far she hasn't had ANY time to do any of the homework the teachers gave her to do!

* they are going for tea at 6.30PM their time 

Today was crafts.  We tried arm knitting.  I couldn't get the hang of it so took knitting needles in (just in case) and had another go at basic knitting.

Light box fun today.

Only one square done today (as this afternoon was crafts and this evening was swimming lessons).  Only two squares left to do before I can begin assembling it.

Plus side, first book of the year read and finished - Jo Nesbo "The Bat".

​02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
14.01.17 - 1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
15.01.17 - 2 heart bobbles squares (week 7) - 4mm hook
16.01.17  4 waffle stitch squares (week 8) - 4.5mm hook
                 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
17.01.17 - 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
18.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4mm hook
19.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4 mm hook
20.01.17 - 1 week 12 square - 4.5mm hook
23.01.17 - 2 week 12 squares done (4.5mm hook)
24.01.17 - 1 week 12 square done (4.5 mm hook)
                - 1 week 10 square done (4mm hook)
25.01.17 - 1 week 10 square done (4mm hook)

46 squares done - 2 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

Anais phoned 9.50PM (our time) -

* she had toast and cereal for breakfast, breakfast was 8AM (their time)

* she had cheese sandwich for lunch

* she had chicken curry for tea

* today they caught a bus and went to a very, very big mountain.  To get to the top they had to use chair lifts.  She said it was "very high"

* she has fallen over lots and has bruises around her ankles and knees!

* she took her ski jacket today because it would be cold at the top of the tall mountain, she said it was minus 8 degrees!

* It snowed today and they got back just after 4PM (their time)

* when they got back they went to a spa.  There was an indoor pool, an outdoor pool and a lazy river.  She went in all three and they were all warm.  The lazy river had jets of water that pushed you around.

* they had a very late tea at 10.30PM (their time).  She had chicken curry.  They were late having tea as they had been to the spa.

* she was very tired and was going to bed

TEXT AT 10.05PM (our time) - to say good night xx

Two squares done today, the final week 12 square and the first week 10 square (which I have struggled with for the past week or so and have kept putting off doing).  I managed to get this finished tonight though it is not very neat.

​02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
14.01.17 - 1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
15.01.17 - 2 heart bobbles squares (week 7) - 4mm hook
16.01.17  4 waffle stitch squares (week 8) - 4.5mm hook
                 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
17.01.17 - 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
18.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4mm hook
19.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4 mm hook
20.01.17 - 1 week 12 square - 4.5mm hook
23.01.17 - 2 week 12 squares done (4.5mm hook)
24.01.17 - 1 week 12 square done (4.5 mm hook)
                - 1 week 10 square done (4mm hook)

45 squares done - 3 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

This was at the end of 44 squares, when i still had 4 more to do (3 more to do now!)

Roman had fun at orchestra today.

​Todays lightbox.................

Roman brought a letter home and he will be going on a two night/three day residential trip with school in March.  he is looking forward to it.

Anais phoned 3.40pm (our time) -

​* she was in pain!

* she was tired and covered in bruises

* she had been skiing for 5 hours

* she had snow burn

* she had cereal and toast for breakfast

* she had a cheese sandwich for lunch

* they were going to a spa tomorrow (she was excited about this)

* she couldn't use the hair drier or hair straighteners as she couldn't get the plugs in the room to work

* her phone was about to go flat as it hasn't been charged since Friday (she was going to ask a teacher about the plugs in the room so she could charge her phone)

* she said it was REALLY warm, so warm she had left her ski jacket behind!  She had been told by us to wear her base layers, two pairs of leggings, her specialized ski top, a jumper and her ski jacket.  She had been wearing her base layer set, her specialized ski top, one pair of leggings and the sallopettes and was still too warm!

* she STILL hadn't bought anything but might go to the shop for a look after she had a shower

* she might phone back later to speak to Roman but then again she might not as she was so tired!

Text - 4.00PM (our time) - she had borrowed a plug adapter from next door and was charging her phone!

Anais phoned 5.15AM (our time) -

* she got up 7.30AM

* she goes to bed 10.30PM

* tea is at 6.30PM

* this evening they are going to use the climbing wall

* they are free to walk around the resort on their own time

​* after her shower and before tea she went to the shop.

* it is very hot when skiing, she does not need her ski jacket

* the sky first thing on a morning is purple

* it is very foggy first thing of a morning and they cannot see the town below as they are in the clouds

* the only thing she has bought so far is a big bag of crisps

* the snow is a lot thicker, slippier and faster than the dry ski slope

* she is tired and bruised and has blisters on her feet!

​* tomorrow they are going to catch the bus to a different mountain to go skiing down

* we packed too many socks for her, she cannot wear the "knitted thermal socks" so good job she has four pairs of proper ski socks!

​* yes she is drying her towel after using it and yes she is keeping dirty things away from the clean things!

​* the food was OK, she said there was Soup or Salad starter

Anais phoned again 9PM (our time) -

* she had her tea, tomato soup, her favourite

* she had fun at the climbing wall though she ran out of time to go on it as she spent too long trying to sort climbing shoes out

* they are going on a bus tomorrow to a different mountain in the resort

​* they take a packed lunch out with them

​* she was tired and was going to bed

Two week 12 squares done today.

02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
14.01.17 - 1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
15.01.17 - 2 heart bobbles squares (week 7) - 4mm hook
16.01.17  4 waffle stitch squares (week 8) - 4.5mm hook
                 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
17.01.17 - 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
18.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4mm hook
19.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4 mm hook
20.01.17 - 1 week 12 square - 4.5mm hook
23.01.17 - 2 week 12 squares done (4.5mm hook

43 squares done - 5 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

Roman started to paint his 3D planet.

Up early this morning.  Anais was supposed to start week 1 of "The Theory of Music" Course.  She is currently in Switzerland so we had to go to the introduction meeting and pick up her work for when she comes home.

Light box fun.  This was true for when we got home!

On the way home we stopped off at Tesco.  We picked this up for Roman.  It was only 13p as the instructions were missing!  He has been having fun seeing what conducts electricity!  If you hold something against the metal bits either side of his arms it beeps and lights up.

Torgon webcams.....................

Link to Torgon webcams.  Pictures from their webcams.

Anais texted this evening.  She is very short in her replies!  How was skiing?  She had blisters!  Is she having fun?  She is going to a disco!  She has tried to text some photos but we are unable to receive them and she does not have WIFI.
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Anais phoned 9.20PM (10.20PM their time) -
* she has blisters on her feet and lots of bruises on her legs
* she has fallen over
* the weather was OK
* it was cold but she was warm in her ski wear
* she had pasta for tea
* she couldn't remember what she had for lunch
* this evening she went to a roller disco which was fun
​* she had to get up at 7AM so she was going to bed
* she had to go quickly as a teacher came in!

We started to make a 3D planet with Roman made out of papier mache.

Roman will be pleased as Stargazing is returning!

Grandma and Grandad - Roman enjoyed the film at the cinema xx