That was the week that was...

I did it!
I managed to get to England and back again without losing any of the children!
The marmite stock at Tesco's has been reduced, and my worries of a life without the fragrant nectar have been averted :-)
It was a busy few days including visiting 3 churches, (in Luton, Ingatestone and Chelmsford) a trip to our mission H.Q. in Gerrards Cross, roller-blading in Hylands park...I didn't, I walked round after the kids with my Mum, visiting friends and family...
A highlight for me was meeting some fellow bloggers.
On Thursday it was lovely to meet up with Sarah for a hot chocolate, with cream! at Starbucks. It really felt as though I had known her for ages and we spent a happy time in the purple armchairs in the window! The kids got a bit bored and took themselves off shopping! Thanks Sarah for your encouragements, being 40 looks OK!
The journey home was fun... Pete rang to say that he had watched the weather forcast, and there was 80 m.p.h winds expected through the channel at the time of our voyage...Having requested many to pray, we were pleased with the milpond that the ship set sail on, the only meteorological thing we experienced was snow!
However, we were stranded in the middle of the channel for an hour as our ship was involved in a search and rescue operation, exciting stuff, another passenger ferry had reported a man overboard, so all other vessels in the shipping lanes were immediatly called to S&R... Turns out it was a false sighting, they think it was a seal...still a bit exciting!


So we are home now, with marmite, mission complete.
It was great to meet up with some of you and put face to blog:-) Must do it again sometime, here or there...