For the past six years we have been regular visitors to Weststar Holiday Parks - "Sid and Lizzie" - the Holiday parks previously owned by the woman from "Dragon's Den". Not only have we visited them on roughly eight occasions (!) we've also put in four winning enteries to the fancy dress competition.... Here's Izzy with her 2007 October half-term winner - "Jack in the Box".
And so we were the proud winners of a free weekend break - the Gala Finals at Sandford! I was owed a few weekends and the services could be covered so we decided to go... Advent Weekend off! Shouldn't be allowed!
But actually, we really needed it. This has been a killer of a term with a number of big crises and major projects. Every weekend has brought some big event or other... It's all taken a toll and we desperately needed some space to recover...
It may sound funny to some, but it was good to get back to the familiar sights and sounds of Dorset: fish and chips in Swanage, sea, wind, rain and a dancing seagull - what more could a stressed out clergy family want....
I didn't manage to do nothing on "Just this Day" - but we managed to find space for each other by stepping outside our normal routine and being ourselves for a few moments. Thanks Izzy for a fine competition winner and roll on next holiday...
P.S. There were 57 entries in the Fancy Dress Final. Izzy wasn't placed, but we had a great time.
