New day, new mood

Blog: Norfolk Single Dad
Posted by: Eddie2sox Thursday 15th February 2007, 2:17pm
Last edited 15/02/2007 2:17pm by Eddie2sox

Today started off nice and sunny, and so did I!

Seems like I got rid of all my crappy feelings in last night's mega-strop. Which is a good thing. I read back last night's blog entry and it sounded quite pathetic and self-centred - I considered editing it favourably but I figure that it's all about describing how you're feeling - so I'm leaving it as it is. To catch up on a couple of things:

Toothbrush Update

My haunted toothbrush has struck again twice within 12 hours. Last night I'd just got into bed and nodded off when I was woken up by some noise. Took me ages to realise it was the damned toothbrush again. And then this morning.....clean, brown shirt on....put the toothpaste on the brush, and DAMMIT, the bloody thing's off again and pebble-dashed my clothes. Buggrit.

Sam Update

Apparently Sam had a bad night, but right now he's with his mummy at her school, happily playing, drawing and colouring. Phew, sounds like progress. Found out a GREAT Sam-fact last night that I forgot to mention at the time - he's started taking the mickey out of his elders' lack of knowledge of modern music. On a recent day out with his grandma (who's a lay preacher, i.e. she uses a 2000 year old fairy tale book to impose her own outdated standards of behaviour on other people!), Sam started singing "I've had the same jeans on for four days now...."

Grandma replied unknowingly "I don't think you have Sam."

Sam added "I'm going to a disco in the middle of town...."

"Sam, you're far too young for discos!" (assuming the older-person's "I know better" attitude).

"No Grandma! It's a song. By The View! Same as Super Trainman." (Sam's attempt at Superstart tradesman!).

Nice one Sam, keep the old buggers in their place, with their Jim Reeves and their Meatbloodyloaf!

Afternoon Plan

Got a good plan for the afternoon, involving Diagnosis Murder, Deal Or No Deal, and a lot of cooking! Just been to Tesco for loads of shopping, mainly veg I was pleasantly surprised to realise as I unpacked. Recipes on the cards are "Quick Seafood Paella" for me and "Nicholas' multi-layered cottage pie" for Sam. This is taken from one of Annabel Karmel's cookbooks, if you don't own one AND you cook for kids, GET ONE TOMORROW!

Quick seafood paella should be good, as I love seafood and rice, and it'll freeze for future use. The cottage pie will go down well with Sam, and if I follow the recipe there will be enough to make 3 small pies for him (using individual ramekins, part of the - oops - Annabel Karmel range! see pic) and a bigger one for me, hoorah!

As the Tesco Clubcard vouchers came this morning I got my shopping basically for half-price which were great, so I slipped a few beers into the trolley too. That'll do for watching some football while slobbing on the settee tonight like England's very own Homer Simpson. (Speaking of slobbing in a blokey way, Sam often goes to sleep with his hand down the front of his nappy-pants, he's a typical bloke already!).

Funny how in a few hours you can be at opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. Last night I switched the car stereo off when Super Tradesman came on, because it's one of me and Sam's songs. Today, same song, turned the thing up to eleven ("one louder", for any Spinal Tap fans), so loud in fact that I couldn't hear myself shouting along. And got some funny looks at traffic lights. 38 going on 19. DOH!

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