THE WEEKEND - CHECK

Well the weekend's done.  I dread the weekends on my own.  I spent 8 months on my own when Manu was here and I had the kids, and I now dread the weekends alone.  You would think I would be used to it.  But I think having the kids on your own is absolutely madness, I don't know how the single moms and dads do it.  There is no respite. 

If ever a brilliant toy was invented it's the plastic army man.  They play with these for hours.

Anyway I have a friend - Stephanie, who has two boys - Dylan and Axel, only Axel gets on with Benjamin and Dylan gets on with Samuel but all 4 together and you have a war.  WE meet every Friday - Gouter - for tea and take it in turns at each others houses, it always ends up in tears.  This Friday we split them, Ben and Axel here, and Sam and Dylan at Stephanies.  RESULT.

 Axel and Ben watching a 3 D movie

Saturday, Manu still working, I spent the morning catching up homework.  I think the world should adopt a no homework policy.  It's not like the kids do it anyway.  The afternoon I spent on the piste with Stephanie and the kids.  It's Paris school holidays.  France is split in to three zones for holidays and we are last so at the moment it's Paris, and they are all here.  We took the kids luging.  It was fun and they slept well.

Sunday a lazy day and Manu still working so it was long.  I borrowed some DVD's from the library and have worked my way through the first season on 'Six feet under' and the Sapranos, so that's a good excuse to put the kids to bed early.

Today (Monday) is Manu's last night, breakfast tomorrow and then they go home.  Back for the weekend though.  But HAPPY VALENTINES everyone and to celebrate I'm drinking Rose - well it's pink.