Sacha's turn

Shopping with Louis and Sacha is never an easy ride, so I was glad to have François to hand as we had a whizz round our local supermarket after school last night.. Louis is a dead weight to heave up into the shopping trolley, and he doesn't help himself very much. The Christmas goodies are already out on display and we had to drag the boys away from the tempting frozen puddings. Later, later.

After Sacha's swimming lesson this morning, we returned home and the boys spent the rest of the morning making dens with blankets and bathroom mats.

Sacha was invited to play with Wandrille, so I dropped him off just after half past three. When I returned to fetch him at around six, I found him not at all ready to leave.

Wandrille has two sisters and a gorgeous labrador. They all spent a wonderful afternoon, playing with playmobiles and other toys, making telescopes from cardboard tubes, and running around the big garden. Wandrille's Maman says that Sacha can go and play again, whenever he likes. Sacha told me that now would be good.

It has been so good for him to be invited without Louis, and to find that he can communicate on his own. Louis meanwhile spent some time with François: they did a hard puzzle,  and they worked on the map together. No English spoken at all.

If Sacha hadn't got a fleck of toothpaste in his eye just at bedtime, it would have been a perfect day.