The Tomten put in their annual appearance for St Nicholas Day:
A warm beanie for Ben with a rechargeable integrated head light, great for work given the current weather!
A Pokemon squishy character for Pip.
It was Mum's last morning with us until she returns in two weeks time for Pip's birthday and Christmas. I made a yummy polenta bolognese bake for lunch which meant reduced washing up at tea time!
The sauce had the added flavour of smoked paprika and the polenta mix was made with milk, a stock cube and dairy free cheese in the mix and then sprinkled on the top - it was really good.
For the first time in aeons we actually managed to play a family board game after tea - Carcassone is an all round favourite:
Today has been a work day for me and I successfully completed my online safeguarding course (not a great subject to undertake but needs must 😕) and submitted my final written piece on continuous professional development. All that remains is for me to submit two videos:
One outlining the various stages of labour including a demonstration of a baby descending through the pelvis in the second stage of labour - for this I need to purchase a doll and pelvis!
The other demonstrating positioning of a baby in regards to breastfeeding using a breastfeeding aid AKA a knitted boob! My crafting skills have come in handy in this regard 😂
During my work break I treated myself to some knitting time. Mum H treated me to some West Yorkshire Spinners Yarn in the Zandra Rhodes design and colour-way Forest Stripes.
