• Waking up before everyone else.
• Making myself a cup of tea and slipping into the shower.
• Pulling on a favourite dress.
• Cuddling Jesse on my lap after he wandered into our bedroom. I love sharing the first few sleepy moments of his day.
• Panicking about making our train at 10.15am. We also had to leave the house in a fit state for the viewings booked in that afternoon.
• Hurriedly getting everyone fed and dressed.
• Cleaning the bath.
• Being ready to go a whole hour before our taxi was due to arrive. Typical.
• Trying to ensure the children didn’t re-make their mess before we left.
• Heading to the station.
• Loving Jesse’s enthusiasm for train travel.
• Chuckling as he insisted on looking through his binoculars the wrong way.
• Boarding the train to Chippenham.
• Munching on mini cheddars and sipping diet coke.
• Being met by my Mum.
• Driving to Bowood House. I can’t recommend this place highly enough. The gardens are beautiful and the children were blown away by the adventure playground.
• Greeting my family with hugs and smiles. We had all gathered together to celebrate my uncle’s 60th birthday.
• Enjoying the sunshine.
• Eating delicious food and indulging in a cheeky glass of wine.
• Wandering the grounds.
• Posing for plenty of family photos.
• Watching the children traverse the huge climbing frame and slip down the enormous slides.
• Taking a call from our estate agent.
• ACCEPTING AN OFFER ON OUR HOUSE!
• Doing a happy dance as my family looked on in amusement.
• Hugging Mr.LA and feeling very, very excited/scared.
• Taking Jesse to look at the animals. He loved stroking a lamb and looking at tiny chicks in an incubator.
• Treating the children to ice creams.
• Feeling very grateful for my family.
• Missing my Dad.
• Sitting in the soft play area.
• Craving a nap.
• Driving back to my aunt and uncle’s house for afternoon tea.
• Eating tiny crust-less sandwiches, chocolate cupcakes and a scone loaded with jam and clotted cream.
• Singing happy birthday.
• Deciding the children were ready for bed.
• Staying with friend’s at their huge house in Calne.
• Struggling to get the children to settle.
• Drinking wine and chatting until sleep got the better of me.
• Being woken up too early.
• Hanging out in the kitchen with my Mum, sister and our host.
• Warming my bottom in front of the Aga.
• Watching Jesse play shadow to the cat. I think he fell in love a little bit. I was proud of how gentle and affectionate he was.
• Drinking lots of tea and eating posh granola for breakfast.
• Getting washed and dressed.
• Packing up and driving to the station.
• Killing time between trains in Bristol.
• Eating a cheese and mushroom pasty on the platform.
• Feeling relieved to be home.
• Realising it probably won’t be home for much longer.
• Putting two very sleepy children to bed.
• Planning an evening filled with wine, dirty takeaway food and Rightmove. Operation ‘find our dream house’ is well underway!

Love Audrey xxx