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12.30 – 01.05

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Life

Cheerio 2024, don’t haste ye back ya total prick.

Σσ went to Glasgow on New Year’s Eve because Dani is basically broken and everyone up there needed a break. My solo-parenting strategy comprised letting the kids have at the Christmas chocolate with impunity and wall-to-wall Disney films. It worked out pretty great but I think there’s going to be quite a lot of bad habits to undo when school restarts.

It sounds like Aila was in a pretty bad way for the time that Σσ was up there. Obviously this isn’t what anyone wanted, but I think everyone was glad that at least she was there at a time that her help was needed the most. Thankfully Aila has been doing a bit better since Σσ came home.

We bumped into Ηη’s pals Joey and Louis in the park and he scored a play date over lunch. He shouted, “I promise I won’t have a poo accident” at me as we parted ways. I’m not sure anyone was convinced by this, but I (and I’m sure Joey’s mum) was delighted that he remained true to his word. Sounds like he had a nice time.

Both kids really seem like they’ve grown up just over the course of the holiday – they’re (mostly) so sweet with each other and it melts my heart daily.

I have decided to start developing my own black and white film at home. The chemicals are in the post. It is only a matter of time before Σσ leaves me.

Ηη has finished his course of laxatives. I don’t think it’s going to prove to have made much of a difference.

Watching

• Peter Pan (c. 10x) – contains some pretty dodgy depictions of Native Americans which I think we’re going to have to have words with Ηη about sooner rather than later
• Brave (which everyone tells us reminds them of Ηη)
• Malcolm X – my embarrassingly limited knowledge of the man prior to watching this film was truly tainted by white history

Running

• Hogmanay 3 x Swain’s
• Sunday Camden, Horrid Hill, Ally Pally