I kept Max off school today because … well because he had a bit of a sniffle and I just wanted to be close to him. My baby boy by my side. I also couldn't be arsed to get out of bed and get dressed, so when the alarm did the dirty deed, I turned it off, rolled over and told Ned that Max had had a bad night. I think he knew there was no point in arguing with me and he set off to work in silence - a recurring theme in our house at the moment. Anyway we had a lovely day, me and my boy. We walked Dog and Dot, we baked and we snuggled on the sofa watching 'Oliver' (he seems to be developing an alarming obsession with musicals, thanks to Nic and Rick's influence!). As he settled down in bed with Dog and Dot snoring on the floor beside him, he hugged me and said, "See Mummy, nothing's changed."

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