“Mummy’s in Scotland,” announced the Boy Wonder as soon as we walked in this morning. Mummy is indeed in Scotland – Tiree to be precise – leaving her menfolk to their own devices for eight days. Last night the Boy stayed with our co-grandparents, this morning he went for a hair cut, and this coming weekend he’ll be staying with us, so at this rate she’ll be back before he’s even had time to draw breath. While reminding him of his upcoming visit to the Shire I said, “You’re coming to my house on Saturday.” “And Granddad’s house,” corrected the tiny didact. “What will Granddad be doing? Will he be there as well?” Getting his sitting ducks lined up, I see.
Because Mummy is away, the now traditional Thursday breakfast at the local café hadn’t happened, so R and I decided to pick up this little bit of slack, and off we went, the Boy leading the way. If you’d told me when a plate of pancakes and maple syrup with several rashers of bacon on top arrived at the table, that he’d eat virtually all of it, washed down with a large glass of apple juice, I’d have shaken my head in disbelief – but that’s what happened. At least we know now why he never seems to want much lunch on Thursdays.
Sadly it rained for much of the afternoon, but as soon as it cleared up we whisked off to the park. The Boy, who usually wants to walk at least part of the way, seemed to understand that the afternoon was almost over and we needed to hurry, so allowed himself to be strapped into his pushchair without fuss. He’d picked up a tea towel from somewhere before we set off, and insisted on wearing it over his legs like a driving rug, “so that I don’t get cold.” Once we arrived at the playground and he saw how wet the climbing frame and slides were, he immediately re-purposed his rug and set to work to clean them up – cleaning still being (inexplicably to me) one of his very favourite activities. R had to wring out the cloth several times before everything was fettled to the Boy’s satisfaction, and he was finally able to use the slide.
Words of the day: “definitely”, and “also”.
