A brief recap!

As we've been a bit slack, I thought I'd just briefly round up what has happened in the last couple of months!

- we came back from Norway (after the wardrobe fiasco), and the something went wrong with the van. We drove the last 2 hours in limp mode.

- after an eye wateringly expensive quote from the VW garage, we bought a new car. The van is waiting for a new engine (Jim works with someone who can help us!)

- we are now the proud owners of a Volvo. Complete with roof top box.

- Maisie broke up from school for 8 1/2 weeks.

- my mum visited and we finally went to Helsingør on the ferry to see Elsinore Castle (Shakespeare based Hamlet here).

- mum bought marmite. And cheese.

- Jim's dad visited, and then came to Norway with us for a week. We went stand up paddle boarding, walking, did some DIY, spent a lovely, slightly drunken evening with our friends and saw a reindeer who thought it was a sheep. I even went finishing!

- we decided to drive home through Sweden instead of driving down through Norway, then Sweden. It was very beautiful. But it was also a journey that took 3 hours longer, and almost ended in divorce.

- our last visitors of the summer holidays came. And it rained. Lots. We were caught in a thunder and lightening storm. The kids (4 in total) went through so many clothes, the laundry room resembled an actual laundry and the dehumidifier was working overtime!

We went swimming a couple of times, managed to eat outdoors and took them to Nimis. It was lovely.

- they also bought marmite. And cheese. And tea bags. They are invited to come again. 

- we went to Copenhagen for the day, which is ridiculously easy from here. And the 4 of us had a very lovely time.

- and then school started.