Dog's Gone Loopy

and is currently trying to sneak (as sneakily as a large staffie/ labrador cross can manage) her manky old knotted rope toy into the living room. I have raised my objections and she is currently doing a lap of the garden in usual over-excited fashion.

We had a plan for a tidy day today, but first there was the trip to the dentist, we all get checked at the same time and nice mr dentist just charges for my check up. Kane, the eldest, of course is not brushing his teeth properly (for properly read "at all") Maya (three year old angelic one) was a bit nervy as this is her first go in the dentists chair, Ruthy (eldest girly) has good teeth and young Chay seems to be brushing properly also. Me? Ooh no we don't have to go into that do we .

On our return I started the clearing of the clothes pile... it's a big job but someone has to do it (apparantly). The dishwasher needed emptying and filling up again, clothes needed to be removed from the washing machine and yet more clothes put into the washing machine (I think I need an industrial type washing machine to be honest, combined with some sort of huge tumble dryer).

Whilst sitting and sifting through the, now greatly reduced, odd sock basket Little Miss Maya came for a cuddle and it was at this point I realised quite how hot she was. Temperature was taken and ooer she was 39 degrees...I then discovered I was out of infant paracetomol and had to make a quick dash to the chemists. Medicine has now been poured down the infants throat (and so far so good as it's not comeback up yet) and she's having a lovely laze about watching CBeebies. I feel the need to join her for a little laze about myself .

Her temperature has dropped ever so slightly but as she's not particualary mizzy I am not rushing off to the dr's just yet. Just keep dosing her up and letting her drink whatever she fancies.

Right, now it's almost that time of day to consider what to feed the marauding hordes, mmmm I foresee rice and vegetables and possibly a little chicken... nice and easy one pot cooking is called for today .