Thanks to Colin Firth

Despite the awful weather we enjoyed half-term. Thanks to Colin Firth, we got to grips with some historical facts. There was a lot of sighing, eyeball rolling and 'Oh, Mum-ing' when I suggested a quick look at King George VI on Wikipedia prior to our visit to the cinema. But it was useful and put things in perspective. Though the boys, not unnaturally are more into fast-paced, comedy and action movies, they did enjoy the 'King's Speech' though B said, 'Not trying to be mean, Mum, but Big Momma's House was better!' Just goes to show - you can take them to water, but you can't make them drink! The reality of it was that Colin Firth was great and we just love Helena (nothing to do with the fact that she bought ZooBooKoo cubes!). Our day out was topped off nicely with a fun meal at Ask where we used our 2 for 1 on main meals vouchers - that is such a great deal. D loved his smilely-face Calzone which was beautifully presented. Roll on the next school holiday!