Monday 23rd February
Was supposed to be going to Nanny F’s with Mum today but Mum’s not feeling well so we didn’t go. Instead I met Sarah and Matt, Maddie and Emi in Sainsbury’s Car Park at 10.45am. Emi had to go to the doctors because she has woken up with a swollen eye – she looked like she’d been in a fight poor thing! Doctors recommended she went to St John’s Hopsital just in case so we went over there. I looked after Maddie, counting fish and trying to stop her using all the soap and going in the bin while Emi was being looked at. She was in a cot and there were 2 doctors and 3 trainee doctors looking at her and she thought all the attention great! She was giggling and wriggling and just being really cute, everyone fell in love with her! The doctor said it wasn’t anything serious and gave some drops to be put in her eye 4 times a day. We then drove to the multi storey and went straight for lunch in acanteen which was quite expensive but nice! I didn’t have to pay because Matt and Sarah are so lovely! I had a bacon and egg bloomer and it was really nice! Maddie had expensive Apple Juice that she didn’t like, but we weren’t wasting it!! Then had a wander round Chelmsford, I was the only one that didn’t get anything! Matt bought 2 CD’s with his HMV voucher from Russell and Becci, Sarah got some bits with her Accessorize voucher from Russell and Becci, I didn’t get anything with my New Look voucher from Russell and Becci! Emi got a new coat and a book, Maddie got some tights and an art case. Drove back to Sarah’s and I walked back to Lewis’s via the DVD shop to get out Ghost Town. We had pancakes with scrambled egg and bacon for dinner and then watched Ghost Town which was really good! Lewis was giggling before anything funny happened just because he finds Ricky Gervais so funny! Had a hot chocolate and went to bed!
Sunday 22nd February
Got to church for 10.30am. Good service with Steve Smith from Clacton-on-Sea preaching. Lewis and Stephen had a music practice after church so we went to Tesco to get sandwiches and crisps and I sat listening to them rehearse for the A2J Fundraising Soiree on Saturday. Left church at 2.30 and drove back to Lewis’s. Watched a bit of TV and before we knew it, it was time to be back at church at 5pm! Steve preached again and lots of people went forward to be prayed for. The service didn’t finish til 9.30pm and we worked out we’d been in church for nearly 9hours!
Saturday 21st February
Lewis and I left at 9.45am and drove down to Burgess Hill near Brighton to see David and Bev and the boys, arriving there just after 11.30am. We had a drink and a chat and then they took us into Brighton. It was a gorgeous day, didn’t need a coat which was such a nice feeling! Meant Brighton was packed! We had a walk along the front and down the pier, took some photos and then headed to Wokmania for lunch, a buffet Chinese restaurant. Food was really good! We then had a wander round the lanes and roads in Brighton and stopped for a drink in a place called Bills. Was like a small warehouse, walls full of organic produce – chutneys, sauces, fruit and vegetables, chilled goods etc. The tables were big wooden ones and you queued up on one side and were seated when there was space – on tables with other people. It was noisy and had a real market feel to it, it was great! The cakes were layers of fruit and cream with flowers on and they served all kinds of juices. I had pineapple, coconut and apricot which was really good! Lewis, David and Bev all had a chilli chocolate tart. We wandered back to the car and drove back to Burgess Hill the pretty route. Had another cuppa and Lewis and David talked geeky design stuff for ages! Left just before 9 and got home about 10.30pm, unfortunately going through the tunnel before 10pm so having to pay £1.50! Was a really great day and it was really nice to see David and Bev again and chat with them.
Friday 20th February
Well Rachel was supposed to be picking me up about 9.30am, but she text me to say it would be 10.15…needed more time to pack! In work for about half 10 and spent the next 3 hours printing out my newsletters, folding them, sticking labels on envelopes, bit of facebook and trying to not distract Rachel from filling in her application form! We left about 1.30pm, Rachel took me to Billericay train station and I got the train back to Braintree, changing at Shenfield. Arrived in Braintree at 3.45 and Lewis picked me up and took me back to his house. Spent a couple of hours sorting out some more of my newsletters and then it was time to go to Youth Alpha which Lewis and Wendy led and it was really good!