Change

I've talked a little bit about how things have changed so much for us all in the past year, but I've never gone into any detail.  One, because I'm genuinely so tired and time-poor that I just can't fathom how to, and two, because, well, nobody really cares that much, do they?

This time last year, we had no idea that this one even existed!

Life is life is life, and everybody always has their own thing going on which is more important to them, and that's cool by me.

How did this guy get big enough for school?

How in the heck did we end up here?  It's amazing!

I'm  huge believer in change and the ability it has to surprise you out of nowhere.  And I can definitely stand testimony to the fact that things can change incomprehensibly: what might seem crazy one year, can be your reality the next.

I can't imagine not knowing this little guy!

It is important to keep an open mind and embrace change.

My life, our lives, are so completely different to the way that they were this time last year and I guess it's still blowing my mind a little bit.

We've changed cars, lost a family member and gained two, moved house, struggled with ill health, changed schools, and poor Dave has changed jobs 4 times, all in the space of a year.  Yet, if you'd at me down last year and said that any of this was going to happen, let alone all of it, I'd have laughed in your face.

Where will we be this time next year?

I'm almost too scared to ask!

If you'd have told me that I'd have a view like this on my doorstep, I'd never have believed you!

Lego Movie - Everything Is Awesome!

Today it was just Tom and I at home.  Ethan was at nursery all day (and he really wanted to go) and Dave was at work.

Usually, when I have a Wednesday to myself, it's pure luxury.  It's the only time, once every two weeks, that I have a large amount of time all by myself, to do whatever the hell I want without constant interruption.

Usually I cook, I clean, I read, I write, I craft and do grown-up things like reading a newspaper in a cafe with a pot of tea, or browse the shops in peace.

I love my Wednesdays.

But today was a Mummy and Tom Wednesday, and we haven't had one of those in a long time, so I was really looking forward to this particular Wednesday.

Tom is a great wee guy - so full of love and emotion, always fidgeting around, always so eager to do stuff.  When it's just me and him on our own, it's great - we both really engage with each other.  I love when my boys are together, but sometimes it's really nice for them to get some alone time with either mum or dad.

It's also a total reality check - when did my boy get so grown up?

We went to the barber to get his hair cut, and he sat there like a total gent (well, a total gent with ants in his pants, but he sat well enough), getting his hair clipped in the real barbers chair.  It's a great wee barber in Monifieth called Benjamin Barker, and well worth a visit if you are around these parts.  It's decorated with vintage furniture and even has Buffalo horns on the walls.  We had to wait a wee while as it was so popular, but definitely worth it - Tom got the best haircut he's had.

Then we came home, had a quick lunch and planned the rest of our day.

Tom loves Lego.  We've seen the Lego Movie, he's played all of the Lego games to within an inch of their lives, he's got Lego t-shirts, he pleads with us daily to take him to Lego land.  When I suggested a trip to the cinema to see a kids film, it was the only thing he wanted to see.

And he was so excited by it - how could I say no?

So here he is - popcorn from Aldi, waiting to go in to see his favourite film.

Isn't he handsome?

He loved the Lego Movie. Again.  And so did I - isn't it a great divide between adult and children humour?  I was still giggling at that bit where Batman steals the hyperdrive from the Millennium Falcon.

Ah, kids.  They grow so fast.

I need to make dates with these guys more often, before they grow to old for a date with their wee mum!