Advent

Plodding along at this end!  Dave was super organised and bought the wreath candles earlier in the year, however this year they were a totally different size which meant sawing off 1/3 of the end and shaping the bottom so they would fit in the wreath holders! 

Ben finishes college on Friday and we will officially finish our home school activities the following week.  A lot of the evening activities are also winding down and for that I am grateful.

Whilst Ben was helping at a college open day on Saturday, Dave and Pip took the bus into the Garstang and spent the day at the library.  In the morning she took part in an animation workshop and out of the three kids booked on the session she was the only one to attend.  After lunch she helped the librarian organise party games and set up the quiet room ready for the showing of "Nativity 2."  Pip is part of the young ambassador team and this was her first try at organising and leading an event:

  

After mass on Sunday we dropped Ben off at his music workshop and drove to Grange to see Sara, Tom and Oliver.  They cooked us a lovely roast meal and welcomed us despite Sara dealing with a migraine at the time, no fun :-(  

Ollie was a real sweetie giving loads of kisses and just loved sitting on Pip's knee for a cuddle.  They also had their tree decorated and it looked lovely twinkling on a cold grey day.

 It's a very rainy here today, we are having soup for lunch and then we will be heading out over to Oswaldwistle for a Christmas Craft workshop this afternoon.  Ben has elected to stay at home (I don't blame him!) and finish a college assignment and cook tea.

Advent Blessings One And All xx