Back again i can,t believe how quickly the time goes only seems like yesterday since my last blog and it was a while ago looking at the date. I suppose that is my life. We have had a very full weekend done lots of things at the allotment dug over afair bit now the weeds are horrendous but we will get there of course. the kids still complain about going but enjoy it when they get there for about an hour anyway then they start to run off or fight with each other and we have to leave. did 1 and half hours with them today so should be grateful i suppose. They undo a lot of what i do by trampling what i have just dug but they are happy doing it and it isn,t such a tragedy I suppose. They make lots of mud pies and play with poor unsuspecting worms. Today we took a picnic and it was lovely a bit nippy but felt more spring like today than previously hope it continues then I can get planting. After the allotment i came home and put a stew in the oven and we went to the pub where the kids had a run aroud in the outdoor playpark, they really enjoyed themselves but it was freezing and we stayed 1 hour and then came home to stew and dumplings which was delicious. Dh was ill yesterday but a bit better today, he has had abdominal pain, nausea and felt like he was coming down with flu. Hope not as we have had enough illness and bad luck recently.
We are all looking forward to our holidays over the easter hols we are going to south wales near Tenby we have been before and Miles has family near there so it is a place he spent a lot of his childhood so he is always very happy there. Marcus won,t come again he finds the caravan very difficult he likes his space and a familiar routine and it is not his idea of fun being stuck in a 5 berth caravan with 2 5 year olds not sure its DH,s either come to that LOL. Marcus will stay with his grandparents and they will take him on day trips etc.
I must get started on the homemade pinnatas that we made last year they were a great success. got the idea from the green parent and the kids loved them this year i am making them for my nieces too so need to make 5 in all. They are really simple, blow up a balloon cover in papier mache using flour glue and crepe or tissue paper when it is dry pop the balloon and fill with mini chocolate eggs and gifts. I think they enjoyed smashing them up as much as they did getting the gifts. In fact i might make myself one.
Tomorrow I am on a school trip with Lydia,s class we are only going down the road to a study centre but i am looking forward to spending time with Lydia, we will be pond dipping and mini beast hunting. they also have a small zoo with reptiles and small rodents etc, not looking forward to the tarantula but must be brave. Will try to take photos if i am allowed and post on here. Lydia,s class are a good bunch of kids and I know them all well so should be a good day.
Must go get Marcus to bed as it is 21.45 and he is supposed to go to bed at 21.30. Piers and Lydia are also still awake Piers is on his leapster (must conviscate it for the night) and Lydia is listening to my ipod through her HSM ipod pillow, at least it keeps her head on the pillow even if still awake. I also have a galss of wine waiting with my name on it and have packed lunches to make, uniforms to iron and homework diaries to fill in, the fun never ends. Also Piers has a home school diary that we fill in to keep school informed of his behaviour at home, he is actually being quite well behaved at the moment so it is a bit boring not that I am complaining he might be terrible next week. The only bad thing he has done is fighting with Lydia (OK so that is a major thing as he has hurt her at times) and he has been rude to the little girl next door who he really doesn,t like. He also badly scratched my face yesterday being a bit rough, all part of living with Piers though and nothing out of the ordinary unfortunately you get used to it. He can also be very sweet and you have to take into consideartion it is his ASD that makes him behave like this not him as such, he only behaves like this when he is very anxious or frightened, he is also very upset after he has hurt someone. Marcus is much the same but unfortunately because Marcus is so much nigger now at aged 14 others dont find it so easy to accept. It is a sad fact that as ASD children grow there behaviour becomes more bizarre and harder for people to cope with. Still there problem not the boys all we can do is continue to raise awareness. Will post again soon.