Will post in detail tomorrow, but wanted to say thanks for the encouraging comments. Had a marvellous day at centerparcs with a friend on mine from school – lunch, then hours in the pool (ds first swimming – he wasn’t hours in the pool though!) and dd was so different to the last time we took her -played on slides, went in the big pool, all sorts.

Got horribly lost on the way home, after having tea there too, but feel pleasantly tired rather than utterly shattered – just so nice unloading/ waffling/ chatting to a close friend with nothing to explain, apologise for or justify. Wonderful.

And have prepared an activity for tomorrow! Will wonders never cease. Will update tomorrow as to whether it works or not…