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10.28 – 11.03

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Life

Half term. I had taken the week off on the understanding that Σσ was going to do the same. This, it turns out, had been miscommunicated.

Monday we hung out with Gabby in the rain (which was remarkably pleasant).

Tuesday we outstayed our welcome at Louis’ house (Ηη was like a pig in poo in Louis’ expansive toy room). It was nice to see the two of them playing together – it brings us great comfort to know he’s got some genuine pals at school

Wednesday I survived soft play with the pair of them.

Thursday I took Ηη to Hyde Park so he could play in the pirate ship playground. He had a blast for more than two hours. I caught an older kid teasing him and managed to intervene. I resisted the urge to thump him and shout something along the lines of, ‘piss off you spineless little prick’, and settled for the frankly impressive restraint of, ‘buzz off’. Fortunately Ηη didn’t realise that he was being teased and carried on bollocking about as if nothing had happened, but it broke my heart a little bit to have witnessed it.

Then took him out trick or treating with some of his school pals in the evening. I decided quite early that any attempt to limit his sugar (or gelatine) ingestion was going to be futile and let him go nuts. We both just about got away with it.

I got my first 35mm film back from the lab and was much happier with the results than I’d expected to be. I might try and do a bit more street photography if I can find the time.

We went up to Glasgow on Friday and me and Σσ got to see Aila who’d come out of the ICU on Wednesday and was on a renal ward. We reasoned that the kids could see her when she was less drowsy the next day. But early Saturday morning her numbers tanked and she had to go back into the ICU. Σσ had gone back to the hospital in the middle of the night on Dani’s request, and Jim and Ange followed early in the morning, leaving me and the kids in a rainy and hugely depressing Kilmarnock. Pretty shit all round. At least Ηη, who had threatened to behave like an absolute bellend, upped his game and was mostly good. I did feel sorry for him to have gone all that way and not to have got to see Aila or much of Jim and Ange – he can’t be expected to understand any of it.

Train home on Sunday – Αα decided that today was going to be the day she dropped her mid-day nap. It was a long journey. I have now been on holiday for 10 days and I’m not sure I’ve felt this tired since Αα was tiny. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t slightly looking forward to having a day off from the kids (back at work) tomorrow.

Running

• Tuesday hills
• Thursday Swain’s x 3