After a week of days out and lots and lots of excitement it's no surprise that returning home was a bit of a shock to the system. It rained. Lots. There was loads of laundry to do. Literally. And the kids claimed to be bored. Proof it was needed that school holidays aren't just a long series of blissful days in the sunshine. Mr C wanted to crack on with decorating Master C's new bedroom, so I headed into central St Albans with the kids and took them to Waterstones where staff were doing a Julia Donaldson story time. Little Miss C enjoyed it, but after a week of running around outdoors ... read more