An Unexpected Parenting Challenge

We made it. We left the house at 8.30am and arrived on site at 4pm. That is a long time to get to the peak district from sunny old Lowestoft, yes, but we had a toddler, a hungry man and a woman with the worlds smallest bladder travelling with us (yes, the latter is me!) Enroute we also had to pass the vets for Arthur's annual boosters. It put his nose out of joint but once he realised we were off to sheep country he adopted his co-pilot position and we heard nothing more from him.

The remainder of the journey was uneventful. Judith Too behaved in a fashion that left Judith, the original, wanting. The only slight mishap being the gear knob falling off on a tight roundabout: no bother, Paul lobbed it onto the passenger seat and we cracked on. It is, you will be pleased to know, now reattached.

So we have pitched. It is muddy, my child has turned delightfully feral, my dogs have adopted the upside down position and we are surrounded by some stunning vistas.
Not all delightful. During the first evening here I have experienced possibly the most challenging parenting scenario yet. Now what is this scenario, I hear you say? Well, it was showering in a small campsite cubicle with a toddler, only a few pegs on the back of the door to hang dry clothes, Edward spraying water everywhere, complaining about the water in his eyes, I'm trying desperately to keep our clean clothes dry, before the toddler declares he needs a poo-poo. Now to the shocked fellow camper who saw entirely too much of my body, I apologise. Keeping myself wrapped in a towel which was somewhat too small, whilst preventing a toddler pooing in the middle of the floor on the dash from shower cubicle to toilet cubicle was just too much juggling after a 4.5hr drive. I am sorry. Incidentally, if you're wondering, it wasn't a poo he needed, it was a wee and at home, he usually just delights in doing them in the shower.

Edward is now in bed and Paul and I have cracked open a bottle of fizz. Here's to very very many happy holidays in Judith Too.