Ups and Downs

Everytime one of the children is ill your heart sinks because you know you're on borrowed time. I think in my case my immune system is pretty much invincible because I'm exposed to germs all the time, but unfortunately Eddie is a sitting duck. Sure enough, by Friday morning he was a vomiting wreck, consigned to bed for the duration of the day while I tootled about taking the chilren to nursery/pre-school before heading off to St Martins to see if I could help out a couple of mornings a week.

By mid-morning I'd secured a couple of dates to go back to school and spend more time with the children, while Eddie had managed to down a couple of Paracetamol and go back to sleep.

Fortunately he rallied by the afternoon and we had a lovely evening with Richard and Sonya, so nice to relax in the luxurious surroundings of our new and improved sitting room with friends and fine wine :)

A busy weekend has followed, and Eddie has been fantastic - taking Will to get all the shopping yesterday so I could have a sleep and then today, a milestone; Eddie faced the Ultimate Challenge - Krazy Klub. What a joy to have an extra pair of hands to scramble up all those sodding cushions, rather than just me, wrestling my way through cargo nets with JimBob under one arm while the other either shoves Will onwards and upwards, or catches him when he falls.

Knackered after 2 hours of Kraziness and alot of E Numbers, we suffed a total loss of sensibility and decided a Burger King was in order. Why. Why? Why!

Now vegging after subjecting a very nervous Will to the joys of Jabba The Hut et al in Return of the Jedi. A rite of passage of course, but not one that was necessarily appreciated.

Onwards and upwards - to Strictly and then bed.

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Lowly said…
Burger King & Return of the Jedi! Sounds like a totally idyllic childhood to me!

You are a good mother!
1 December 2008 at 02:05
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