All go xxx

Sometimes it’s hard to write! I have to be in the right mood, don’t want to be all doom and gloom, you can watch the news for that or Eastenders!

However, I realise it has been quite a while since my last little update and don’t want to get out of the habit, oh my gosh, I’m even boring myself at this stage! Fun fact, did you know you only have to repeat things 7 times for it to become a habit? Wait, let me just check that with Google, back in a tick. Oopsie Daisy, make that 66 times, numbers hate me. Certainly explains why the diet hasn’t been sticking!

So, the other morning on the way to Breakfast Club I decided to have a heart to heart with the Twinkles. I’d been extra grumpy the night before and felt very guilty for having raised my voice.

“Guys, I’m sorry for being grumpy last night. There’s a lot going on at the moment, I’d had a really long hard day and was in a lot of pain with my knee (crikey that makes me sound so old, next thing you know I’ll be talking about my lumbago!) I just wanted to come home and enjoy some quality time with you, not listen to you continuously arguing or telling tales on each other (literally, when they were in the bath, every time I lay on my bed to relax they called me in to snitch on each other for silly things like having their willy in the bath? It’s attached to you!!! Every time though, it was like they were watching me on camera and waiting for me to just get in to a comfortable position and then BAM!) Guys, I love you, but when you get like that sometimes it just makes me want to cry!”

Silence.

Then raucous, uncontrollable laughter from the back seat from both of them!

Ollie giggling “what it makes you want to cry like a little baby?”

Me “ yes, like a little baby”

Harry getting in on the action “ what it makes you want to cry and scream like a little baby that’s pooped themselves?”

Me “yes”

Harry “wait, had you pooped yourself?”

Well it certainly lightened the mood and we had a team cuddle before they went in to Breakfast club.

Should probably apologise to the husband! Again long, hard day, pain, fatigue and he dared to suggest to me when he got home that my new decorative lights bought for the olive trees (drunk on Amazon, it’s a lottery what will turn up!) should go inside the branches so they don’t get cut when trimming. Well obviously I walked off in a huff because he was suggesting I was stupid!

The boys had their first swimming class last night! I was so proud I had a little cry! I’m not saying they were well behaved, but they are definitely good swimmers. So much so the teacher came over after to ask if they’d had lessons before and to say they were naturals and he thought they’d progress on to the next level very quickly. I was sure to tell him that he was a lovely teacher, kind, calm and patient with them and brought out the best. I hope he’s been told that before, it’s sometimes easy to forget to recognise when people in your life are doing a good job and making a difference.

Love and hugs, kisses and wishes xxx