Can I have My Children Back

Gary is due home this week - and I am sooooooooooooooooo excited to see him, and I know the children are. But the weekend has just been so bizarre really.

On Saturday I took the girls dancing - Sam DIDN'T dance, he changed his mind, but obviously he came with me whilst we dropped the girls off. We stayed a bit with Georgia but it was my sole intention on Saturday to have a tidy up and clean and I told the girls this.

They pulled faces when I said I was going home to make a start whilst they were at dancing.

"Awwwwwwww it's not fair - why can'r we help" they said

??????? I thought

So i said they could, I would leave piles of their stuff and they could put it away when they got home. But no, that wasn't enough, Abigail wanted to hoover, and from that Georgia wanted to dust

?????? Are these MY children?????

So after dinner we did, they helped tidy up, they hoovered and dusted.... ???? Eagerly too

It has been suggested to me that perhpas they have been bribed by Daddy who will bring goodies home if they are good and help mummy. And on the back of that they know he's coming home this week - Thursday in fact!!

But it didn't stop there.......

Last week was Mother's Day, and Abigail pulled out all the stops to make it a lovely day for me - I said that last week. ut we hadn't enough time really for breakfast in bed and she had said she would arrange it this Sunday instead.

Nothing has been said all week, but sure enough, Sunday morning, they all helped. Abigail did the supervising; Georgia boiled the kettle and Abigail made tea, Abigail put the bread in the toaster, Sam spread the butter (albeit sparingly) and Georgia spread the marmalade. Then they brought it to me, in bed, my breakfast - tea and toast.

It was really really lovely and I love them so much for it. And right now I am very very proud of Abigail and I am about to start a lo of how and why I am so proud of her at the moment. She seems to of changed so much of late.

But come on.... who took my children .... LOL

We had a lovely day yesterday, my mum and dad came round for their thank you meal, all of which was delicious - even though I say so myself!!

Last night I was going to scrap, but once the children had gone to bed I thought I'd watch TV for half an hour or so. What a mistake!! I have been recording but not watching "Wild at Heart", but as it started last night I thought I would watch it anyway. I spent the next hour or so in tears cos I am such a softie, and by then couldn't really summon up enthusiam to scrap so watched Lewis instead.

It was quite strange because I didn't want to "do" Sunday TV, cos thats what WE do - together, and it would feel odd on my own, which is why I wanted to scrap initially - but it was ok!!

Right I am off to do this lo, I need to record this proud feeling right now before the children come home and start bickering!!!!

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