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Posted by: Eddie2sox Sunday 9th December 2007, 2:04pm
Last edited 09/12/2007 2:04pm by Eddie2sox

What a great weekend we had. Lots of fun, lots of food, LOADS of laughing. My son is growing up and getting better by the day....

Right, so I finished delivering papers at 1512 on Friday afternoon. With a quick zip to the nursery I would nearly be on time to pick him up (although anytime before 4 is cool). However, the traffic was chuffin' horrendous, and it took 25 minutes to complete a 5 minute drive. Grrrr. Didn't matter though.

We had a lovely Friday night. Sam has gained his second certificate from school! This time for reading, which me and Sam's mummy have been doing with Sam nearly every night since he started school. They have a scheme whereby you write in a "reading book" what book you have read, and how Sam reacted to it. After 100 logged readings the child is awarded a book, for free, as a reward. Sam was the first in his year to reach this milestone, and chose a book called Romp In The Swamp as his prize - but he also collected a laminated certificate signed by the headteacher, Mr Shanks (or Lambie, as he's known). WELL DONE SAM! Now, knowing he had just achieved this, I was FULL of big praise for him, which he loves, of course. It seems to be a developing theme with Sam. Encourage him to do something, praise him A LOT when he's done it, he tries harder because he likes the praise. Perfect.

Anyhow, we read Romp In The Swamp at bedtime, and Sam dozed off happy and full of warm feelings from his Daddy.

Saturday was a really foul weather day. Windy and rainy. We played and watched some TV before DRIVING (yes, driving, I am so ashamed) to town. Well, it's the first time we've ever done it, cut us some slack! In town we whizzed round doing the things on our list, including going back to the charity shop for the second Action Man video. We were both pleased to return home and warm up a bit.

Dinner was bangers and mash (I use good quality chippolata sausages at the moment, as they'r emore Sam-sized) and alphabet spaghetti. It was the first time Sam had eaten alphabetty spaghetti and he loved it! Which is good. He was already making very small words out of the letters, and also picking out letters with his fork and thinking of words that begin with that letter. I think I will be bulk-buying the stuff from now on!

After dinner we headed over to Janet's place, where her little boy Oscar and Sam were to decorate their Christmas tree. They did a great job too, and it looks so nice (and a bit posh). Their tree looks like a Marks & Sparks one, ours here at 2-Sox Towers is deffo a Netto Value Basics effort! That doesn't matter however, as Sam described our tree and decorations thus...."They're perfect Daddy!" Sam was a bit upset as always to have to leave his mate Oscar's house, and I don't like leaving the lovely Janet on her own, but he headed out into the dreadful weather to look at the neighbours' Christmas lights and then it was time to go. Sam was about to get into the car then ran back to the door and yelled for Oscar - Oscar came to the door and the two little lads gave each other a hug. I nearly bloody blubbed there and then, what a pair of amazing boys they are.

So home again, and we watched Camberwick Green! Sam had a weird tea of dinosaur ham and oven chips, and a banana, but he scoffed it down. Bathtime was fun again. Sam has taken to chucking the bad-guy action man "Doctor X" into the bath - as I have told him that bad guys don't wash much and hate warm water. Of course, Doctor X leaps in and out of the water in a variety of poses, shouting various ARGHs and OUCHs, which make Sampants laugh his head off. Also, and amazingly, we've discovered that as well as singing pirate songs, the badedies sometimes sing other songs too. Doctor X started it all, and it's spreading through the ranks. His song goes as follows:

"I've got a big metal boxing glove on my hand,

I've got a big metal boxing glove on my hand,

I like to do my dance and I feel real grand,

I've got a big metal boxing glove on my hand,"

Sam is now singing this in a pseudo-American accent!

When Sam got out of the bath it was only 10 minutes before "back to mum" time, and this is still upsetting Sam because he wants to stay. Yesterday he even tried to convince me that he hadn't slept over on Friday so that he could on Saturday. It's not easy to see. I am currently getting around it by talking about the great stuff we've done on the day, and the good fun we will have next time Sam is here. It "sort of" works, but it's hard work on me emotionally, which his mum doesn't see or understand. Trying to make "Going Back" an attractive proposition, when it's the very last thing I want, it's bloody tough.

Still, we had another wonderful Dad & Lad weekend. Love him to bits.

p.s. the pic is of The Joker's army, as it stands. It looks impressive but Sam's Good Guy side is much bigger! Of note in the photo is the Joker Copter bottom right, with rope ladder leading to The Joker with his "Bang" gun, at the back is the tall Doctor X action man, the green car bottom left is Chick Hicks from Cars, and on the left is the baddies "battle wagon" flying a Skull & Crossbones flag.

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