Me and my girl

Maddy terrifies me, as while she looks like her dad, beneath the skin lies a tiny little version of myself. She's moody, stroppy, defiant and stubborn. And I love her all the more because of it. Am making the most of our time together now, as I'm fairly sure we won't be speaking to each other for any of her teen years.

In other news, Chris went for a jog around Newcastle today, and finished it about 120 seconds faster than I did last year. So now I have to run a marathon. Am hoping he's too lazy to bother trying to beat me at that. Not easy being a graceful loser about my only achievement since the kids were born.....