What about the little ones?

I have a 4 and a 2 year old who coped amazingly with the move. I suspected they would but you never know do you? Jojo even mastered potty training in the couple of months leading up to the move. They had some particularly naughty weeks but weren't obviously anxious or upset.

On the day we moved in, a lady popped round and asked if she could take the girls to the park for an hour. Richard jumped at the chance and so off they went. I, however, was a bit shocked by all this and concerned that I'd let my girls go off with a complete stranger. (Richard didn't think to tell me that the lady helped to run the children's work at one of the churches and he knew exactly who she was!) Anyway, the girls came back raving about their time in the park and that lady has become one of their favourite people now.

Our first week in Glossop, Emily was particularly naughty, simply because she had nothing to do. One afternoon in a playground nearby, a gang of 7ish year old girls came in. Emily immediately stopped what she was doing and ran towards the girls with her arms outstretched exclaiming, "Friends!". Needless to say, the older girls weren't that interested in playing with a 4 year old and kept their distance! However, the next day I met a couple of mums and their daughters who are of a similar age to Emily and we now all meet up once a week .

Emily is going to pre-school three times a week and will start school in September. Joannah & I go to a little group at one of the churches. They both seem to be happy but I'm dreading the long summer holiday!