It’s Snow Joke!

It’s Snow Joke!

11 February 2019

Happy February Everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed the snow days we had over the weekend – what a way to kick off the month! 😊
We all made it in on Friday morning, but ended up shutting up shop at 1pm to make sure we all made it home safely. Before we went, we did manage to make ourselves our very own Briars snowman – complete with a full set of teeth! What do you think of him?!

Having been ‘snowed in’ for the weekend, I thought I would take the opportunity to do three things:

• Have a lie in! – Park Run was cancelled for the first time in years, so I really had to enjoy this once in a blue moon chance to stay in bed on a Saturday! I consider anything after 8am to be a lie-in, which is probably a good attitude to have with a baby on the way – so I was grateful that we both managed to stay in bed for an extra couple of hours!
• Get baking! – I LOVE baking, but I just never seem to have good chunk of time spare to just make a mess and make lots of naughty goodies. I didn’t intend to make all the treats I ended up making – I had a lot of snaccidents, which resulted in a batch of cookies, a double batch of pancakes and a fruit cake. I’m blaming the baby.
• Get down into our local village and see what’s what! – We’ve lived in East Hendred since October, and again, have never really found time to get out and explore the area at a leisurely pace. I know snow covered areas always look pretty – but the village did look particularly beautiful covered in a blanket of white. The pub looked even more appealing after a long walk and a swing in the park – even though I’m on OJ and lemonade for the time being!

As lazy as it sounds, I really enjoyed just being able to be in the company of the people I love for the whole weekend and lark about doing very little, rather than worrying about running errands and getting jobs done.
It was bliss!
Even when we all finally got to work on Friday, there was a really excitable atmosphere about the place (possibly just residual adrenaline from us all driving in!) There’s always a good team spirit here, but when you get a day like Friday, we just seem to gel even more – even if it’s just a phone call to see how the journey is going, or making a cup of tea to go for the ones travelling that bit further – we’re a good bunch here. The girls crafting The Briars very first snowman was awesome too – he attracted a lot of attention from people wandering past, hopefully his smile didn’t scare too many children(!)

We know it’s not all fun and games:
The cold weather, and all the fun the snow brings can cause some dental problems – even if it’s just sensitivity when you breathe in! Remember, we are always here to help, even if it’s just a minor concern – we might be able to help make those first moments in the cold more comfortable. It could be as simple as recommending a different toothpaste. If you have had any accidents, such as a chipped or broken tooth from too much fun sledging – get in touch with your dentist as soon as you can to keep the damage as minimal as possible.

Look after yourselves, and have a great rest of the week!

Amy x