Same as in America... almost.

Same: mowing the lawn
Different: using an electric hovercraft mower (moves like a vaccuum and sounds like one too)



Same: our family loves old tractors and community get-togethers
Different: in our village - Glinton - you can climb up on old tractors to the tune of 13th century church bells and watch men dressed up like leprechauns (beat that Morton Pumpkin Festival!)


Same: weekly trips to the library
Different: Emily (age 2) gets her own library card (which she preciously guards in her very own purse)...and the library is conveniently located next to Tesco (grocery store) so Mum can stock up on food and good literature in one stop.


Same: date night!
Different: eating at a pub located next to a beautiful archaic stone church in a renowned village (execution site of Mary, Queen of Scots), exquisite pub food, and the best babysitter ever: Emily, age 15, lives down the street from us - she lead the girls in arts and crafts projects, had them play instruments and march around the house, and then she tidied up the house! The girls asked if we could go on another date the very next night just so they could have "Big" Emily back to babysit!