****5.45 pm.
I wake to the sound of little whimpers coming through the video monitor on the shelf by my bed.
I must have dozed off, and Goblin must have too.
I roll over to chat to Hublet just Goblin shouts Mummy can I wake up.
It never ceases to amuse me that he wakes up and then asks permission to wake up.
By now Hublet is awake and checking emails on his phone.
I drag on some pyjamas and head next door to greet the boy.
You may have realised I am not a morning person and do not do mornings well.7.30am.
With Hublet gone, the boy and I set to work building a Lego truck on the floor.
This consists of me building and Goblin running around the room instructing me.
This suggestion is met with flat out refusal as he throws himself prone on the floor.
you’ve got the option to take your Lego truck up with you I try.
A pause, and Goblin gets up, takes his truck and slinks up to his room.9am.
Goblin has no interest in what clothes he wears which makes getting dressed reasonably easy.
I ask him to take off his pyjamas and he refuses.
I point out that I will have to take his truck away and he acquiesces.
With pyjamas off I give him a quick wipe down with a flannel.
We have everything but socks on when he gets distracted by the cat.
Im left holding a hair brush as he bolts out of the room after the Kitty.
OK sorry he chirps and wanders off.10am.
In the living room he asks for more TV.
you might watch one more episode if you sit still while I brush your hair.
He screams no and runs across the room away from me.
I pull on mud covered jeans picked up from the bedroom floor where I left them at the weekend.
This is topped off with crumpled t-shirt also located on the floor.10.30am.
We should be leaving for town now but I realise Goblin hasnt had any breakfast.
Porridge will take too long to cool, it has to be ice cold for him to eat.
We leave the house and Goblin bolts down the path.
He ducks down between two wheelie bins.
I get to 6 and he scrambles into the car screaming stop counting, stop counting.
I never understand why that works, but it does.11.15am we arrive at the Ice rink.
We are the first to arrive for our 11am play date.
I warn him that if he cant stay in his seat Ill have to put him in a highchair.
He gets down again.
I ask the water for a highchair.
Goblin cries because he wants to go with Elfin.
Elfin cries because she wants to go with Goblin.
Us mums roll our eyes a bit and drag our respective children off to our respective cars.
Goblin stops crying half way home and falls asleep.2 pm.
Goblin wakes up and we head in doors.
He is wet again so we head up stairs to wash him down and change clothes.
Later we make playdough ice cream cones, and pizzas with craft foam.
I fill him in on how Goblin has been and how many toilet accidents weve had today.
He agrees that two isnt terrible and one was while he was sleeping so that doesnt count.
The episode of Fireman Sam finishes and Goblin happily potters up to his bedroom.
He gets his night nappy and pyjamas on and goes to have a wee and brush his teeth.
I realise I forgot to brush them that morning.7pm.
We all sit on the floor infront of Goblins bed and Hublet reads the Truck book.
Goblin points out that Daddy has missed a page.
Goblin is correct, he knows the book inside out.
I read the Emergency services book and Goblin makes us stop on each page and choose our favourite vehicles.
Books read Goblin gets into bed and starts climbing up the sides.
We get to eight and he lies down.
We eat and Hublet puts on a film.
We half watch it while both tapping away in our keyboards.
Goblin rolls over and falls back to sleep.
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