Robbie had undercarriage problems at the end of last week. On Thursday I bought him a Lego City police van set with the police dog and the police man minifigure. He sat down at the table to build it with a big smile on his face, but after a few minutes he announced that his undercarriage was missing. We checked but there was no sign of it in the box, all the other bits were there, but they were useless with the vital part missing. So Friday saw back at the shop in search of the missing part, the things I do to put a smile on his face! He was delighted when he got home and the part was waiting for him on the table. He built the police van, equipped the minifigure with an impossibly large pair of handcuffs and then called me over to admire his work - he even set the scene by creating a range of police dog noises! Okay, I know he is a bit weird, but it is a harmless pass time, there are plenty of worse things that he could be doing. Anyway seeing him smile makes me happy too.
This morning he cuddled up to me in bed and somehow got on to the subject of one of his odd little obsessions. We have two different sets of cutlery, but Robbie will only use a three pronged fork while my son insists on only using a four pronged fork. They are as bad as each other, but both try to convince me that the other is much worse when it comes to weird obsessions! Robbie warmed to his theme and went on to tell me about the perfect dimensions of a tea spoon. Apparently there has been a serious upset at work, his personal tea spoon which was perfect in every way has been stolen! According to Robbie it is irreplaceable - but that will not stop him trying, he intends to scour ebay in search of a replacement! I scored a minor triumph, I managed to distract him before he got on to the subject of knives! I'm sure I haven't heard the last of his very specific cutlery requirements, but there is only so much that I can cope with in one day.
Not surprisingly Robbie wasn't keen on getting up on Saturday morning, in fact opening his eyes seemed to be too much effort for him. Eventually after several false starts and copious amounts of coffee he managed to face the day. It took a little longer to to work his way back into my good books but I can never stay cross with him for very long. He really redeemed himself on Sunday, he cooked us a lovely dinner.Emily went back to university on Saturday after her very long Easter holiday, it feels strange without having her around. Unfortunately they had a break in at the house while they were away, not much was taken but it is unsettling to think that someone has gone through the house. Emily said that the police were very good, they have taken finger prints and they have identified where the intruder got in, so that has all been secured now.
