A good day.

So yesterday was a great day. Completely mad but busy. I had three conversations with different mums about how weekends weren't ours anymore but would we change it? Not a bit of it. First up a round of hair - helped by Vicky - Daisy's to straighten creating the full on rock chick look, and Ellie's for ballet. Phone call to confirm Joseph can start footie this term, rugby in a couple of months, and checking this week's swimming ducklings classes for Charlie. Joseph appeared fully clothed - as Batman or rather BatJo. Evident it was his wish to be a superhero, I confirmed that as long as the superhero tidied his bed, BatJo could in fact be just that all day. 'Yay, I love you Mummy'. Affirmation one. Wrote a list for me and Stu of who was where when.

So Luke to band, and then Ellie to ballet. Daisy was on a one off trip to the Panto, and I was parent helper, so off we went, with Vicky in charge of Daisy's group - 45 in ours, and several hundred Scouts in total. Brilliant panto - Mollie the Dame was awesome, and rivalling the best professional Pantos in every way. Affirmation two - 'can I sit with you Mummy' from Daisy. 'Why? Wouldn't you rather sit with your friends?' 'Sort of, but I love you lots'. Happily ensconced a row in front she laughed and booed and hissed her way thru. The kids were really well behaved. Awesome. Then to her Party. Presents out of the boot and a quick change in the car, rock chick was ready for nails, make up and pizza. Then back off to bag packing for Scouts, with Ellie and Luke in the other car off to cricket! Luke slightly perturbed that his sister wanted to be the first girl cricketer in the club, but she knows her own mind, and by all accounts was a natural!

A couple of hours later from the charity bagpack, we all met up in the Range car park. BatJo, cricketing Luke, dancing Ellie and Scout me all headed off to Tescos for pizza. Completely oblivious to the fact that none of us were clothed in what you might call 'usual shopping wear', in we traipsed. BatJo in particular causing a few giggles! Live crickets for Boris, the new pet gecko, also purchased, pizza and rocky road seemed like an awesome end to a great day.

Would I change any of it? Not for a moment. Is it hard work? Yep. Is it worth every single moment. Yep. Was I asleep on the couch minutes after the kids had gone to bed? Yep! Not a political moment or a work crisis in sight. That's a blog for another day. Maybe a bit bland to some, but that's their problem!

OMG

Two and a bit years since my last post. It seems like an eternity. Charlie is nearly 4. All of the others are at school, and I am well into my late thirties. Politically we are just after the Oldham result, and what is going on? Quite simply too much to report. So I will resume blogging soon.It's been a long long time and we're on the road to somewhere.

Families are complex but who knows what a family looks like sometime. Not conventional, and not like one would expect. I know I feel like a young yummy mummy sometimes but who knows what is waiting. Anyway I've made contact again, and we'll see where we go from here.

xxxx