Keeping two toddlers (including one who doesn't have a sleep anymore) busy

Park life...

Spring on the Avon...

We decided on the Saturday of Daylight saving that we would not give Joseph a sleep so that he would be better in synch the next day. Well, it worked a treat, his body clock adjusted just fine. BUT, he decided himself that because he didn't have to have a sleep one day then he didn't have to have a sleep ANY day. So, he now stays up, all day and today for instance, lost the plot at about 6 and was in bed asleep by 6:30pm. It has been quite love;y to have that time with him in the middle of the day when Rhys has anywhere between 1.30hrs and 3hrs sleep. We have had lovely weather, apart from this week, so have spent the time in the garden weeding, watering and playing...

And baking!

I must mention, after talking about weeding, a couple of incidences...after being so pleased with the fine weather and making some headway with the vege garden and weeding the front and side gardens that are often neglected. I was right out the front and had just about finished and ready to go and check to see if Rhys had woken, when I suddenly discovered that my engagement ring was not on my finger where it should be, PANIC, search high and low and exactly where I think it should have fallen but to no avail. meanwhile Rhys has woken up. Searching for a ring in the very frot garden with an inquisitive 15 month old is IMPOSSIBLE. After running on to the middle of the road a third time to retrieve my child I gave up the search.

It was a horrible feeling, one I had had before, when I lost the very same ring in a foot of snow somewhere in the middle of Scotland. Long story short - flung off my very cold hand whilst I was dusting snow off my trousers, nice man called Brian found it.

So, I mention the anguish of the new lost ring to a colleague...absolutely lovely lady who I love working with. She says she would like to come and help me look for it. So within 5 minutes she has it in her hot little hand. I couldn't believe it. So, thank goodness for people who are generous with their time, kind and have an obvious talent for finding things.

Other incident pales in significance - weeding, feel sharp prick on fingers, rather like a cactus, but on closer inspection was a hedgehog, and even more close inspection, a DEAD hedgehog. So that was a trip to the nurse for a tetanus boost. i am going to stick to weeding the vege garden!