Eeewww!!

Hello again!  Things have been realtively uneventful, until today.  More on that later.  The Hubs has a horrible work schedule, but it is better than what it was a week ago.  Little Man has had constant nasal congestion and some sleep apnea.  Poor little guy isn't getting a lot of sleep, and that means that I'm not getting a lot of sleep.  He has an appointment with an ENT in about a week.  Miss Priss had the whole week off from school last week for their half-term break.  I LOVE the British school system!  She is reading, writing and even writing simple math problems.  I did start teaching her to read last summer (with the help of this great book) , and she's just getting better and better.  Her writing is coming along great.  These are things that her Pre-K teacher in Texas told us she wouldn't be doing until she would be half way through Kindergarden!  Another added bonus:  she will basically be going to school year-round!  They get a few one or two week breaks throughout the year, and they get 5-6 weeks off for their summer break. 

Now for the events of today.  We went out to eat a late dinner, so when we got home, it was time to get the kids bathed and in bed.  As Miss Priss and I are standing in the bathroom, a mouse runs into the room and almost over our feet!!!

A mouse, people.  A gross, furry, disesase-laden, creepy, crawley mouse.  IN MY HOUSE!!!!

Everybody, say it with me, "EEEEWWWWWW!!!"

The scream that came out of me was so loud and so hysterical, that as soon as I snatched up Miss Priss, ran out to the hall and slammed the bathroom door I burst out laughing at how rediculous I was.  I was literally crying from laughing at myself.  My big brave hubby headed into the bathroom with thick gloves and combat boots to catch the little vermin.  It was gone. Gone.  It had found some place to squeeze through and escape.  Fantastic.

Did I mention that this particular bathroom shares a hallway with all of the bedrooms?  As in right outside of Miss Priss's bedroom?  Not surprisingly, she did not want to sleep in her room.  I agreed with her, and I took it one step farther.

We checked into a hotel for the night.

And an exterminator is coming in the morning.

Tudor Living History Day

 

OK, folks, I have figured out my blogging problem. I'm lazy.  The only time I can get uninterrupted time to do anything is after the kids are asleep, and by that time, I don't feel like doing anything.  I can muster up the energy to lift the remote and cover myself with a blanket on the couch, and that's about it. : D

 

 

ANYWAY.......everyone was feeling good enough to finally get out and see some sights!  A few weekends ago, we drove up to Peterborough for a Tudor Living History Day at Peterborough Cathedral.  I was so excited to go!  Why, you ask?  There were going to be people in period costumes, dancing and playing music.  I was actually going to set foot in an honest-to-goodness cathedral, and the history buff in me was doing a happy dance!

 

Let's take a look, shall we.....

 

 

No modern-day cranes; no heavy machinery.  Like the Great Pyramids of Egypt, it makes the finished product all the more amazing.

 

I mean, just look!

 

 

Now, most of you know my views on religion.  I will say this about religion, and in particular the Catholic Church, some of the world's most beautiful and amazing art and architecture has been created because of it.

 

 

 

 

I was just amazed at the detail of the wood carving. 

 

I got a video of the musicians.  If I can ever figure out how to post it, I will.

 

 

Katharine of Aragon aka Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain aka the First wife of Henry VIII

 

They have the living history day every year to commemorate the day that Katharine of Aragon was buried here.  The Peterborough Cathedral had the special designation of having had 2 Queens of England buried there.  Mary Queen of Scots was originally buried there, but was moved to Westminster by her son, King James I.

 

 

The royal procession.

 

Miss Priss watching me write with a "feather pen."

 

We didn't get to stay as long as I would have liked.  I wanted to wander around reading every poster, and play with every interactive screen.  Trying to soak in all this history with 2 small children in tow is going to be a challenge, but, hey, we'll be here for a while. 

 

I'll be back.

 

Oh, BTW, I have had to cancel my Harry Potter Tour.  Hubby's work schedule is insane right now, and it just wasn't going to work.  : ( 

 

Another time!

And, yes, I know that I have promised pics of Miss Priss in her school uniform and pics of our house.  I haven't forgotten!  I'm just lazy.