Tonight we finally ventured to the other side of the Thames to the pub that sits right on the river. We had to travel along a little path to a railroad bridge (which we've already crossed by train) and walk across, then down the path on the other side. It was a bit muddy but that just made it more interesting - Ben actually walked the whole way there and back! Apparently there are no cars on that side of the river (in this area). People live there, but they have to take boats across to their cars.
The pub was great (I got the title for this blog entry from the sign out front - we were one of the few groups there without a dog!) There was a big garden out front with play structures for the kids, and there happened to be two little girls there the same ages as Ben and Susanna. They were so happy to have other kids to play with. They were very hungry, but filled up with just a few bites so they could play some more. At one point, the younger girl came in to tell her mum that "the little boy is scaring me". I reminded Ben to be nice, and soon afterward I saw the two of them holding hands. Its so nice how quickly little kids can make new friends. Brad and I got to relax a bit with dinner and a couple of pints. A very nice evening for all of us.
Earlier in the day we spent some time at our "new" house. Our air shipment arrived this morning so we have more of our things now. Two men brought all the boxes in and unpacked most of them, so there are lots of piles of stuff on the floor. Sheets and blankets, but no beds to put them on. Clothes, but no drawers. Books, but no shelves. We did get some racks to hang clothes on, so that helps a bit, but its not quite the same as having closets. We also did some shopping for household essentials like a trash can for the kitchen, a vacuum, and a coffee maker.
Not sure what we will do this weekend, but we are considering another train ride into London to see more sights. I also plan to work on uploading the first 400 photos from my new camera so that I can post some here... hopefully soon!
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Dear Susanna,
I'm glad you're having so much fun playing and eating ice cream. We miss you. I drew a drawing of a "Flinging Off Machine to Where You Want to Go," as an invention. I wish I had one for real and we could fling off to London to visit you.
Love,
Gabriel
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