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Well, I was not disappointed. What a day. No Monday blues for me this week – note to self: always make plans for Mondays. We had the usual morning: up at 6.30, breakfast, iPad, then I snuck back to bed for an hour. But today we were all up and dressed with purpose. We were Read more
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Kike got up with River this morning. We’re all still groggy after the holiday. We didn’t make it to Summer’s 9am swimming lesson, but honestly, I feel like she’s done plenty of swimming over the last week. Last night we folded the clean clothes and today I managed to put everything away as if we’d Read more
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The Morning After River slept through and woke at 6.30am. I woke up feeling like I’d been hit by a truck. My arms ached, I know I should actually lift weights like Kike. I honestly think I’m going to have to. River isn’t getting any smaller and I don’t see ‘keeping him safe’ being something Read more
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A Quiet Last Night Our last morning began with River stirring in the night, but I managed to soothe him back to sleep.Kike and I had our long-planned dinner together. It was nice enough, no children demanding snacks, no Halloween hum in the background but honestly, we were both so tired and not even that Read more
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Waking Up Flat I woke up early to find River stirring but he’d slept straight through from 7 p.m. the night before, still in his holiday shirt. I climbed in beside him for a bit. I already knew: today wasn’t going to be my best. Last night at dinner (Mexican night – nachos), the weight Read more
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Last Night’s Recon Mission Kike and I went on our reconnaissance trip to the beach last night, just the two of us. It’s about a ten minute walk from the hotel, down a little winding path that opens out to a boardwalk leading right to the sea. There are signs claiming “disabled access” and to Read more
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Morning Mood: Realising I’m Doing Too Much I woke up grumpy today. Not “wrong side of the bed” grumpy, more “why am I packing everyone’s emotional and physical suitcases all the time” grumpy. Even on holiday, I’m making sure everyone has what they need for breakfast, that iPads are charged, that Summer’s at her swimming Read more
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Too Noisy, Thank You Very Much I didn’t honestly think River would be asleep by 8pm, not with the bass from the entertainment stage shaking the walls. And I was right. Ten minutes later he was back on his rocky racetrack, tiptoeing his favourite loop, completely in his element. He wandered over to the stage Read more
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A Night of Mr Worldwide River actually enjoyed some of the entertainment last night. He found a little circular planting area and walked round and round in time to the music like it was his personal racetrack. Summer, meanwhile, was at the front making friends and getting very involved in the quiz. Our room is Read more
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A Glorious Sleep He slept! I slept. We all slept and yes, there may have been some all-inclusive wine involved. Only the white one though, the pink one tastes like candy floss. I woke up at 7am (6am UK time) and had that momentary Where am I? panic. Checked on River, happily asleep, upside down, Read more
50 days of River 