Day 125. Getting into GEAR.

Happy to be a 'running Mum' as Bea's love of running continues. And let's face it, standing around in the sunshine in Kings Lynn is much more enjoyable than standing in the rain, wind and snow at Shouldham Warren during the Cross Country season. This was Bea's first mini GEAR and I was suitably proud as she headed towards the finish line in her white and green Ryston Runners' vest.

Day 83. Wishful thinking.

Yet another Sunday paper waiting to be read. You'd think the weather would be conducive to lying on the sofa and reading the papers but half the day disappeared at Shouldham Warren where Bea finished the Cross Country Running season with a personal best and the rest of the day seems to have been spent making and eating Sunday lunch. I have the rest of the week at least to read the non-news focused sections. Like that's going to happen. Fuel for the fire it is then.

Day 48. We're lambing.

We started our day at the Ryston Cross Country event in Shouldham Warren. Now I know I'm competitive and although I do try to rein it in when it comes to Bea, I'm not always successful, but at the Ryston races I look like an Earth Mother next to some of the other parents. One Dad was actually running alongside his kids SCREAMING at them to run faster. Scary stuff when you're under 9. Bea managed a sprint finish and as always she did it with a beaming smile, which is enough for me. Just. Like I said, I'm trying to rein it in.

The highlight of the day though was heading on our bikes to our neighbour's farm to see the lambs. I'm in awe of them; my neighbours, not the sheep. Each year they save all their leave for lambing and it was great to hear that this year they had only lost 2 out of 85 lambs with just 2 ewes yet to lamb and that looks all set to happen over the next few days.

Phil had saved this lamb for when Bea visited. She helped to dock its tail (to prevent fly strike) and then she marked it and its mother with a letter 'B' so we'll be able to recognise it as 'Bea's lamb'. It's a texel sheep and soon they'll all move up to the top field where we'll see them each day until they're sold in May. After that Phil and Jo will head up to Skipton to buy some more ewes ready for next year's breeding season.

Such a treat for us to be able to get up close to the lambs; I wonder if we'll still enjoy our dinner tonight? Yep, slow roasted shoulder of lamb. It's Colomendy all over again.