We've had a stand off all week about tidying the kids bedroom, I'm finally fed up of them making a mess playing in a morning and me then spending my morning tidying up so I told them they had to do it. Days ticked by and it wasn't done, they even tried to get the ex to do it when he was putting them to bed on Wednesday but his idea of tidy wasn't close to mine so that didn't help them much.
Last night I told them that if they wanted to go out today then when they woke up they needed to tidy up rather than make a mess, I can't say I went to bed all that hopeful but to my surprise when they woke me up this morning at about 7 they proudly declared that they'd tidied their room and to a very great level they had. Proud mummy moment :-)
I helped finish the tidying and took the opportunity to change the beds, they love new sheets so that was one reward for the tidying, and then we had a lovely leisurely breakfast.
Over the course of today Shorty wanted to go to visit a farm, Tiny wanted to have a picnic and I wanted to watch the cup final. For once we achieved all three :-)
The farm was full of strange animals that you don't normally see on a farm, there were alpaca's, a tortoise, snowy owls and reindeer as well as geese, wallabies and some very angry chickens. The highlight of Tiny's day, although not at the time it happened, was getting her bottom pecked by a chicken!! she hasn't stopped talking about it since.
There were two big play areas, one with a hamster run of tunnels and a windmill to play in and the other with swings and balance beams and a picnic area.
By 1230 Shorty had been to see animals on the farm and Tiny had had her picnic and I was left to hope and pray they would be good to their word and let me watch the cup final. I have to say that I didn't really hold out much hope BUT having had an early tea and having been promised supper and cartoons after the match they both sat and cuddled up to watch the match :-)
Tiny missed the goal because she fell asleep but Shorty jumped off the sofa in excitement when the ball went in. I'd been explaining to her all afternoon that Wigan really weren't going to win because Manchester City were so much higher in the league and she was overjoyed to see the little team win. I think that bodes well for a lifetime of supporting my team.
So yes today was an amazing day when all three of us got what we wanted and no one cried (except for when the chicken pecked Tiny of course) :-D
