Service as Normal accompanied by a 5pm tipple (or 3)

So I'm back again.  Not long been home from the after nursery date we had arranged with my slightly mad, ever so funny, Irish friend of a neighbor! 

When we first arrived Connor (my neighbor's little boy) was painting at the dining room table but, soon after our arrival, the paints were put away and usual service resumed, much to Brandon's delight but to the dismay of mine and Margo's (the neighbor) ears. 

The noise levels seemed to be higher than usual today.  They might well have been or it could be just because I was feeling a little under the weather, either way both Margo and myself were...I'm not sure "pleased" is the right word, but relieved (maybe) when the boys decided that it would be a good idea to empty Connor's wooden toy-box out (all over Margo's kitchen floor) and then use it as a den. 

 

Brandon & Connor in the toybox

This was where they stayed until their dinner was served up, which was a tasty looking fish fingers, smiley faces and ketchup.  Brandon ate his fish fingers, all the while looking around the room, and especially at Margo's daughter, Robyn, who was sat next to him eating homemade Chicken Tikka.  No one could have prepared us for Brandon asking to try some and then promptly deciding that he in fact preferred that to his smiley faces and ketchup.  He then proceeded to finish off Robyn's dinner and then his smiley faces. 

Brandon - tucking in =)

Normal services resumed once more, with Brandon and Connor climbing in and out of the toy-box, taking it in turns to shut each other in and then, the icing on the cake for Brandon was when Connor got them both a yogurt out of the fridge, shortly followed by a Twirl Chocolate Bar...both of which got promptly demolished. 

I should probably mention that Margo and I had eaten at this point and leave it there, but I'll be honest and say we had also started on the wine (at 5:00pm!)  We finished off a bottle of Rose between us and then there were 2 other bottles of something masquerading as wine.  No, no, no, we didn't drink 2 bottles, it was a choice of what we wanted and, perhaps foolishly, we ended up going for a white, "low alcohol wine based" drink!  I think it lies, I am actually sat typing this feeling a little bit light in the head.

After the boys had sat and quite cruelly eaten chocolate in front of us I decided that I too needed something sweet.  Well, what a thing to say to Margo!!  I was promptly presented with a plate full of warm waffles, chopped banana, vanilla ice-cream and toffee sauce.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining in the slightest, it was yummy!  Somewhere between the second glass of wine and the waffles Matt came over to find me.  He was then presented with a plateful of Chicken Tikka which, oddly enough, he was allowed to eat without the assistance of Brandon - might have something to do with the fact that he had already eaten his body weight in food! 

So with full bellies and a slightly fluffy feeling head in the case of yours truly, we made our way back home (2 minutes walk across the road).  Brandon is now tucked up in bed looking forward to Nanny, Granddad and Meryl coming to see him tomorrow, Matt is playing Warcraft and me? Well after finishing here I'm not altogether sure what I will be doing, it all depends on if my focus returns to normal ;-) 

So, for now, T.T.F.N. x