November has seen us full of the spirit of adventure. Emily turned 11 at the start of the month which was celebrated with her looking very grown up in her new dress and Vietnamese food cooked by Ly. Her tastes are definitely broadening out. It also saw her having a secret agent Escape Room party with friends. Looking at the photos my little girl is definitely not so little anymore – next year sees high school, where we’ve recently had an open evening which blew her and my mind completely (for different reasons). For Emily it was all so big and new, for me it was the fact that the teachers were so approachable and friendly – whatever happened to casual teacher/pupil violence in schools? Rapidly on the heels of her 11th and she was whisked off to Ardentinny on her P7 trip of abseiling, rock hopping, mountain biking, orienteering and other exciting stuff. She had a ball. We however were just left with radio silence and parental worry that she was hating it.
And whilst Emily stretches her wings, Niomi has been off adventuring with us enjoying some fine autumn weather. We’ve created our own magic with her and as ever it had a touch of Niomi’s uniqueness about it.
What of us older folk? Well we’ve also been enjoying the autumn air. I’ve been out and about on my bike and Tanya has remained committed to the outdoor swimming – crazy lady. Nice it may have been but cold it also was. Anyway, that’s Novemturing for you.
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