Tired. And cold. And cold. And a bit tired :(

Feeling a bit sorry for myself today but I suspect I am being tired, self-pitying and mopey rather than having any genuine reason for it so I’ll ignore myself on that score.

Mum arrived in time for me to get to work where I had a nice morning. My boss is one of these Val (Alison’s), Beryl (LovelyEm’s) type Mums / Grannys who is always having her grandchildren over for sleepovers and rearranging her life to fit in with her daughter’s so she can help her out more. She dashes from work on a Wednesday to collect her granddaughter to ferry her to and from ballet lessons and so she was telling me that while I was moping about my Mum and her reluctance to be at my house this morning. She was very good at jollying me out of myself though and it was quite a good morning :).

I got home just after 1pm and aside from fairly minor moans from the kids about my Mum – which I suspect I am perpetuating by expecting them and possibly even slightly encouraging them so I shall try to stop all seemed well.

Davies wanted me to help him with a cardboard box model of some Star Wars thing so I helped him make it more sturdy and suggested a couple of design improvements and helped with those. I did suggest it would be a great framework for papier mache-ing but it is rather large and would be better done outside, which it is clearly not the season for right now. He stayed upstairs and later came down with a smaller model of something else SW related which we decided would be a perfect first go for him at papiermacheing and are planning to start tomorrow :). He is so creative and imaginative and has such vision it would be great for him to be able to make something from nothing that could then be finished properly and turned into a really good piece of artwork. I think papier mache could be a great material for him.

The packs for the Nature Dectectives from Woodland Trust finally arrived. I have to confess to not being terribly impressed with it but possibly I should view the price as a donation rather than a purchase. I also think the activities seem pitched a little young and a lot of it is tied into their website which I can’t see Davies and Scarlett being that interested in accessing really, they are not that bothered about being online just yet. We signed them up for the emails and they both did the first activitiy of identifying leaves and writing them down. Davies read them all too, Scarlett wasn’t in the mood for anything other than one to one attention and if possible constant physical contact too so she was being quite trying.

Scarlett really wanted to do some more fimo-ing so she made a butterfly while I made some beads to replace my probably-not-lost-but-can’t-seem-to-find-it liquorice allsorts bracelet I made and then she made a ring. I upset Davies when he wandered over and started just playing with it by making a big point about it being an expensive craft material and not just a lump of plasticine to be played with. We patched it up and I’ve said we’ll do some more fimo-ing tomorrow but he does need to plan what he’s making rather than faff about with it for the sake of it.

I made their dinner and then it was time to get changed for Badgers. Ady was working late to ensure he can have Friday morning off so didn’t manage to come and meet me. I sat in the car and did a bit of knitting and read a bit of my book. Then I remembered I needed to pay subs (I only paid half the other week) so went to get some cash out and wandered round the supermarket for a while but didn’t buy anything. I got back to Badgers and was freezing in the car and needed a wee so I went and knocked on the door and they let me come in to sit in the coffee lounge. It was still pretty cold as it’s a big roomed, high ceilinged place where they only seem to heat the rooms they’re using at the time but it was still warmer than my car.

Ady had just about beaten us home and got the fire lit so I sat and read stories (My Uncle is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean and My Uncle is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean.

I made a lovely lasagne and garlic bread which the children can try tomorrow and now I am going to bed and have no intention of getting up until I feel like it tomorrow :).