Ben and I visited Dan and Helen for lunch on Saturday 8th. Lunch was to celebrate Helen' birthday the day before and we had home made courgette and cream cheese bread, homemade quiche and homemade birthday cake (made by Dan - Helen made the quiche). All was delicious. Mum and Sue went along as well but Brian needed to take Beccy and her friend Abby to a football match in Ramsgate. As it was nearly the end of the season, Beccy didn't want to miss any matches. They drew the match in Ramsgate and then won their match on Sunday which meant that they had won the league. Parents and supporters were very pleased, more so than the girls, I think.
I sent a photo to the home exchange company we are registered with to give permission for journalists to contact us about exchanging for the Olympics. We have tentatively agreed to an exchange (non-simultaneous) with two American couples. The children and I have volunteered for the Olympics and so we will be staying around here for some of the time (possibly camping). The exchange means that we can ski in the US, which Brian and Ben are very keen to do. Let's hope it all goes ahead and that we are able to go to the ski resort.
Our purchase of a flat for renting out is progressing amazingly slowly. It seems to be incredibly difficult to get information from the property management company to whom we would need to pay our service charge and we can't go ahead without the information. Hopefully it will be sorted soon. We've probably missed the boat for renting it out to a teacher this term but might have some luck with other local large employers. Otherwise, we might be able to rent it out for short lets during the holiday season (although that would then mean getting it furnished). We will have to see.
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