Random thoughts

Just took Tobes to nursery, put Rosie down for her nap, took a megadose of vitamin C and made myself a hot drink. Now I'm sitting here wondering why it is that:

a. I always seem to get ill when J goes away with work and

b. why does coffee taste so much better in a big white cup in a cafe?

J left for Colorado yesterday and within seconds of him leaving I started having a coughing fit that has yet to stop. He gets back on Saturday. Maybe I'll feel better then.

I'm trying to decide what the children and I are going to do this week. Yesterday was cold and rainy so we stayed in and Toby and I made a huge chocolate cake. I was hoping to get up to Cambridge one day but the photographer from Practical Parenting wants to do the photos for the article this week so we're on stand-by until that gets booked.

I do need to go to St Maggie's today and take in some paperwork to formally accept Toby's place at the school. How much do you want to bet that I make a huge arse of myself and cry at least once?

Speaking of Tobes, he's doing really well. Still obsessed with Lazytown (grandparents, there's a hint for birthday presents) and spent all morning jumping around like Sportacus. I managed to buy some T-shirt transfers on Ebay from someone in Iceland and have made Tobes a Sportacus T-shirt. We have further ideas for a pillow case and other tops but they're still in the planning stages. I also found a Sportacus dressing up set (including stick-on mustache) and someone who can make a personalised Lazytown decoration for Toby's birthday cake. His birthday isn't until the end of July but I like to start early.

Toby's other obsession at the moment is Yo! Sushi. They opened one at Bluewater about two weeks ago and we've already been there three times. We can't go to Bluewater without stopping at Yo! Sushi. Tobes loves the edamame, gyoza, yakitori and noodles. He eats the rice off the sushi and dips it in soy sauce but hasn't tried the actual raw fish yet. I must admit that I'm not a huge fan of sashimi myself. I think I got my fill in Tokyo, but Yo! Sushi is fun and they have plenty of other things to choose from. I guess you could put anything on brightly coloured plates, send it around on a conveyer belt and children would love it. Maybe I should install one in the kitchen.