Little bear is a townie bear

Little bear was very cross yesterday.  We took him to Temple Newsam to see the farm.  Little bear was not impressed.  First of all it was very cold, and he could be playing minecraft in a nice, warm study.  Then it was extremely smelly (really, really smelly) and he could be playing minecraft in a nice warm, non-smelly study.  He didn't want to look at the piglets, he didn't think the sheep looked cute, he didn't care about the hens or the cows with the curly coats and to be honest the whole thing was a trial for him.  The only time he cheered up was on the adventure playground where, as usual, he terrified me by trying to climb things that he was really not big enough.

Evil cat has been considering sending a friendly tail wave of respect to the cat at Temple Newsam.  It was a huge all-black tom, that scrounged shameless cuddles from OH and then got straight under the feet of a busy farm worker who was getting ready for a Halloween display later and yowled in outrage (probably due to lack of cuddles).  Not only that, but it was obviously not focusing on the actual job of a farm cat as I noticed a mouse or young rat disappearing around one corner.  Still, it is a huge cat that has to cope with free ranging geese, which is probably a bit of a challenge. 

Little bear then proceeded to utterly lose the computer mouse while he was using the computer.  It took nearly an hour to find it - he had knocked it into a drawer which he had then shut while looking for it before he called anyone else in. 

I am a bit worried about how much time little bear is spending on minecraft.  Normally the first thing he says to me in the morning is not, 'Good Morning' but, 'Can I watch minecraft videos?'  The school half term is looming up ahead of me so I will be searching for all sorts of other things just to keep him off there.  I am not sure it is helpful.  On the other hand he is still looking a bit washed out and his throat has some seriously red patches that could turn to tonsillitis.  He definitely is in need of some quiet time. 

Like any mum, I will try and find some sort of balance.  I'll try and involve plenty of cuddles.