Day 265

Guess what happened today. I thought I'd put the flags back on the car. All was great. I wasn't even thinking about the highway - as after a 2 hour journey to the beach, coming home was a bit of a blur - and what whipped off? ONE OF THE FLAGS! EFF!!! It's only because they told me that would happen. Son of a !!!!!

Anyway, the day began with trading 3 boys for one. I dropped Josh, Nathaniel and Zach off at school, and picked up Emilio. I was babysitting him for a couple of hours. Kurt and I brought him back to the house and while Kurt ate, I took care of Emilio and gave him lots of cuddles. Once Kurt had finished his meal, we drove to Braintree for a coffee. We stayed there - while being judged I'm sure. Two 24 year olds with a baby...I just imagined the comments - until Michelle turned up. Once I let her have Emilio back (I wasn't going to), Kurt and I came back to the house to grab some directions. These directions...I probably would have been better off without them. They took me the wrong way, and after trying to correct it, I ended up asking for directions at a gas station. What was supposed to be a 40 minute drive, turned into about 2 hours. I was having a good time, but I'm not sure Kurt was.

We arrived in Frinton at the sea side, and it was beautiful. We were two of the only people there, it was so peaceful and was windy but warm. We took pictures, and we walked further than I've walked in a long time. It was awesome. Part of the pier was a bit like a horror movie complete with rickety rides and carnival music, but I enjoyed myself nonetheless. A few hours had passed and we decided to get some dinner. That was another adventure in itself. Everywhere we went told us they didn't serve food on a Monday. We ended up at the Fish and Chip takeaway I had suggested what may have been hours before. When we finished there we drove to Braintree where we got lost (sort of) in search of Toni's house. We decided to meet her at the movie theatre. We then followed her back to her place to find out where I had gone wrong, and to meet Cedric, her new cat who's ADORABLE! He's soooo old, he's only got 4 teeth, and is a little bit blind. He doesn't stop purring though, and he's so tiny, and loves cuddles. I want him.

After that, we came back to the house to watch "Glee". A change of plans had Kurt playing soccer with Tim's team, Toni and I on the couch watching "Glee" eating popcorn and drinking Mochas, while Heloise did some work at the table and listened. It was a nice night with the girls. Toni and I talked for a bit after, and when we were both too tired to move, she decided she should leave. I jumped in the shower, and then did my hair. Kurt came in to talk to me around 12, and I was then up until about 1:40 for what would be my 2nd night in a row with less than 6 hours of sleep. I'm sooo tired. xx