Things I learnt this week

• Never expect things to go to plan.

• Never expect trains to be on time.

• Never try to cram three children and yourself through the turnstiles in the London Underground when your supposed to go through one at a time!

•  Never allow three country loving, animal saving children to see mice jump onto the underground train tracks, without expecting them to want to follow! 

• Never expect children to prefer looking at clothes to looking round a zoo. (even when the clothes really are lovely!)

• Never take things for granted.

But other than the Do Nots, I also learnt that besides never leaving my, suddenly seeming so much smaller than normal, village without a chaperon, I can navigate my way to London alone with three children, and prevent a serious onset of Anaphlaxic Shock in a strange big city alone.