Lovely weather

My 5 yr old dictated a thank you letter to me today on one of his new pirate notelets :) It was to one of his friends at school who I'll call Bob. He was thanking Bob for various things; primarily the fact that Bob 'lets' him play in his car after school most days, but also for the things Bob sometimes makes for him in school and the present Bob gave him for his birthday. Bob had a bit of a meltdown yesterday when we had to leave prior to any car interior action...

We added to our wall of gratitude today. My 2 yr old had thanked me for a Stringy Cheese earlier so I put that for him (who was asleep when we were doing it anyway). Josh's thankfulness today was for a car to drive to work in, me tidying the house and his work email now working on his mobile (to me that doesn't sound good but it will be useful for him when he's away on business!), and my 5 yr old said a few such as the programme about the sea that he watched with Josh the other day, the craft box he got for Christmas (he LOVES making things! Today it was shields and decorative boomerangs..). He was also thankful for hot chocolate and chocolate (who isn't?!) :)

I'm thankful today for a relativey calm playdough-making session with my 2 yr old which he, later joined by his brother, had creative fun with :) 5 yr old made it into "worm and slug pie" and spent ages decorating it. It's now in an airtight container in the fridge. Hopefully this'll last longer than yesterday's.. I'm thankful for the new batch of biscuits I made today, this time with currants in (much better!), and for the ridiculously simple recipe I make them from which I got on a cooking course for 2 yr olds that I went on with my now 5 yr old with my now 2 yr old crawling around us :) I'm thankful that my 5 yr old enjoyed his first Friday in school (spent mainly playing, cutting and sticking, and also being introduced to the fun world of computers..) and that Fridays there are half days. For the lovely mild afternoon that we spent in the sunny park across the road from school with some of the other familes :) And for my 2 yr old's early nap that he had today that allowed me to tidy the house with plenty of time left to spend with him once he woke (which did include hoovering and washing up!) :) I'm also thankful for an amazing builder friend in Liverpool who's been replacing our hall floor over the last couple of days and I know he will have done an excellent job in our absence. For getting my bridesmaid dress in the post for April and having a lovely phonecall with the bride-to-be who lives in Liverpool (I got to try the dress on while 2 yr old was asleep this am!). For Rauld Dahl books enjoyed by adults and children alike :) For affectionately lively children and for a much needed prolongued and meaningful hug with a mum at school :)

2 yr old didn't eat tea today (omlette); I really hope he sleeps...