That Wicked Witch has been at it again ...

It's Monday morning, and I'm in the office at 7am with my headphones on again. The annoying woman in the office is about to launch into a critque of the final of 'Dancing on Ice', so I've launched ITunes and have the first Pet Shop Boys album on to drown out the annoyance. They must think I'm a grumpy git in the office, and to be honest they're not wrong.

Out for the Sunday afternoon walk with Bethany and Jackson yesterday, Charlotte decided that watching 'Bride Wars' was far more preferable to walking across fields with her Dad and sister ...

We went across to the local church to let Jackson have a run across the massive field next to it. Before we started running, Bethany did ask me where my phone was and made sure I had it somewhere safe as she didn't want a repeat of our last visit ... (http://outofmeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/out-here-in-fields.html) Turns out that Jackson doesn't actually like this field, as the ground is too uneven and there's a lot of thistles amongst the grass which when you're as small as him can catch you in places you don't want to be caught in.

Bethany did find some 'treasure' in the field, and tells me that it comes from a plate and not a cup or jug - I beg to differ but defer to the experience of my 5 year old as she obviously knows about these things. The treasure will be going into school today, so it can be oohed and ahhed at by the class of Y1. B did tell me yesterday that she's marrying Daniel Lea from her class when she's grown up - I asked when that would be, and apparently when she's 10 ... She then decided 20, but eventually plumped for 30 which is good, as neither she or her sister will be allowed to date until they're 30 ... But Bethany did find the house that she and Daniel will be living in when they're married ...

We then had a walk round the church yard where we noticed a lot of glitter on the floor. Apparently this was the doing of the Wicked Witch once more, and Bethany launced into a detailed explanation of why the Wicked Witch would do such a thing, but then she spotted a rabbit which was much more interesting and caused her to lose her train of thought.

As Bethany was kind enough to come on a walk with me, I decided to treat her and hit the local playground on the way home. Jackson prefers this field as it's flat and doesn't have thistles, so hared round it whilst Bethany and I explored the playground equipment. After a bit of persuasion I got Bethany into the 'baby' swings after explaining I'd be able to push her higher on those than the 'big girl' swings, then it was the slide ...

Frankly this scares the BeJaysus out of me and I had visions of trips to casualty due to an overexcited 5 year old tripping on the top step - but she was fine and insisted that Jackson also had a go on the slide.

Doesn't take a lot to keep my 5 year old entertained, a walk, a play on the playground equipment, and she's happy - which is how it should be. And she tells me when she's 10 she'll still come for walks with me, and not stay at home at watch DVD's - which is nice, and I'm going to hold to that.