Happiness

KH had come home from work and said to the children: I've decided to give your mummy an ice-cream treat. We can go anywhere she wants and she decides who she wants to come along.

Well can I say no to five eager faces looking at me for ice-cream??

So we all went. The mood was quite festive. Ended up at Island Creamery at Serene Centre. The place was still crowded at 9+ at night. I had Kahlua Latte. The kids and KH had Black Forest, Reverso and Cookies 'n' Cream. The ice-cream as usual, did not disappoint. It was dense and rich. What a lovely treat.

Moments like this spell Happiness. Just a drive out on a weekday night, sitting round a table eating ice-cream companionably. Very simple, everyday stuff, but we will remember and enjoy these times. After ice-cream, it was a straight drive home after detouring and gawking at the Gallop Road mansions.

In the car, radio on, children snoozing and those awake chatting quietly to each other. It was a nice cocoon to be in. Even Trinity fell asleep in her car seat (yes we graduated Owain to a booster in the middle row and Trin got her own seat in row 3. A bit of a squeeze and when Lolita comes along, the booster seat will have to go.) and did not rouse even when we moved her from the car to the bed.

Contentment.