A date with disaster!

Yesterday was the first day Daniel stayed over on Shaun's boat. We figure that now he is living away this is one way we can spend a bit longer together at weekends. And there had to be a first time. But what a day for it! It was grey, cloudy, miserable and throwing down huge amounts of rain on and off all day long.

My day started with Daniel and I exiting the boat because (as per his current major obsession - toilets) he wanted to visit the British Waterways toilet block. The grass by the boat was extremely wet and slippery. Unfortunately, I didn't realise how slippery. The floor just went from under me and we both went smack down on the grass getting muddy, wet bottoms and having to change clothes before we even started. I've done something to my ankle, it's very sore, and will probably need to visit the doctor about it this week. Just what I need for school runs!

After hobbling to the toilet block and back, Daniel was getting very fractious. A 60ft barge is not really big enough for a lively 5-year-old to play in! So we waited for a gap in the rain and went out to feed the ducks. Daniel enjoyed watching the ducks swip, flap, dive and fight over his bread - but we did end up getting wet again. By now I was low on clothes for Dan so we had to dry smelly socks over the boat stove and put on his last pair of spare shorts.

Shaun was poorly all afternoon so I ended up setting off for Daniel's dads earlier than intended as he just wouldn't get that Shaun was ill and wanted to lie quietly. Daniel's idea of lying quietly involved having toy aeroplanes and elastic bands thrown at your head or a little boy bouncing on the bed saying he wants to play with you, cuddle you or kiss you. Bless.

Just to round the day off, Dan slipped and fell in more mud on the way to the car so turned up at his daddy's with damp stinky socks and a wet muddy patch on his last pair of shorts. Luckily his daddy is very understanding and knows that is not the normal way of things!

Trying for a baby officially started that evening...so I'm not sure whether the preceding less-than-auspicious day is a terrible omen for the whole thing, or whether it was just "one of those days"!