Wednesday 27th December

Slept like log, and then joy of joys! We got to go shopping. Unfortunately the whole world and his army had much the same idea, and with three kids in tow, all inclined to scatter like ants unless a firm grip on any body part possible is maintained it was a bit of an ordeal. I managed to wrestle the mook back into her pushchair after she escaped in HMV, and issued firm instructions to Amy to hold onto the pushchair, to which she (for once) obediently complied. Last year there was a nasty incident in Kings Walk shopping arcade where Emma wandered off and got separated from everyone, causing quite a bit of a fuss.
Unable to rummage for bargains and shop until I dropped, due to kid presence, although I managed to stock up on jeans in Gap, which although non-sale still count as bargains as they fit just right, at a price which is just right. Hop apparently bought the whole of HMV.
Afterwhich back to Hop's Mum's to examine our puchases with glee.