... are truly excellent. I am really lucky, because I think most of my days are either pretty good, or better. But today really was an absolute pleasure.
It started at midnight, when after reading the riot act to my little lad (currently a true pain in the dark hours) he decided to sleep until 07:30 (big result). And then my good lady got up and did breakfast with the kids (bigger result, for me and the kids!).
And then we went to the local reservoir(?!) for a spin on our (their) scooters and to throw stones. And then lunch with two quite tired but very happy kids. Then the only downer, herself had to go and do work. But it was really sunny and we put the kiddie tent up in the front garden (back garden is almost perminent swap for 11 months of the year), and the girl played with her pixie/fair family stuff for an hour whilst I pushed the boy around in his car (which he's far too big for). Then we got into playing "monsters" (basically me wandering around roaring and occasionally picking up one or other over my shoulder.
Then a walk around the block, when the boy fell over and grazed his arm and lost the will to cope with the afternoon. So it was back home in tears and he recovered in front of the television with a packet of milky bar buttons abd a blanket. So me and the girl played catch for ages out the front (new world record of 83 catches between us!)
Then tea, bath, mum home, good story reading, communal clothes tidying and bed! Oh and the other thing that made this a top day was in the bath my girl put her face *in* *the* *water*!!!!!! Yesterday I caught her sticking her mouth in the water and blowing bubbles, so with a bit of encouragement got her blowing bubbles through her nose, and then with her goggles on in went her whole face!!! Oh the day I've been waiting for... Much rejoicing and pleanty of cuddles and stuff for my girlie! Ace!!! 
