I had a very social day today - two friends over for coffee this morning (not at the same time, oddly; one left as the other arrived) and then lunch at another friend's house. One of the play school Mums had invited several of her son's friends for lunch - and Toddler, always the centre of the action at play school, was of course one of the invitees. We had a good old chat, the Mums and I, while we watched our four year olds 'hanging out' together. Lovely. And the best thing about it all was my lack of nerves - in the old days any sort of get together would have been a trigger for all sorts of anxieties, instead of which I just relaxed and had a good time.
Later on I took Toddler and one of his sisters to walk the dog. (The other children were out). The weather was inexplicably hot and sunny - after a week of heavy winds and driving rain this felt like a momentous thing.
We walked a short distance, then climbed up a grassy verge, and Toddler and I sat down about a hundred yards away from his sister. We then took turns calling the dog so she dashed back and forth between us like a mad thing, her huge ears flapping as she ran full pelt, putting her brakes on at the last minute to slide across the grass to a stop mere inches from where we sat. It was hysterical - not my usual method of exercising the dog, but the perfect way to wind down with the kids after a busy day.
I copped out at dinner time. I served up bacon sandwiches and ice cream to the troops - hardly a balanced meal. I am just about to chop up a pineapple in an attempt at damage limitation. In my defence I have been a Stepford mother all week, providing masses of vegetables and lots of exotic fruit at every turn. And it is Friday night.
Have a good weekend!
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