Took the girls to see Madagascar today, followed of course by McDonalds. It was the first time Ellen had been to the cinema, so half the fun was watching her experience it. She sat forward on her seat for a long time, kept getting on and off to see it flip back up of its own accord, commented on the film in very loud whispers, and loved putting her drink in the cup holder attached to her seat. She did pretty well, but would probably have preferred to leave about 20 minutes before the film actually ended.

I'm taking Bethan to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at some point before the end of the holidays, even though they've made Johnny Depp look like Helena Bonham Carter (or maybe I was looking at the wrong picture).

Chris is out tonight, so I'm taking advantage of the quiet to catch up on my flist, and wrap his birthday present. I should be thinking about packing for the weekend, but I'm going to do it all tomorrow, and if I forget something it won't be the end of the world. It's only Cumbria for three days, not outer Mongolia for three months. Trouble is, I'm no good at packing light, I like to be prepared for every eventuality.

As I've been tagged by lmbossy for the 5 things meme, I will spend some time thinking about that instead, and maybe post tomorrow.