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And the epic blog entry continues ... I really must learn to précis!! As you may remember, oh faithful reader, Saturday morning was my launch into that wonderful past-time normally reserved for penniless teenagers or bored grandparents: babysitting. Or in my case, toddler teasing, as they take life far too seriously! So far, we've had spilled milk, I've had my breakfast pinched and I have inadvertantly succeeded in turning the youngest into a pen-sniffing junkie. Then the lunch wars began... Dinner Duty The time came when the terrible twosome decided they wanted to eat. In a much appreciated act of foresight, honed through years of parenting, my sis had already sorted out some sandwiches for them to eat, so I took out a small square for the youngest and gave him a plate. And then I did something he didn't agree with: I dared to tell him he had to eat it up at the table! Oh no no no, he wasn't having that! Whining loudly, and sobbing better than Gwyneth Paltrow at an ...

Wow, what an eventful weekend! I was due to visit my parents, but due to my nan taking a turn for the worse :-(, they had to disappear, so I offered to fill their role as babysitter for my sister's kids. Kid Duty 6:15am Saturday, I get a wake up call from my sis to make sure I get in the shower before they arrive. I am not great at getting up in the morning, so the call was very much appreciated ... though I couldn't help thinking that if I was at home, I would have slept in until at least 11! Ah well, gives me a taste of parental life! The one thing that I was really dreading however, was the nappy changing. In the past, either my sis or my mum have been around to clean up the nappy mess of the youngest, but not this time. This time, I would have to brave the baby paste on my own - and I think my sis relished the fact that he had eaten a lot of bran lately, so his nappies were more fragrant than normal! Breakfast Duty After my sis had gone, without any of the expected fuss ...