We Had A Nice Day

We enjoyed Nathan's Birthday and so did he.  It is hard to believe he is already three, the time has gone so quickly.  In no time at all he will be starting school.  This September he starts nursery school on a daily basis instead of twice a week and little Daniel will also be joining.  Becky is going to wonder what happened when they are both at pre-school.  It will seem so quiet for her but, no doubt, she will be glad to get a break.

Nathan is a quite a shy little boy. I think he must have inherited that from me.  I was just like that as a child.  My mother used to get cross because when she stopped to talk to any friends in the street, I would hide behind her and not say a word.  Took me quite a few years to grow out of it and I am sure Nathan will.

He was given lots of Thomas things such as clothing and a mug.  His Mummy and Daddy gave him a wonderful Thomas train set that has lots of track and a "flyover" with a bus going across it.  We gave him a Thomas beanbag armchair with his name stencilled on it.  He loved it and spent nearly all the time he was here sitting in it.  We also gave him a selection of books, a couple were just story books, others educational. He looked so sweet sitting in the chair with a book in his hand going through the pictures.

He had a lovely cake (Thomas of course) and blew out all the candles himself.   Next year he will probably have his first real birthday party and have little friends around.  They appreciate it more when they are that bit older.

I have a short video to share with you.  Hope you enjoy it.

 

I watched the whole of the Concert For Diana yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it.  I did think the BBC coverage was not up to their usual standard, cutting people off in the middle of a conversation, announcing the wrong acts and the endless shots from the helicopter above the stadium.  I think they would have been better off having a proper compere for the show.

Seeing again all those clips of Diana with Aids victims, the blind, sick children etc. made me realise what a special person she was.  No matter what her faults (and yes she did have them, we all do) she had a special quality about her, she was a genuine humanitarian, really cared about ordinary people in the street.  She remains a loss to this country.  It is a pity that the Royal family never knew what a treasure they had and treated her better. It is a very true saying that you never know what you have until it has gone.  What a wonderful queen she would have made.  I am happy though that her two boys (of whom she would have been so proud) seem to be following in her footsteps.

Well, I have heaps of mail to wade through and I cannot sit on the computer all day, so I will wish you all a very happy week.

Love