The Beach

Apologies for yet another montage. Can't choose between photographs, am learning how to create these quickly, and I'm going to give them as printouts to the nursery when Kong goes back on Monday. At some point I ought to do a bit of writing in his diary as well... Maybe I'll just print out the blips?!

We've had a lovely morning anyhow. Been in to town, took one winter coat back and found another one from a different store - it's on probation as well, so if Steve likes it and I like it now I've got it home, maybe it'll stay. I really want a proper winter duffel coat - the one I have just brought home may be The One for me. I hope.

Went to the beach and had a very quick run around, Ben took Kong for a little walk and then we took some photographs just to prove that we do live this close to the beach, but it was SO cold that Ben just wanted to cuddle Kong to keep him warm. Quick warm (with a decaf mocha and a plate of little cakes) in a cafe, and then home again - by which time Ben was asleep.

And to top it all off, I managed to get him into bed and back to sleep again!

But then.... oh then. Then the internet decided to play silly beggars so I am getting about a minute's worth of connectivity for each time I reset the modem. It's going to be interesting to see if it's enough time to get the blip uploaded....



Last night was silly. I stayed home with Ben while Steve went out to our church smallgroup. He took the car, and a batch of cakes I'd made, and had a good time. But he left his phone on the kitchen table and, it turns out, his house keys in his work trousers! D'oh. So I'd cleared up and gone up to bed with Ben and had fallen asleep. 10.20pm Steve's ringing the doorbell - didn't hear a thing, was fast asleep. 10.30pm Steve starts phoning me from a call-box. I didn't recognise the number so ignored it in annoyance. I'm trying to sleep. Go away. Apparently then he came back, rang the doorbell a few more times, went to another call-box and phoned both the house phone (which I didn't hear) and then my mobile (which I did and tried to ignore) - by this time it was 11pm and I gave up and answered the phone. Poor Steve. At least he had his fur-lined boots and his hat and gloves and a warm car while he was waiting!! But then I was awake and the whole point of me going to bed early was negated :( I am quite tired again today and fear another afternoon slump. Ben is due to wake any moment and I need to get the internet reset AGAIN....