@redwellyfeats MummyWriter Happily she had the grace, wisdom and class to be supportive anyway. Although there were still bloopers... ;-)

A walk and a talk. #waso #adoption buff.ly/1WJ38jr

Both DH & I feel like we're running low on parenting capacity. Time with 2yo and 5yo is an awful lot of "stop" "no" "don't". Mostly ignored.

Quick straw poll for anyone not at Chelsea - Did your parents teach you basic gardening when you were children? Appreciate a RT and answer 😘

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Ladies & gents, we have had a good afternoon. 5yo only got into 2 friends' cars at school pickup and got out to a calm countdown. *high five

AND there has only been one shouty shriek and I only needed to say "let go" once. Feeling blissful...

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Throwing stones into water. Can't think of many activities that beat it, for either of us.

@HomeGrownWxm Difficult to judge scale, but badger springs to mind?

The buggy is loaded with zonked out toddler, wet clothes, remains of picnic and 8 feet of hazel poles. #allotment #parenting #result

@HomeGrownWxm It's the shape of them that makes me think mammal. Birds peck and scatter.

@HomeGrownWxm sudden thought: hedgehog looking for worms?

Going to make 5yo a safe place/den under his bed today. Any tips? #sensory #den #retreat

@miggisant Whoops! Should have checked tips before making. .. lol! Will tread carefully. :)

@adoptionof2 Gave teacher the Essex Council guide to adopted kids in school (Google it). Excellent. Then found out teacher was a/ment pro!

@adoptionof2 sympathies!

Made the 5yo a den under his bed with soft rug, cuddly cushion, torches, planets, stars & glow in the dark stickers. He's sleeping in it. :)

@miggisant Well, he's slept in it every night since! Someone will report me to social services for 'making' my child sleep under the bed! ;)

Tim Peake reading the CBeebies bedtime story from SPACE!!! #Epic #goosebumps