It's the freakin' weekend, almost!

Could be wrong, but think I woke up with a teeny tiny hangover this morning. I put the banging headache down to Husband leaving the bedroom windows open and thus letting all the evil pollen in to make me sneeze 32 times when my head hit the pillow...but in actual fact it may well have been the second glass of wine...? Just maybe. Perhaps?

Either way, we were on time for school, remembered to give the obligatory Friday morning swimming safety speech to Boy (hold hands when walking down the canal, pay attention in the park, don't speak to any strangers, don't drown! etc etc...) and made it home in time for Toddler's Paw Patrol at 9am (WHAT?? He LIKES it!! #guiltyface)

Have tweeted npower, again, thrown some laundry in, eaten some breakfast and downed a glass of water in an attempt to clear my head. Now need to explain to Toddler that Paw Patrol is finished, wrestle his hot, screaming, angry little body into the car and go BACK to Telford to return/swap these sandals I bought for Boy that are too big (they look like diving fins!)

I want to go as much as I want a slap in the face. Sigh!

Haircuts at 4pm (just incase you hear screaming and are worried for our safety!), then a trip to the dentist followed by a bike ride with Nana tomorrow, then some animal gambling on Sunday with Eco Mama and her floppy haired crazy ass Boy, what fun!!

I hope Monday takes her sweet time rolling back around...

Emotions

It's coming up to lunchtime and so far this morning I have experienced a rage of emotions so extreme and intense that I need a lie down.

FATIGUE
I was woken at 5am to take Toddler for a wee (serves me right for not lifting him at 10.30pm to test if he could make it through the night, the answer is apparently no!)

RAGE (and the copious amounts of GUILT that go with it)
For some bizarre reason I ballsed up two bowls of porridge and had to make more, which made us super late going back upstairs to get dressed, therefore we were super late coming back DOWNstairs to grab everything and head out the door, and since it's all sunshiny and happy I wanted to walk to school and didn't have TIME to make us late...so when Toddler refused to get off the toilet I stood in the bathroom and ROARED. Like a crazy woman. It was that or throw a potty at the window. So both boys stared at me for a second...then sobbed in fear for their tiny lives.

HEARTACHE and HUMOUR
Since it's the middle of the month I wanted to go to the churchyard and take some flowers to my Dad's stone. That needs no explanation. Toddler kept me smiling...(Question: is it appropriate for a child to randomly pick up other people's memorial decorations and pretend to use them as a sword with loud sound effects in a graveyard?? I like to think it makes the departed smile, I hope it's not incredibly offensive?? We do always put everything back as it was...Awkward face?!)

PANIC

As we were leaving church, Toddler announced he needed the toilet and I'd left the travel potty at home (obviously!) so had to scoop him up and let him pee old-school style between his legs. This sent me into a flat spin. He uses the phrase 'poo-poo' for any toilet trip so I never really know what to expect AND he hadn't pooped yet this morning so... luckily it was just a wee. I guess I'm still not over the unfortunate incident at the safari park where he told me he needed (what I assumed was) a wee and promptly pooped on the pavement just as the sealion show opened their doors and 100 people filed past.

HAPPY!!

And then I came home to find that a fellow blogger Charlotte has included me in her list of blog recommendations this month and said some really lovely things about Mama of Boys. Isn't that just the nicest thing? I am equal parts proud and embarrassed. 

So yes, it has been a busy morning. No wonder this Mama is always so bloody exhausted, it's not the physical side of parenting I struggle with, it's the emotional toll that comes with it.

Toddler and I aced our health visitor 2 year review and even though we a) think it's baloney and b) didn't really care either way it's nice to have an excuse to buy a sticky bun for lunch so we're off to the bakery!!

Enjoy the sunshine, friends xx

Latest Lust Items

Here's a list of the latest items I am lusting over for my home and wardrobe.
NB I neither need nor can afford any of them!!

Slash sneakers £85

Hazel espadrille £69.50 (but I'll have them in navy, thanks!)

Linen trousers £24.99

Striped dress £15.99 (yes, this is for goddaughter but it is DIVINE in the flesh, saw it in town today!)

Am definitely going for 'Mole's Breath' paint in our master bedroom, the decision has been made. Now just got to convince Husband and book the decorators.

Am in love with this dress for the summer ball £55. It is sold out apart from a size 8. A size 8 will not fit my right thigh. Fuck it!

Oh, and I thought there were more, but that's the whole list. 3 hours in Telford town centre today and that's all I spotted!! Maybe I can afford some of it after all...?!

Productive PLA meeting this evening, got loads organised for the summer ball. Now just have the health visitor to deal with in the morning and the weekend is in sight...

Hope the week is going well for everyone, let me know what purchases you might be making this weekend!

Monday Monday

Am channelling this...

But am trying to change my mindset to this...

Niece is still here although Auntie is coming to collect her around lunchtime today supposedly! I managed to do the school run with 3 children under 5 years old (woo!) and we weren't late (even more woo!) I rewarded the babies, and me, with an episode of Paw Patrol when we got back and since then they've been playing quietly in the playroom. I am aware that this probably means every single toy we own is scattered over the floor but frankly, it has meant a hot coffee, so I'll let it slide this once...!

Having a nice lazy day here in the shire. Puttering around and tidying the house after an amazing family weekend in the sunshine, then hitting up Aldi and seeing BFF for coffee this afternoon. Boy doesn't finish school on a Monday until 4.30pm and that extra hour makes such a difference, feels like we have all the time in the world to get things done.

Hope you all have a nice start to your week. This Mama has two pilates classes, a PLA meeting, a shopping trip with BFF, Toddler's 2 year review with the health visitor (groan!), a visit to the dentist with both boys and a duck race. True story!

Oh, it's such a perfect day...

I'm glad I spent it with these guys...

He's getting faster!!

Donkey-riding Boy!!

Dog got a new bone, promptly buried it in Toddler's sandpit!

Hot day? Naked sprinklers, natch!

Pushing Niece around the garden this morning!

Despite the children being slathered in sun lotion and being reminded to wear their sun hats all day, repeatedly, sometimes in a loud, shrieky voice!, all 3 of them look a bit 'healthier' than they did first thing this morning. 

Boy almost got stung on the winky, Toddler got so distracted digging a hole that he poo'd his pants and Niece is suffering from PTSD from the sprinklers. All in all, it was an epic day in the garden.

Wish me luck on the school run tomorrow, I have a buggy board and I WILL succeed. She says. With trepidation!!