Mum's visit was much better than I'd feared. Having had that whole spat a couple of weeks before really helped and she was far more helpful and less draining than has been the case in the past.
J had to be away overnight, Jersey again, during the week she was here so it was useful to have the extra pair of hands to help out.
His away trip meant him missing out on the Children's nativity play but that gave us a ticket mum could use and I knew she'd love to be there.
And the almost inevitable happened and she fell on the way into school. She's fallen a few times in the last few years, and always finds something to blame, the car park was dark, she lost her footing on a kerb, she got up in the night and forgot she'd moved the dog's bed, that kind of things. This time, and I suspect most of the others, she simply lost her balance. She was upset and worked up. I had to leave Ben with a friend while I went to look after her and lost all chance of a seat near the front.
She was aching all over poor thing and can't have been comfortable on the hard chairs for the 3 half hour performances, but that of course meant that I had to cope with Ben solo, and that's not easy in a confined space for an hour and a half of being quiet, and try to take some photos for J.
Josiah played his "Second Shepherd" part beautifully - and had his picture in the local paper.
Sam in his second starring role in two years, made a wonderful Christmas Chef.
Mum falling was useful in one way. Sorry for and worried about her though I was, it did mean I could explain why it would be FIL and not her who would be most useful once the babies are born as after all I couldn't risk asking her to carry a baby up the stairs etc. And I think she understood.
She was here to look after Ben for my 24 week appointment though - which was with the GP - and was fairly uneventful. Actually I'm pretty sure there was meant to be a 24 week scan too, but I heard both heart beats via the GP's sonicaid/ doppler so I'm not too worried, yet.
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