Spendy Saturday

Put the kids to bed last night after a mixed sort of evening. Amy and Jim strangely grumpy - Amy because of tiredness and sats we think, and Jim because of the usual adjustment issues. This morning though everything was fine. A minor fracas over the Playstation was escalated somewhat by Amy but she calmed down, the little ones made cookies and all was well. A bit later we went in to town to get a present for Lillie's party tomorrow and ended up in Clarks buying shoes for all the children. Jim only has one pair of shoes and they are horribly worn. I wanted a pair of "home" shoes for non-school use so had his feet measured by the space-age QinetiQ machine and got him a pair of trainers. On reflection I was rather shocked by the state of his school ones so I got a pair of those as well. G will be pleased of course. Minnie got some trainers as well which were a bit big so she had insoles. Jim wanted "insults" in his shoes too. Got a Harry Potter DVD and came home via the car wash. Lazy rest of the afternoon for the kids while I assembled Amy's new desk and C did the tea, but I managed to catch most of the film. Jim very bouncy, but this could be to do with a big bowl of ice cream with chocolate buttons on top... C out for Giulz's part tonight, me watching Bayern vs Chelsea Champion's League final like a slob.