Sid's asleep again

Jeremy and I have had a couple of evenings out, and all in one week! We are dizzy from the social whirl, but Sid is completely whacked. Thing is, Ma has sat for us on both occasions. Kit of course manages his bedtime himself, Jeremy puts Beri into bed before we go, but Sid is a law unto herself. We have given Ma detailed instructions on what passes for a bedtime routine but Sid just ignores the whole issue. Both nights we have come home to find the little miss asleep on the sofa, because the only way Ma has been able to get her to go to sleep has been to lie back on the sofa and feign sleep herself. Apparently it takes 20 - 30 minutes of Ma's total immobility to convince Sid to give up and crash herself! And of course this is all happening extremely late in the evening. The next day it's a (welcome) return of the afternoon nap, but what this is doing to Ma's willingness to babysit is something I haven't discussed with her yet.

Stefania's visit to us ended on Friday. This whole family now has a standing invitation to visit Milan - no family should be without one! The exam she had to hurry back for is tomorrow, so I am holding thumbs. (And typing at the same time - how jolly talented!)