life as we know it

We are settling down into our life in Bedford, determined to make the most of the time and opportunities we have here.

Marc has applied for a couple of jobs, one of which he is very interested in (as an assistant dietician at the hospital). Simon and I have been going along to a couple of mother and toddler groups and are getting to know some other mums and kids.

At church we have been placed in a home group (our first meeting is tomorrow!) and we were asked to lead a workshop in the evening service yesterday evening, after going along to the Newcomers' Tea. With these different activities we have been meeting more people and putting faces to names. We have been coming to Christ Church whenever we've been in Bedford for the last four years, but when you meet someone then don't speak to them again for months, it's hard to build a friendship or even remember their name! It feels good to be able to be part of the everyday life of the church for a while.

I continue to be healthy and the pregnancy is going well. The midwife I saw today said things are “wonderfully normal”! I get out for a walk most days because of Simon – he really needs to get out of the house, use up some energy and see animals/tractors/postboxes/phoneboxes every day – and we've been fortunate not to have too much rain so far.

Mum is marking ('O' Level Maths – yes, that's right, 'O' Level, from Singapore) this month so we have been doing the shopping, cooking and washing, which also gives our days some purpose.

Linked to that, I have at last realised one of my ambitions – we have started to order a veg box! It's great to have vegetables delivered from a local farm, and to have a good selection and some vegetables I'd never cooked with before (swede and squash) to give me a bit of a challenge. Here is our first veg box: