Ben has managed to be ill all week :( He seems to have a mild flu-like virus according to the doc. He’s also managed to pick up an eye infection. As a result, Jon’s half-term week has been seriously curtailed as Ben hasn’t been up to doing much.
We are supposed to be going to my mum & dad’s this Sunday, but unless Ben improves dramatically tomorrow, it’s likely to be just me and Jon going.
Has anyone else noticed that children have it in for their parents? Take last night…
We go to bed late for a variety of reasons and so it’s about half past midnight before I’m asleep. Sometime around half past four we get woken up by Jon having a nightmare…
Oh well.
We went to Croome Park today for a walk. Now that it’s October, the weather is getting a bit iffy, but we now have a nice wooly hat for Ben and Georgina is intending to get herself one shortly to keep her ears warm. I think next time we go out, I’ll take my gloves – the wind was a bit chilly!
Croome Park was quite good. It starts out with you walking though a series of shrubberies which were in the process of being restored. I think it’ll take at least 10 years to get all the plants mature enough for these bits to be anything like how Capability Brown intended. At the bottom of the path, you go under a bridge and come to a lovely lake. This bit was very impressive and made the entire trip worthwhile.
We visited Hanbury Hall again today. This time we did the guided walk around the surounding countryside. Ben was in his backpack and after getting all excited about seeing sheep and cows, fell asleep! We had to wake him up for his sandwiches. Jon doesn’t seem too keen on the walking bit, but does enjoy the picnic afterwards.
Jon’s first day at school today. Slightly bitter-sweet as he was upset about his uniform, especially the jumper. He seemed to enjoy himself after we had left though!
I took the day off today, so we went to the safari park again as we have free tickets. It was a good day out, though Jon enjoyed going on the rollercoaster far more than the “aminals” !!
Nine years ago today, I married Georgina!
It’s hard to believe that it’s so long ago as I don’t feel old enough! I suppose at some point I will have to admit to myself that I am no longer in my early twenties :(
Ben decided to take multiple unaided steps today! The question now is whether he thinks it’s easier to walk or to crawl!
From what I can tell, the emergency services performed brilliantly yesterday. Fortunately, no one we know was injured. My thoughts are with the people affected.
Two votes have gone our way…
1. The French didn’t get the Olympics
2. The ghastly EU patent bill was thrown out