We've had a lovely quiet week just pottering around at home for our second week of school holidays. Nick has been off since Wednesday too. That meant that Tom could come for a run with me. We set off on Wednesday morning to do my 4 miler (hadn't been out for almost 2 weeks) and I was concerned that Tom wouldn't be able to do it, having never run that distance before. Pah, no worries there. Tom was like a playful puppy gamboling about while I slowly plodded along in the wind and rain...how to make your mum feel inadequate in one easy step. I can't say I really enjoyed it, Tom definitely takes after his father and not his mother in his athleticism. I am trying to turn it around in my head so instead of feeling defeated and a failure Tom should be inspiring me and pushing me to get better. Hmm, we'll see how that goes.
Anyway, today Tom is off to Grangemouth to compete in the SSAA Primary Road Relay Championships. He is competing in the P7 group as he is one of the fastest in the school, so he is competing against boys a year older than he is. We are just about to head over there to cheer him on. Then tomorrow is the Madrascals Rugby Home tournament which he is playing in, so a big sporting weekend for Tom before going back to school on Monday.

Nick & I went out for dinner last night to the Vine Leaf having finally managed to sort out a babysitter. We had a lovely time out together and are looking forward to doing it again sometime soon.
I just finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in preparation for the film coming out in a few weeks time, I think it's fair to say I am the most excited about it and keep watching the trailer on the internet..Sad or what?