kids - don't you just love them!

I don't know about you but I really enjoy lying down on the floor (normally on the bean bag) at bedtime to read a story..... If I am really lucky, I get to make one up. I tend to have one that is a cross between "mr ben and C S Lewis " where my kids get to go on adventures without me knowing. We have a whole load of people that go with them,
Other nights I read from a book....
The problem is I was recently told to read without my glasses (its my age apparently!) Now that sounds fine, infact liberating....but for my son at 2....mum without glasses is just not right.
If I don't have my specs on he will find them and give them to me.

The other night I was reading a bed time story, took off my glasses and quick as a flash, Douglas grabbed them (to give them back) and....SNAP!
Yes that is right, broken beyond repair. (oh yes and my insurance has expired 3 weeks ago)

Another evening and the beanbag I sit on for stories got covered in milk.... I dutifully wash them only for my darling son to find a bean and......hey presto sticks it up his nose!
(I won't tell you how we got it out)

All in the space of a week - but you know what my kids are just so precious. That same little rascal is just such a bundle of joy.

Please tell me this kind of thing is not only in my family!

Long week

This has been one of those long weeks. It started on Monday. Most of the summer I have had a funding bid to do but it is really hard to crunch numbers when your kids are on holiday and squabbling. Monday ended with me having to go to a community group meeting at night. I am a director of the organisation so I wanted to be kept up to date with progess.
Tuesday was Knockhill.....I chance for me to see to see my sister fulfil a dream.....followed by a very LOONGG church meeting where I got locked in the car park and had to exit via the pavement or pay a call out fee.....can't afford a call out fee, so pavement it was.

Wednesday and Thursday hubby was out late and I had kids challenging bed time....someone from worship band phoned to see if Phil would do the evening service....as well as the 2 morning ones on Sunday......I think I know the answer to that!
Thursday I had Douglas getting woken and scared so bed was 2am....

Friday exhausted and sleep deprived. ..When the kids were in bed a nice glass of wine and watching slumdog millionaire took my mind off my injured arm

What a week!