Spirit Level Rises

The mood in the camp is definitely lifting.

An ability to consume food easier is helping enormously, whilst events like last night are helping too.

The fact that Huffty and I met some of our favourite players was fun, but it is also not so important in the wider picture.  What was significant was that there was a little joy in the family.

Kitten had started by saying that she didn't want to go last night because she did want our daughter "Boogle" to feel left out.  So, the plan was for me to go with Notoplip.  I thought about this over the weekend and didn't agree.  My thinking was that if something good happens then you shouldn't sweep it under the carpet so that nobody has their nose pushed out of joint.  It is better to celebrate the event and relax in the knowledge that something good will happen too for the other child.  It is all part of the growing up experience and there are also ways of softening the blow.

Boogle loves her arts and crafts, so on Monday I treated her to the Nintendo DS Arts and Crafts game, which she fell in love with immediately.

So, I persuaded Kitten to come up to what really was a family event.  There were three free tickets available, which explains the numbers and Boogle had to attend a regular training event in any case.

Kitten loved the whole experience but that wasn't the only benefit.   Her presence allowed me to take a back seat with the Huffty, which was just as well because it was a long evening.  It was also an opportunity for her to see him in an environment which he had previously only shared with his dad.

She was thoroughly impressed, but I don't think that there is any chance of her supported a decent team any time soon.