Disappointment

Dealing with disappointment today. Half term seemed to be upon us early (inset day, I guess) and our attempt at going bowling was thwarted. 'have you booked?' asked the lady on the desk. Booked? Why would I need to book? They were full up with no room for two smalls. Disappointment followed.

We walked into town and Bean wanted to go under the road through the underpass but it was flooded and Dispite his best efforts to come up with an idea of how we could get through (some of them very plausible if it had not been Pumpkin in the buggy) disappointment followed.

We went to the library only to find we had hit baby rhyme time. It was crazy busy and we couldn't get through. Momentary disappointment followed, fortunately they finished whilst we were returning books and we were able to read and choose books and play on the computer.

The whole day wasn't disappointing! We read a lot of books, mostly we read books. Both boys were up later than usual, probably because they were both awake in the night for a spell. It just so happened that today Plum decided to wake up an hour earlier than usual (so close to a sleep in for mummy but not close enough!)

Bean and Plum and mummy went into the garden again this afternoon for an hour and a half. Bean wanted to water the garlic he planted yesterday and we swept the paths and put some compost on the vegetable patch. We played football again and this time had a goal each. Bean kept winning so he pretended to get distracted by spotting wild and crazy animals in the sky so that I could score a goal. Totally lovely. Then we cut back some of the shooting raspberry canes and Bean sat and cut up a few canes with the secateurs and devised an entire plan involving making toys from the canes and selling them. I cleared some of the lingering dead bind weed and was reminded of our annual struggle to curb it from taking over the garden.

Pumpkin still remains energy-less and looks grey, hence why he was in the buggy for our town trip. He lay on the sofa for the afternoon and had a sleep when we were in the garden.

And Plum. She has spent most of the day in the sling or sitting on the floor with her brothers or charging around holding on to the furniture but she goes at such a great speed. She's enjoying standing up without holding on to things and claps herself every time. She blew a kiss to Bean this morning too.