Amandababble Week Ten
Week ten? How did that happen – time is flying!
I sit here typing among a crowd of loud cockneys- twenty of us to be precise – it’s the annual family 3-day BBQ & get together and its chaos! Everyone is staying here with babies and pets and luggage. We live in a 3-bed semi! Thank God the Major is a whizz at Tetris and has us all packed in like sardines.
I shall be writing to all my neighbours today, confirming that we were having a party and they hadn’t inadvertently woken up on the set of Eastenders where Chas & Dave were making a guest appearance. We like nothing more than a good old get together where we eat, drink and play games like team Pictionary on a giant flip chart with much shouting (and cheating!). Another favourite is softball in the rain, where my two-year-old nephew was given the job of cuddling as many people on bases to distract them – it worked. We had two dogs running around the pitch and let’s just say more laughing and falling over was done than ball hitting.
I have watched in awe as the new royal baby arrived safely. I didn’t think I was that fussed and if I’m being honest was a little disinterested. But THEN I waited, glued the screen to see them emerge onto the hospital steps with their gorgeous bundle and felt quite emotional. It was lovely, wasn’t it?
The diet has gone a bit AWOL this weekend, so back to it double today – determined to be less blubbery by September!
…Sorry bit distracted, my mum has just run through the room with a sausage up her nose and a union flag tied around her head, not sure why, but my niece and nephew are enjoying it. The torrential rain and flooding of the garden hasn’t dampened our spirits!
Amazon Kindle have placed Clover’s Child in their Summer promotion which is marvellous and it has rocketed up the Kindle chart, which is wonderful – thank you for all the wonderful reviews that continue to ping into my account- it means the world to me.
I don’t have enough time at the moment, the most precious of commodities. This weekend has been really precious, just connecting with the people that I love and who love me back. I feel the pressure acutely of not being able to fit everything in and sadly the things that seem to fly out of the window are the good things, like chatting to my boys for hours or going for walks. Which leads me to last weeks ITV This Morning summer read – giveaway is called ‘The Last Dance’ and has caused quite a stir. People have sent me countless messages to say how much it moved them and I am so glad, without giving too much away, I really hope this is how it is… you can read it here:
http://www.itv.com/thismorning/homeandgarden/amanda-prowse-summer-read-the-last-dance/
There will be a new story out tomorrow and this week its something a bit different.
I send you love and luck and hope your week is fruitful and calm… and if anyone is driving to London via Salisbury, please stop by, I’ve got a few relatives that could do with bundling into a car and shipping back to the big smoke. X
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