Jim and James and Hannah

Jim was with me this weekend due to G being on police training. Picked him up Saturday morning v. early and had a lovely chilled day with him. After cleaning out pigs, the three of us went into town (partially) to look for a Harry Potter costume that he insisted one of his classmates had said was available at TKMax. It proved not to be so, much to his disappointment. However, daddy did get some new socks and pants, and C got to look at jewellery so the trip was not completely wasted. We stopped in at the beehive centre on the way back, to no further success Potter-wise, but he was satisfied with buying another gun to add to the arsenal. In the afternoon, he and C washed the cars and touched up the scratches on the Megane. He did an excellent job, and the new Exmax [sic] looks incredibly shiny.

Sunday, Caroline went off to London to see JoJo as it was her birthday, leaving me with the Jimster. We had a very slobbish morning and spent a lot of time playing Lego Harry Potter in between me putting a lamb shoulder in the oven for James and Hannah, who came for lunch. Was good to see them, and Jim warmed up after his apparently traditional affectation of shyness initially. Much Star Wars related jollity after lunch (C, Jim and I went to Sains Saturday afternoon and while I was waiting for my diclofenac C could not help herself buying a pirate dressing gown and Star Wars sock and wellies for Jim. He threatened to wear them to bed but sensibly decided against it eventually) including lightsabre fights etc. J and H left about 5 and then it wasn't long before C and the girls arrived. It is good to have the boy on his own but one has to work a little harder at entertainment, especially on a filthy sleety and rainy afternoon such as today.

 Darth Bear