The summer grinch

I am feeling decidedly Grinchy today , I looked in the mirror this morning and this is what I saw

This is what summer does to me LOL. Maybe it is a scottish summer thing, if it is hot I am too hot. I lost half my day yesterday to a horrible migraine, which was brought on I think by a mixture of allergies, bright sun and being too hot.

If it is cold and rainy, I can't enjoy it because then everyone around me moans about the weather, moans about the lack of summer.

Humbug.

Today I have forced myself to look for the good things about the summertime. I will find at least 5 things to love about today.

Number 1 - Back in the springtime the kids and I sat down to plant some seeds. In all honesty I didn't think anything would grow! I just thought of it as a good learning experience for the kids and something to look forward to. (Even if I did think I would have to go and buy some veg from the supermarket and bury it for the littles to find lol.)

Well low and behold! But we have growth!!

 Look at the broccoli!! I have about 8 broccoli plants and one has started to grow a little head of the good stuff! So excited!

And check out these bad boys!

Mmmm we may be able to eat our own produce after all!!

This is exciting!!

I do realise that everything is pretty squashed in , but I wasn't expecting EVERYTHING to grow! So I don't know what to do now! I can't move them as they are all entwined!

Number two - Everytime I step out of my back door, I hear two sweet little voices singing to me.

Ok it is more like a yelling of " Hey lady!! How about a little sumthin' sumthin' to nibble on!"

But how could anyone resist these little faces??!

Aww. Boy, do they love them some grass!

Number 3 - It is the summer holidays!! I have my 2 cherubs with me all day today along with another little cherub who we look after. No one has to go to school and all my little chickens are right here in the nest where I like them to be! (my grinchyness wants to go into how the kids are all sick of the sight of each other and are bickering constantly-  but I wont! this is my sunny side up post!!)

Number 4 - The sun is shining! It is a beautiful day, I live by the sea side and I am a short 10 min drive from the beautiful town of St Andrews and one of the best beaches in the country! Referring back to number 4, no one has any where to be! So, what is stopping us slapping on some sunscreen , rolling up our beach blanket , and heading on up there?? Nothing! Let's go have ourselves some summer!

(I did not take this pic, it's from flickr)

Less than an hour from now we will be strolling down this path , with buckets and spades bumping off  excited little legs .

Number 5 - IT IS FRIDAY! By 6pm tonight my working week will be over, my sweet hubby will be home for a long weekend and I can possible even enjoy a long cold drink in the back garden.

The head is still a little fragile but my cup is now definitely half full!

I will don my sunglasses, knock back a little ibuprofen and anti histimines and go enjoy our day.

Hope it's a good one for you too xx