Cats

Beautiful day. Spook soaking it up and looking forward to 6 months of this (well, that's what someone said to him today). I sensed Meg was a little bored after 30 mins of being home. All her friends do after-school activities and she doesn't want to do 'clubs'. After tea, Spook went out on his bike and myself and the children went over to play on the excellent 'multi-gym' type climbing frame at Finns school. We had a great laugh and then Meg wanted to show us a lamb she'd found in a pre-school garden up the road, and also show Finn where the tennis club is. We cycled around the town in a wee gang, and I felt like one of the Dudes. I also realised how important my companionship is just now, as they have lost a lot of the independence they had at home. There,they just walked out the door, off to see friends. I teased them before we left that they'd have to play with me.........and now they really have to!!!! Eek, I didn't really mean it. Meg will be fine at weekends as they already have things planned. I'm not sure about Finn, but he seems genuinely happy to have me as a buddy for the time being. We made plans to go to the tennis club, where he wants to play with me, not take lessons and make friends.
When it was bed time, Meg was tearful and said she was homesick. She'd seen something on the floor that reminded her of the cat (was it a worm??) I have to say, it's not the wormy cats I miss! So now we have to let the very fat cat, that sits on our doorstep every morning, into the house, despite Spooks protestations that he'd left all that behind.
But at least she will sleep now.