after a week of life experiences and a few steep learning curves for me. Namely:-
1. 80 mile an hour gales while living in a caravan on the edge of a cliff and autistic children do not not mix. No matter how many times you tell them the caravan will not blow over they think you are lying. Come to that I think dh thought I was too.
2. Going to any place to eat that does not serve burgers is a big mistake.
3. 5 hours on a train with D without an ipod is a bad idea.
4. Rockpools and cameras also do not mix unless they are underwater ones. Ours isn't so a good deal of our piccies have been lost forever.
5. Only I want to live in a caravan in the wilds of Scotland. The rest of the family hate the idea even tho it was centrally heated with two toilets and a better shower and kitchen then ours at home.
I am shattered and a little bit defeated. Great tho much of it was it is obvious none of my lot like holidays that much, some refused to go and others hated it and never cracked their faces all week until they saw the home going train at the platform. B regressed so much I think it will take him 3 months to recover. So we are back. I had foolishly already booked for next year but think I will be going on my own or with one other child or cancelling and spending the money on a mundane thing for the house. We need a coal bunker. Meanwhile I have my "boring grind" ( quote by eldest dd who has filled in for me all week who cannot in all seriousness believe how crap my life is cos all she did was clean and cook and sort out animals - welcome to my world dd) to resume.