Hello all - I've been puffing along behind trying to catch up - but still a bit short of breath from the bronchitis before Christmas (should I go and see anyone about that, or will it, like I have been hoping for the last 3 months, go away all by itself eventually???)
I've not been away, but had parental visit at Easter (including toilet backing up - only one OK was mistlechick who happily went out of the backdoor to water the plants) and then last week I took the week off to look after mistlechick.
You'll all be relieved to hear that he has been an absolute sweetheart - OK, still completely knackering as he has SO much energy, but in a good way rather than a tearing hair out way. We've been taking his new bike (he's now a 5 yo!!!) to the park in the mornings. Its such an improvement upon his old one that he can cycle up hill!!! And you don't half feel smug when your only just 5yo is competently negotiating pedestrians etc on his 18" wheel bike (looks completely the right size) and you're passed by a 7 yo who can just about manage to wobble by on a 14" with his knees round his ears
We have had to have words once when, having crashed into a pedestrian, first he blamed her (for not getting out of the way) then the bike (for not slowing down) - I left him in no doubt that it was entirely his fault - and we've not had a problem since... Was having problems trying to apologise to the person he crashed into and make sure she was OK and tell him off at the same time (he was in a heap under his bike at the time and got no sympathy!!!)
He's currently staying wiht my parents for the week and having a fantastic time.
And behaving for them too!!!!
Sorry I'm not going to read back completely, so I'm sure I'll have missed something.
And hello to the new tearoomers... nice to see some new people in here to add to the bunch