Lisa's in the shower, so we're all dressed up and lying in wait with a card and a flower.

The secret gift isn't finished yet. We were too busy walking down to Asda yesterday afternoon to buy coloured pencils for our special Mother's Day art presentation. Unfortunately, that plan had to be abandoned at the eleventh hour after Amelie discovered that she liked the taste of pencil lead. I didn't want my photos of the day being ruined by her blue tongue (and poisoned stomach), so we decided to stick with the flower arrangement instead.

We'll have to finish the secret gift later while Lisa's sleeping off the effects of the gourmet Mother's Day meal we'll be lovingly preparing for her from scratch in a couple of hours time.

Which reminds me, I must take the dessert out of the freezer and check the microwave instructions on the main course...