Well I got it all done. I did the CVs and had confirmation of safe receipt and promise of more on the way. I made fairy cakes but decided black and white stripey icing was a touch ambitious and if not instantly recognisable as badgers could go very wrong, so I went with yellow buttercream sprinkled liberally with 100s and 1000s. Very popular they were too. 🙂
We went to the Wizard store and got some plasticine which amused the children for ages. I think D has gone as far with making W&G models as he can now – I guess the next stage is to try and get some of the wires used underneath the plasticine and arm him with a camera and editing software! 😉
The rain stopped in the end too. It’s been really, really windy here today and it blew the clouds away. Washing is still flapping wetly on the line but at least two of the three days worth of continual rain must have been whipped out of it by now.
We watched our Spider video and sang along to the songs.
My Mum called round and arranged to come to dinner tomorrrow night so I can help her with that training prep. ready for Thursday.
Ady got home early enough for him and Scarlett to come to Badgers with us. It was the end of term and those who’ve been there all term were presented with their badge and a certificate for passing ‘caring badger’. Davies was given a certificate for ‘being a good badger and joining in nicely’ which he seemed suitably chuffed with. He had to join in with ‘parade’ (lining up!) and I bought his uniform ready for next term. You pay £19 and get a polo shirt and jumper and then as they grow out of it you just swap it in for the next size up, so that’s not too bad. He will need black trousers and black shoes though. This would have been more of an issue as they used to only wear their uniforms once a month but it was decided tonight (with a little prompting from me and Ady :oops:) that they should wear it every week. So I’ll be getting D some cheap black, once a week for an hour wear shoes and a pair of black trousers too. We’ve agreed that when he goes back after Easter I will wait in the room next door rather than going in too so that’s a positive start in getting him happy to go in alone (and means I get to sit and read a book in relative peace for an hour too 🙂 )
Tonight we’ve watched Phone Booth. We got it free with something else once and have only watched it once. I quite like films like that – lots of tension but no massive amounts of violence (and yes, of course I know there was violence but nothing dwelt on or dramatically enhanced it).
And now, I’m off to bed!
Asda school trousers are cheap and (according to the mum next door) pretty much boy-proof!
Comment by Katy — 28 March 2006 @ 10:27 am