Busy busy busy

A brief post - feeling rather overwhelmed this month with a) aforementioned stupidity deciding to post every day on A Separate Life, b) visitors for several days, and c) getting ready for departure and a 3 am wake-up call tomorrow morning for the 6 am flight.

Had my four-year-old niece visiting earlier this week.  Oh yes, and her parents!  It was lovely to see them all.  We had child time - she crawled into bed with me in the mornings to play on the iPad - and adult time to celebrate my sisters' birthday.  Things I realised:

• It doesn't matter that I don't have toys for her to play with.  Everyday stuff we have in our house that they don't is just as much fun.

• Kids are loud, and ask hundreds of questions.  (I knew this.  It was just reinforced).

• Children are exhausting.  My sister looked exhausted, and it was supposed to be a holiday.  (Though probably two late nights and lots of champagne and wine didn't help!)

• The zoo is just as much fun for adults as kids.

• My normal life - when I can do things outside of school holidays - is so much more relaxed!  Or at least, calm and peaceful!

• They'll be back at Christmas.  Which will be fun.  I'll get to use my Christmas stockings.  But I need the intervening period to recover!