Day 119

Oh what a day! My goodness. Nothing a little Jack Sparrow can't fix though.

Luckily I got up just before 8:30...because as if a little alarm went off in Josh's head, I heard him scream as the big hand hit the 6. I don't understand why there needs to be a scream every morning. It doesn't matter if it's a scream of pain, one of happiness, even one of shock...the point is, there's ALWAYS a scream. Today's was because Nathaniel was chasing him. Yesterday's was because they were playing their new Fifa game and Rooney scored "A beauty!" Sigh...one day they'll understand what it's like to be woken up on the weekend.

Anyway, I was already out of bed when the howl came this morning. In fact I had showered, and was getting ready to go downstairs. I got my breakfast, ate, and came back up to do my make up. Ready to go close to 10, I went back downstairs and asked if I could use the car. The same question I had posed the night before. Tim wasn't sure. He had to first speak with Heloise. 2 minutes later he disappeared upstairs...and moments later he came back with a reply. He was going to take me to pick Toni up, and then drop the two of us in Chelmsford.

I was standing at the door, and the boys decided they wanted some raisin toast before Tim left the house. I waited. Once we got outside Tim though he might be able to get his car out, which would mean that I could take the Volvo. He jumped in the car and attempted to get up and down the drive a couple of times. He managed, but the wheels spun. I did not want to be the reason for the family getting into an accident, so when he got out and looked unsure, I, in a round about way, told him he wasn't driving it. We found our way to Toni's house where I dropped off her gifts, and met her mom and her puppies. It was so nice to be able to pet a dog!

We got back into the beast, and off we went. A little while later, Toni and I were in heaven. Ok...not quite, but we were in line at Starbucks. We took a few hours to catch up and look around the shops. She had a few things to pick up for the Panto, and I had to get some pictures developed for Heloise's birthday present, and find something to get for Josh's. In one of the stores...I came across MY HEELS!!!! My favourite heels that I had worn to the ground when I first arrived. They had a pair just like them! I got too excited too fast, only to find out they didn't have my size, and couldn't order any in. Great! The search continues. When the two of us had gotten everything we needed, and some things we didn't (a muffin for me, a cookie and some boots for Toni), we headed back to Starbucks. We sat and drank as I put Heloise's pictures into the frame I bought. We then realized that one of the pictures wasn't going to fit. We ran back to Boots, fixed the problem, and called Tim to pick us up.

While we were waiting, the two of us went into one other store that sells a brand we both love. I tried on a sweater, but as I feel like a whale right now, I didn't like it. We were out of there pretty quickly, and waiting under cover for Tim to arrive. It was getting colder as we stood there. He pulled up, and we hopped in the car. We dropped Toni, and when we got home, Josh and Nathaniel were playing Wii. Josh offered to help with my bags, but with his gifts in there, I couldn't take the chance of allowing him to hold any. I went up to my room, put some things away, and wrapped Heloise's things. Her and Zach were watching a movie when I went back down. I handed the presents to her and she unwrapped them. I hope she liked them. I ran back upstairs to get my computer, and then got comfy on the couch. It was so loud though. I couldn't concentrate.

Eventually Heloise took Josh to swimming. That didn't seem to help the noise level though. I still couldn't concentrate on what I was doing. Zach asked if I wanted to watch a movie, and he laid out 5 to choose from. There was Indiana Jones, all 3 of The Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and Hook. I chose Hook. You couldn't hear the movie anyways, so after a bit, I picked my laptop up and came upstairs. Just as I got to my door he called up and said "Maija, I thought you were watching Hook!" I told him I'd be back down in a bit. I came out of my room a few minutes later, and he must have heard my door. "Maija...I thought you were watching Hook?" "I just have to do some stuff in my room, and then I'll be down" I replied.

A while later, I heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Before I knew it, a little Zach barged through the door. I explained to him why that wasn't a good idea, and he knelt on my lap to speak to me. He asked if he could watch my TV, because Hook was getting a little scary. (Poor little guy!) Didn't I feel like a monster?! I told him he could, and asked what he wanted to watch. He didn't want anything I had in here, so he ran down and got Pirates of the Caribbean. When he returned he sat on my bed and cuddled up with me to watch. The usual 1,000 questions followed as we watched together. I'm not sure how we got onto the subject...it went from him not wanting to marry a pirate, to asking me if I'd want to. I said I'd marry Jack Sparrow. He laughed and said "But he's not real!" I said "No, you're right...but if he was I would". Then he said "Who are you going to marry?" I said I didn't know, to which he replied "I know who you're going to marry". I said "do you??" He hummed and hawed for a minute. Then jumped down from my bed, walked around to the mirror, and looked up. He pointed and said "You're going to marry that man". He was pointing at a picture of Kurt. I smiled, and he came back to sit with me. It was too cute.

Maybe 20 minutes later, there was a knock at my door. "Yes?" I said. It was Nathaniel. He asked if he could come in, and I said I guess. He swung the door open and I asked if I could help him. He said he just wanted to say hi, as he hadn't seen me in a while. He was looking around, and I knew he didn't want to go back downstairs. I asked if he wanted to join us, and all of a sudden I had 2 little boys cuddled up beside me. What a couple of cuties. I told him he'd have to be quiet if he was going to watch with us. He was. Zach wasn't. But we still heard more than usual.

Eventually Tim called up. Dinner was ready. The 3 of us went down and ate, and Heloise and Josh turned up shortly after. I sat with Josh while he ate, and the other 2 went up for their bath. Once Josh went to bed, I came up, un-paused Jack, and drank some tea. I jumped in the shower, then crawled into bed, to listen to the rest of Pirates and write my blog. When this ends, I'm thinking I'll put Eddie Izzard on. I think I could use a good laugh. I'm not sure what's in store for tomorrow. I'm hoping for snow, and lots of it...but I don't want it to be a snow day...so that makes my wish a little impossible. Anyway, back to my movie, and a bit of relaxation.

Good Night xx